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UAE names Crescent’s Jafar as business & philanthropy envoy

The new post is intended to boost the UAE’s diplomatic influence by integrating business and philanthropy with international activities

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Crescent Enterprises CEO Badr Jafar speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

The UAE is tapping an oil company executive to integrate private sector business and philanthropic activities more deeply into its foreign policy.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, announced the appointment of Badr Jafar on...