CAIRO- The United Arab Emirates allocated 2.4 billion dirhams for financial investments in its 2022-2026 budget, the state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates' cabinet on Tuesday approved federal spending of 290 billion dirhams ($78.96 billion) up until 2026, the agency said on Twitter. 

(Reporting by Alaa Swilam; Editing by Alison Williams) ((Alaa.Swilam@thomsonreuters.com;))