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AD Ports Group and the International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization (WTO), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to collaborate on trade facilitation, digital trade, logistics, and transport. This cooperation will involve policy dialogue, digital trade solutions, capacity building, experience sharing, and technical assistance.

Help AG, an e& enterprise company and the Middle East’s trusted cybersecurity advisor, has launched the 2024 edition of its annual State of the Market Report. Distinguished by its singular focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the report serves as the definitive guidebook on cybersecurity in the region.

AJEX Logistics Services, a leading Middle East-based specialist in express distribution and shipping solutions, is proud to announce the signing of a new partnership agreement with Africa Union Trading and Africa Union Aviation, subsidiaries of Africa Union Holdings. The agreement, inked at the Saudi Trade Attaché’s office in Sandton, Johannesburg, marks a significant step towards enhancing logistics and supply chain services between Africa and the Middle East. 

Arada Developments LLC (“Arada”), with a B1 rating from Moody’s and B+ from Fitch, has successfully concluded its second public financing arrangement, a $400M Sukuk, listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Dubai. This marks the first issuance under Arada’s new $1B Sukuk programme.

The travel market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is poised for its inaugural consolidation, as two prominent regional tech enterprises—online B2B business travel platform Tumodo and Tabby, a leading shopping and payment services venture—have reached an agreement to integrate their operations, significantly enhancing business travel efficiency.