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      Shweta Jain

      Shweta Jain

      Assistant Business Editor
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      Shweta has over 25 years of experience working across print and digital platforms in the UAE and India, covering regional and global business, finance and economic policy. Previously the deputy business editor at Gulf News, she has interviewed business leaders across multiple sectors, including Donald Trump Junior, Virgin Airlines’ founder Sir Richard Branson and Emirates Airlines’ chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, among others. At The National, she helps lead the newsroom’s business coverage, with a focus on engaging reporting and insightful analysis for readers across the Middle East and beyond.
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      Emirates Development Bank's asset portfolio rose to Dh13.7 billion in 2022, from Dh9.1 billion in 2020. Photo: EDB
      EDB contributed $953m to UAE's GDP and helped create 12,000 jobs

      State-owned lender aims to provide Dh30 billion in support to 13,500 companies by 2026

      EconomyJuly 20, 2023
      Egypt's largest wind farm in Zafarana produces 545MW. Victoria Hazou / The National
      Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power secures land in Egypt for one of region's largest wind farms

      The project will be built on about 3,000 square kilometres of land west of the city of Sohag

      EnergyJuly 17, 2023
      The Qureos team. The UAE-based company helps students and recent graduates to learn the skills required by future employers through project-based experiences. Photo: Qureos
      How Qureos is bridging gap between talent and companies

      The UAE EdTech platform’s AI recruitment tool Iris has the potential to reduce time-to-hire and slash recruitment costs by up to 43%, company says

      BusinessJuly 17, 2023
      Dubai's economy is estimated to have grown 5 per cent last year and is forecast to increase by 3.5 per cent in 2023, according to Emirates NBD. AP
      Dubai growth 'buoyed by strong 2023 tourist numbers'

      Emirate hosted more than 8.5 million international visitors in the first six months of the year

      EconomyJuly 16, 2023
      The World Bank's offices in Washington. The lender said in March that global growth is set to slump to a three-decade low by 2030. Reuters
      Higher rates to slow global growth in 2023, World Bank says

      The world economy is set to expand by 2.1% this year, slower than 3.1% in 2022, and will recover to 2.4% next year

      EconomyJune 06, 2023
      EGA chief executive Abdulnasser bin Kalban, left, signs agreements in the presence of Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-designate of Cop28. Photo: EGA
      EGA deals could lead to $272m in industrial investments in UAE

      The initial deals are with Sunstone in China and VCI in India

      EconomyJune 01, 2023
      Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Mehmet Mus, Turkey's Minister of Trade, and Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy, in Abu Dhabi at the time of signing the Cepa. Victor Besa / The National
      UAE and Turkey ratify Cepa deal

      The agreement, signed in March, is hoped to help push bilateral non-oil trade beyond $40bn in the next five years

      EconomyMay 31, 2023
      First Abu Dhabi Bank is among the UAE lenders whose profitability improved in the first quarter of 2023. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      First-quarter profit of UAE’s top 10 banks up 35% on lower impairments

      Their aggregate net income hit $5 billion in the January-March period, consultancy Alvarez & Marsal says

      BankingMay 29, 2023
      An aerial shot of Khalifa Port. Photo: AD Ports Group
      AD Ports and Brazil's Vale plan mega steel hub in Abu Dhabi

      The hub's industrial complexes will produce low-carbon products

      EconomyMay 24, 2023
      Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-designate of Cop28, at the African Development Bank 2023 Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. African Development Bank / Twitter
      Cop28 President-designate calls for boost to climate finance for Africa

      Cop28 President-designate urges developed nations to deliver $100 billion in climate finance pledged more than a decade ago

      EnergyMay 23, 2023
      Workers on board an Adnoc Logistics & Services vessel. The company's shares are expected to begin trading on the ADX on June 1. Photo: Adnoc
      Adnoc L&S IPO: Company increases shares on offer

      Retail portion of initial public offering has been raised to more than 1.4 billion shares from 1.1 billion, equal to 19% of total shares on offer

      MarketsMay 22, 2023
      Mubadala Investment Company last year invested in sectors including life sciences, renewable energy and digital infrastructure. Photo: Mubadala
      Mubadala invested more than $29bn in 2022

      Abu Dhabi investment arm received nearly $29bn in proceeds during the year by monetising assets at strong valuations as assets swelled to $276bn

      EconomyMay 19, 2023
      The shares of Adnoc L&S are expected to begin trading on the ADX on June 1. Photo: Adnoc
      Adnoc's logistics and shipping unit set to raise up to $607 million from IPO

      Company may have a market value at listing that is between $4.01 billion and $4.05 billion

      MarketsMay 16, 2023
      International Holding Company has become one of the most valuable listed holding companies in the Middle East. Photo: IHC
      IHC's first-quarter net profit surges more than 63% on strong performance in key areas

      Revenue during the three-month period climbed to $4.27 billion

      EconomyMay 11, 2023
      The latest auction received strong demand through the eight primary bank dealers, the government said. Silvia Razgova / The National
      UAE’s first auction of Islamic treasury bonds in 2023 oversubscribed 7.6 times

      T-sukuk will be issued in two, three and five-year tenures, with a 10-year sukuk offered at a later date

      EconomyMay 10, 2023
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