Australia-New Zealand ‘travel bubble’ to begin April 19 in COVID-19 milestone

Wellington/Sydney: New Zealand will allow quarantine-free visits by Australians from April 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday, creating a “travel bubble” for the neighbouring nations that have closed borders to the rest of the world to eradicate COVID-19. Though most Australian states have allowed quarantine-free visits from New Zealanders for months, New Zealand […]

UAE’s Agthia Group to acquire Egyptian processed meat producer Atyab

Abu Dhabi: Agthia Group PJSC, the leading food and beverages company, Wednesday announced that its Board of Directors has approved a strategic acquisition of a majority stake in Ismailia Investments (Atyab), an Egyptian producer of frozen processed chicken and beef products. Ismailia Investments has a portfolio of four brands – Atyab, Meatland, Shiketita and Furat […]