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UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, King of Bahrain discuss in Abu Dhabi strong and longstanding relations between two countries

His Highness and His Majesty discussed advancements in cooperation, and the need for better collaboration for mutual development

Kuwait-India non-oil trade surpassed $2 billion in 2022, says Chamber

The Chamber highlighted that Kuwait and India's relationship extends beyond business due to their historical ties

Qatar, Armenia formalize agreement to strengthen labor sector cooperation

This agreement aims to attract skilled workers, boost their local presence 

Oman Central Bank issues treasury bills worth $77.93 million

The bills have a maturity period of 28 days amounted to OMR300,000, with an average acceptable price of OMR99.650 

QatarEnergy to build 6 new QC-Max LNG vessels at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard

The QC-Max vessels are the largest LNG carriers, each with a 271,000 cubic meter capacity 

Kuwait Central Bank issues bonds, tawarruq worth $792 million

On August 19, KCB announced a similar allocation of bonds and tawarruq for three months at the same value and return rate 

Oman’s Salalah Free Zone draws $11.95 billion in investment by June 2024

In H1 2024, the Salalah Free Zone added 13 projects in frankincense, packaging, air conditioning, and textiles

GCC markets’ net foreign inflows cross $50 billion for first time in August: Report

In August, GCC equity markets saw strong net foreign inflows of $892 million

GCC banks well positioned to continue strong run in 2024: Report

The report stated that high interest rates kept profit margins at 2.7 percent, with strong bank profitability in H1

UAE, Kuwait strengthen bilateral ties with MoUs on standardization, infrastructure, and cybersecurity

Other notable agreements included collaboration in communications and information technology