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Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik concluded a state visit to Beijing, signing 23 bilateral agreements worth several billion dollars with China across technology, energy, and infrastructure. Key accords include deploying Huawei Ascend AI processors into Oman's national cloud, a $4.7 billion bilateral currency swap, and a joint satellite initiative. The agreements also highlight expanding Chinese investment into Oman's Duqm Special Economic Zone and industrial mining operations.
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The Abu Dhabi Government has partnered with OpenAI to launch the Machine-Readable Government initiative, converting official regulations into AI-readable formats to accelerate regulatory assessments. The system aims to cut routine permit and certificate evaluations from days to minutes while maintaining human oversight. The initiative forms part of Abu Dhabi's Dh13 billion Government Digital Strategy for 2025–2027.
The UAE's non-oil foreign trade expanded 10.1% year-on-year to AED 2.945 trillion in the first nine months of 2026. China maintained its status as the UAE's primary import supplier and largest overall trading partner for non-oil goods. Total non-oil exports rose 21.6% to reach a record AED 705.8 billion.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is working to integrate its national mobile payment infrastructure with systems in partner nations, including China and the UAE. Deputy Chairman Binur Zhalenov stated the initiative will enable reciprocal QR code payments for travellers and foreign visitors using their domestic banking apps. Central Asian central banks also agreed to establish regional QR connectivity mechanisms by the end of 2026.
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