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Industry Minister Bandar Al Khorayef explored AI partnerships in Singapore, meeting with top figures in logistics, manufacturing, and technology to boost the Kingdom’s tech sectors, according to state news agency (SPA).
The itinerary: He met with DHL to discuss logistics automation and AI; the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) to explore training and R&D initiatives; Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) and Jurong Town Corporation (JTC); Meinhardt for sustainable infrastructure development; and Enterprise Singapore, A*STAR, and Temasek Holdings for smart city projects partnerships.
The High Egyptian-Saudi Coordination Council is “in the final stages” of launching, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said yesterday in a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (watch, runtime: 25:16). The council — which will be chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi — “will serve as a comprehensive framework for further deepening bilateral relations” between the two countries and increase political, economic, commercial, developmental, and investment cooperation.
KSA + Kazakhstan eye more cooperation on standardization and trade: Kazakh ambassador Madiyar Menilbekov met with the Governor of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization Saad bin Othman Al Kasabi, with the pair discussing means to boost cooperation in standardization and metrology between the two nations, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said in a press release. Menilbekov and Al Kasabi also discussed options for Kazakh exporters to obtain Halal certification and expand their presence in the Saudi market.
The Saudi Fund for Development and the Bahamas’ Airport Authority inked a USD 55 mn loan agreement to develop North Eleuthera International Airport in the Bahamas, according to a post on X. The project aims to increase the airport’s annual capacity to 700k visitors, while creating jobs and boosting the Bahamas’ transport infrastructure.
