Dubai Holding, Meraas Unveil Economic Relief Package of Over $272 Million

FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
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Dubai Holding, Meraas Unveil Economic Relief Package of Over $272 Million

FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

Dubai Holding, a global investment holding company, and Meraas, Dubai’s premier developer and operator of lifestyle destinations, have launched an economic relief package aimed at supporting existing business partners and customers across their portfolio of companies, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.

The relief package which amounts to more than AED1 billion (USD272 million) is designed to partially alleviate the burdens of certain businesses or individuals within the Dubai Holding and Meraas ecosystem, who have been impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19, WAM said.

"We have directed our teams at Dubai Holding and Meraas to ensure that we provide relief to those impacted customers whether they are companies or individuals by the outbreak of COVID-19. We believe that it is our social and economic responsibility to stand with affected partners during such unprecedented times," said Chairman of Dubai Holding and Meraas Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Taskforces have been established at both Dubai Holding and Meraas to look at the specific requirements on a case-by-case basis to ensure that sufficient economic relief and support is made available, WAM said.



Russia's Novak: Oil Market Balanced Thanks to OPEC+

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais attend a news briefing in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024.  REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais attend a news briefing in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova
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Russia's Novak: Oil Market Balanced Thanks to OPEC+

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais attend a news briefing in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024.  REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova
Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais attend a news briefing in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova

The global oil market is balanced thanks to the actions of OPEC+ countries and compliance with its quotas, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday following a Russia-OPEC meeting.
OPEC+ countries, which are pumping around half the world's oil, are taking all necessary decisions to maintain market stability, Novak also said after meeting OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais in Moscow.
"Today, while discussing the situation and forecasts, we assess the current market as balanced. That's thanks primarily to the actions of OPEC+ countries and coordinated actions to comply with the quotas, voluntary commitments of OPEC+ count," Novak said.
The meeting comes as OPEC+, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies such as Russia, prepares to meet on Dec.1.