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Times of Oman
3 days ago
- Business
- Times of Oman
"India will be a very crucial partner going forward," Maldives President says
Male: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu acknowledged India's cooperation with the nation through all these years. Muizzu, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of their Independence Day celebration, said that he was excited to see the implementation of the MoUs signed here and the implementation of the UPI. "We all see how India has helped the Maldives in the past, and nobody will doubt how India will be a very crucial partner going forward," he said. When asked about agreements with India related to the Line of Credit, debt repayment, FTA, and UPI, Muizzu said that it will help the locals as well as tourists. "Definitely it will greatly help the Maldives going forward. So we are really looking forward to implementing the agreements and the MoUs we have signed. I think both our countries, people are looking forward because it will definitely benefit the tourists who come here and for the Maldivians who go to India. We are very hopeful, very hopeful. I think we just started on it and definitely help locals and tourists from India who come here. We hope to conclude it very soon," he said. Muizzu further thanked PM Modi for accepting his invitation to the Independence Day celebrations. "On behalf of all the Maldivians, I sincerely thank Prime Minister Modi for accepting my invitation to come to the Maldives on this very important historic occasion," he said. Muizzu hoped to see a rise in tourism from India post PM Modi's visit. "Well, India is one of the major tourism countries that helps the Maldives with tourism. And definitely with Prime Minister's visit, it is going to increase a lot and I'm surepeople to people exchange between the two countries will greatly boost," he said. Muizzu said that PM Modi was a wonderful person and is fond of building good relations with his neighbours. "PM Modi is a wonderful person who is very fond of building relationships between India's neighbours. The Maldives and India have a very good relationship that goes back centuries, and with PM Modi's leadership, cooperation between the two governments is going to be even more prosperous in the days ahead," he said. On being asked about his plan to visit India this year, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu says, "I hope so. I don't know whether this year or not, but maybe in the near future."
Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Syria to sign 44 agreements worth nearly $6 billion with Saudi Arabia
July 23 (Reuters) - Syria will sign 44 agreements with Saudi Arabia estimated to be worth at nearly $6 billion, Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Moustafa said on Wednesday. He spoke at a press conference as Damascus hosts a Saudi-Syrian investment conference attended by a top Saudi business delegation.
LBCI
6 days ago
- Business
- LBCI
Syria to sign 44 agreements with Saudi Arabia worth nearly $6 billion
Syrian Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa announced on Wednesday that Syria is set to sign 44 agreements with Saudi Arabia, with a total estimated value of nearly $6 billion. Al-Mustafa made the announcement during a press conference on the sidelines of a Saudi-Syrian investment forum hosted in Damascus and attended by a high-level Saudi business delegation. Reuters
CTV News
7 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Canada's leaders talking tariffs and trade in Ontario cottage country
Calgary Watch The PM says his focus is still on getting the best deal for Canadians out of the U.S. Meantime, some provinces have taken the agreements upon themselves.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US not rushing trade deals ahead of August deadline, will talk with China, Bessent says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements rather than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline for securing a trade deal or facing steep tariffs. "We're not going to rush for the sake of doing deals," Bessent told CNBC in an interview. Asked whether the deadline could be extended for countries engaged in productive talks with Washington, Bessent said U.S. President Donald Trump would decide. "We'll see what the president wants to do. But again, if we somehow boomerang back to the August 1 tariff, I would think that a higher tariff level will put more pressure on those countries to come with better agreements," he said. On China, Bessent said there would be "talks in the very near future." "I think trade is in a good place and, I think, now we can start talking about other things. The Chinese unfortunately ... are very large purchasers of sanctioned Iranian oil, sanctioned Russian oil," he said. "We could also discuss the elephant in the room, which is this great rebalancing that the Chinese need to do." Bessent told CNBC he would encourage Europe to follow the United States if it implements secondary tariffs on Russia. On Japan, Bessent said the administration was less concerned with its domestic politics than with getting the best deal for Americans. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
