Carney likely to sign UAE investment pact, launch trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$0 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*No charge for 4 weeks then price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
ABU DHABI – Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Abu Dhabi, where he is expected to advance trade and investment ties with the United Arab Emirates.
Senior officials, who briefed reporters travelling to cover the prime minister’s trip, say Carney plans to finalize by Friday a foreign investment protection agreement with the UAE.
Such an agreement would set out rules on private sector deals to encourage larger investments.
The officials also say both countries are planning to formally launch negotiations on a free trade deal which would cover most sectors of their economies.
Carney’s visit comes just one month after the two countries signed an agreement to boost collaboration on artificial intelligence and data centres.
Janice Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, says the UAE is becoming a leader in AI and can help Canada through both investment and innovation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 20, 2025.