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    Germany’s leader grapples to boost defence spending

    Germany’s leader grapples to boost defence spending

    26 Feb 2025

    Germany’s next leader, conservative Friedrich Merz, has raised the alarm over European defence but the clock is ticking for him to muster the funds needed to refurbish the armed forces....

    Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers as backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort

    Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers as backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort

    22 Feb 2025

    The Pentagon said on Friday it would cut 5,400 jobs as part of President Donald Trump's drive to slash the federal workforce, a day after some Republican lawmakers faced jeers...

    55 contracts worth Dhs25.15b signed at IDEX and NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi

    55 contracts worth Dhs25.15b signed at IDEX and NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi

    21 Feb 2025

    Tawazun Council announced 15 deals valued at Dhs1.43 billion with both local and international companies. This brought the total number of deals signed during the five-day exhibition to 55, with...

    Deals worth Dhs9.77b signed in two days at IDEX, NAVDEX

    Deals worth Dhs9.77b signed in two days at IDEX, NAVDEX

    18 Feb 2025

    Tawazun Council - the government authority responsible for managing acquisitions, procurement, and contracts on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and security agencies - announced the signing of five deals...

    President Biden signs $886 billion US defence policy bill into law

    President Biden signs $886 billion US defence policy bill into law

    23 Dec 2023

    President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law the US defence policy bill that authorises a record $886 billion in annual military spending and policies such as aid for Ukraine...

    French President Macron proposes $450b to boost defence spending

    French President Macron proposes $450b to boost defence spending

    20 Jan 2023

    French President Emmanuel Macron proposed to boost defence spending by more than a third through 2030 and to “transform” France’s nuclear-armed military, to better face evolving threats and take into...

    CBUAE to publish new index ‘DONIA’

    CBUAE to publish new index ‘DONIA’

    14 Nov 2021

    The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) will publish a new index for actual overnight funding transactions denominated in UAE Dirham from Dec.7 2021, named “DONIA” - Dirham Overnight Index...

    Etihad Rail to highlight its vital role in sustainable supply chain

    Etihad Rail to highlight its vital role in sustainable supply chain

    11 Nov 2021

    The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) and Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, will partner to highlight the vital role of rail transport...

    China’s 3-child policy won’t reverse population decline

    China’s 3-child policy won’t reverse population decline

    02 Jun 2021

    David Fickling, Tribune News Service If China hopes to avert a fall in its population by raising the maximum number of children per mother from two to three, it’s going...

    Philippines’ pavilion almost complete

    Philippines’ pavilion almost complete

    20 Feb 2021

    The construction work on the Philippines’ pavilion at Expo 2020 is in the final stage and the pavilion is set for handover next month. Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab...

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