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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The National Bank of Yemen (NBY), Yemen’s oldest and largest state-owned commercial bank, is releasing the Institute for Financial Integrity’s (IFI) Financial Integrity & Cross-Border Payment Training Program enterprise-wide, reaching an estimated 950 employees across

– On September 14, the World Trade Organization will host its first-ever World Trade and Tech Day at its Geneva headquarters. The event aims to assemble trade officials, technology policymakers, business leaders, and other stakeholders. The central theme, “AI and

– The global trade landscape experienced a significant rebound during the initial six months of 2026. Overall merchandise exports increased approximately 12.5 percent from the previous quarter, reaching an estimated total of $13.7 trillion. This upward trend was driven by

Global energy markets are confronting renewed upward price pressures as ongoing maritime disruptions in the Middle East limit shipping routes for petroleum shipments. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. published a detailed commodities research report outlining scenarios where persistent shipping delays could

– UnionPay International (UPI), the global payment network, has announced a massive expansion of its digital footprint in Egypt through a strategic partnership with Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in the MENA region. The collaboration has officially enabled over

South Korea’s exports topped US$100 billion in a single month for the first time in June, setting a national record as semiconductor shipments nearly tripled. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said exports rose 70.9% from a year earlier

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will visit Brussels on Monday, June 29, for talks with European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission said. The meeting places China EU trade relations back at the center of the bloc’s economic agenda.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, met Jonathan Powell, the United Kingdom’s National Security Adviser, in London for talks focused on regional developments, security risks and bilateral

MANAMA: Bahrain and the United Kingdom said after meetings in Manama that they had reviewed regional and international developments, with both sides emphasizing the security and economic fallout from the current crisis and the need to support stability. King Hamad

SHENZHEN: Shenzhen Port handled 8.5227 million foreign-trade containers measured in TEUs in the first quarter of 2026, official customs data showed, as one of China’s biggest maritime gateways posted steady year-on-year growth at the start of the year. The quarter’s