Global Outlook

 In a major development, the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan signed a deal with the UAE to hand over the management of four key airports in the country. Under the agreement signed earlier this week, state-run UAE company GAAC will be handling the management and operations of four international airports in Afghanistan - Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Mazar-e-Sharif.  The announcement was made by Afghanistan's acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar following the signing of the deal with UAE officials.  With this development, the UAE has opened the prospects for world governments and international companies to invest in Afghanistan, with the Taliban interim government assuring to provide necessary facilities and security to potential investors. Significantly, the UAE is carrying out prospective measures to provide much-needed assistance to Afghanistan to help the country recover from the long-running economic crisis.  Last month, the UAE sent 30...