UAE and Kenya sign expansive Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
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Etihad
Etihad launches Abu Dhabi to Nairobi flights
Etihad boosts UAE-Kenya network with expanded flight network
Adani Group
Adani Group loses $2.5bn worth of Kenyan deals following US fraud, bribery allegations
Kenya announced axing multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani
Adani Group
Kenyan Court halts Adani Group’s $1.85bn airport deal amid local backlash: Report
The deal would have granted Adani the right to operate Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for 30 years
Etihad
Etihad to resume UAE to Kenya flights
Etihad announces return of flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Nairobi, Kenya
Abu Dhabi
Dubai tops growth among world’s wealthiest cities as millionaire population soars
With over 72,000 resident millionaires today, Dubai’s rise testifies to its pro-business policies and welcoming stance towards capital, factors that will propel it up future rankings, an expert says
Kenya
UAE, Kenya sign investment pact to develop mining, technology sectors
ADQ, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, announced a finance framework agreement with Kenya’s ministry, facilitating investments in priority sectors, with a potential investment up to $500 million
cepa
UAE and Kenya seal CEPA talks to boost $3.1bn trade partnership
UAE and Kenya have concluded negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after trade increased 26.4 per cent last year
Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia announces major change to recruitment in Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and 3 more countries
Saudi Arabia has reduced the cost of domestic labour recruitment in several costs
Kenya
Kenya announces visa free entry for all global tourists from Jan 2024
Prior to this announcement, the Kenyan government had already lifted visa restrictions for nationals of other African Union (AU) member states
Etihad
Etihad Abu Dhabi to Kenya flights to take off in 2024
Etihad will resume East Africa flights with Abu Dhabi to Nairobi route next year
Dubai
flydubai announces new direct flights to Mombasa in Kenya
This announcement makes flydubai the first national carrier to operate direct flights from Dubai and the UAE to the coastal city in southeast Kenya
e-visas
Saudi Arabia announces major visa changes for Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon and 9 more countries
Saudi Arabia is scrapping visa stickers for 12 countries
Emirates
Emirates and Kenya Airways team up to boost air connectivity in Africa
Emirates and Kenya Airways announce interline partnership
Carbon credit market
Saudi PIF’s RVCMC holds world’s largest voluntary carbon credit auction in Kenya
The event will be held in Nairobi on June 14
Africa
UAE fund deploys $30 million for SMEs in Kenya
The deal will help finance more than 3,000 projects, and will generate nearly 13,000 jobs for the Kenyan youth
bilateral cooperation
UAE, Kenya begin negotiations on economic partnership to push growth in global markets
The two countries aim to deepen trade and investment ties and boost non-oil bilateral trade