US + UAE look to increase trade in tech + logistics: Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi met with delegations and executives of major American companies headquartered in Silicon Valley to discuss expanding trade relations and partnerships in various sectors, including technology, asset management, and logistics services, Wam reports. Al Zeyoudi urged American investors, startups and entrepreneurs to explore investments in the UAE, and encouraged the exchange of knowledge between the two sides in artificial intelligence, data analytics and sustainable technologies.

UAE and Georgia ink an economic partnership: The UAE signed an economic agreement with Georgia, according to a Linkedin statement. The agreement aims to expand the non-oil bilateral trade between both countries to USD 1.5 bn annually by reducing customs on 95% of products within the next five years, up from USD 511.2 mn currently.

First Lady of the Philippines visits Abu Dhabi: The Philippines’ First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos met with Emirati First Lady Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Friday, where the two discussed avenues of cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the fields of arts and culture, Wam reports.

Araneta-Marco also met with a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, according to GMA Integrated News, in the presence of the president of Maharlika Investment, a Philippines-owned firm that manages the country’s sovereign wealth fund, Rafael Consing Jr.. Marcos also sat down with officials from the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation to discuss the UAE’s efforts to invest in clean energy.

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