الصين تمدد الهدنة التجارية مع الولايات المتحدة
مددت الصين الهدنة التجارية مع الولايات المتحدة لشهرين مبقية تعليق رسوم ال24%، قبل اللقاء المرتقب بين الرئيسين الصيني والأمريكي على هامش قمة "أبيك".
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Knowledge Economic City, Maaden report higher Q3 revenues as profit growth diverges
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Nearly 9 out of 10 residents believe UAE offers better opporunities to build wealth than home country
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