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France expands trade ties with UAE, Qatar: minister
France expands trade ties with UAE, Qatar: minister
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Trade ties between France and Gulf Arab states, namely Qatar and the UAE, are expanding year-on-year, France's trade minister told AFP on Thursday, praising the deepening partnership as "good news". "We have not only restored the (trade) figures that were recorded before the pandemic, but also improved them, and this is good news," Becht told AFP in Dubai, two days after he held meetings in Doha.

Iran's Raisi visits fellow outlier Zimbabwe ahead of key vote
Iran's Raisi visits fellow outlier Zimbabwe ahead of key vote
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday urged nations targeted by Western sanctions to band together as he hosted the leader of fellow international outlier Iran. President Ebrahim Raisi arrived for the last leg of the first Africa tour by an Iranian leader in 11 years, on a tour aimed at easing the Islamic republic's international isolation.

EU, Japan talk cooperation on raw materials
EU, Japan talk cooperation on raw materials
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The EU and Japan are working on a cooperation agreement for raw materials to whittle down China's dominance in the sector, leaders said in Brussels on Thursday. When it came to the raw materials fuelling their economies, the EU and Japan "share similar dependencies," she said.