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Etihad’s Freighter Begin 
Test Flight

ABU DHABI — Etihad Crystal Cargo’s new Airbus A330-200 freighter has made its maiden flight over Toulouse in France, marking the start of a 200 hour flight-test and certification campaign prior to its delivery scheduled next year. The new A330-200F will enhance significantly Etihad Crystal Cargo’s capacity with its extensive range and a higher maximum payload, according to a release received here on Sunday.

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DED and DSG Host Colombian Minister for Trade, Industry & Tourism

DUBAI — The Dubai Department of Economic Development, or DED, hosted a high-profile delegation from Colombia headed by Luis Guillermo Plata Paez, Minister of Trade, Industry & Tourism, and Guillermo Vanegas, Ambassador of Colombia in Cairo. The delegation is touring Dubai to strengthen bilateral relations and evaluate investment and business opportunities in the emirate.

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UAE Lags Saudi in Business Confidence

DUBAI — Senior executives in the UAE are much less confident about their economic prospects than their counterparts in Saudi Arabia, and they are almost twice as dissatisfied with their government’s response to the financial crisis, a fresh survey of business confidence in the Gulf has found.

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