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The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf [2] (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخلیج), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; Arabic: مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Asia–Pacific (APAC) is the region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in Australasia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia are often included.
As part of the accord, the meeting committed to develop and implement APEC transparency standards, reduce trade transaction costs in the Asia-Pacific region by five percent over five years, and pursue trade liberalisation policies relating to information technology goods and services.
Map showing the member states of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. [1]
The Ministry of Investment (Arabic: وزارة الاستثمار) is a federal government ministry in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), [1] established in 2023. The ministry is responsible for promoting and facilitating investments in the UAE, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), and supporting the nation’s economic diversification goals.
Initially, the Group was known as the Asian Group. [8] However, by the 1970s, Pacific island nations were gaining independence and joining the group. By the mid-2000s the number of Pacific island nations in the group had reached over one fifth of the membership, so they began to advocate for a change of name of the Group.
The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council's primary purpose is to deliver the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the late President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, for the continued fulfillment of the grand design envisaged by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the ongoing evolution of Abu Dhabi as a global ...
The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE) is a direct reporting unit to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and principal agency to promote disaster preparedness and societal resiliency in the Asia-Pacific region. As part of its mandate, CFE facilitates education and training in disaster ...