UAE Weekly Business News 03/01/22

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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 67. 3rd January 2022.

Trade licence and visa-related headlines

• CBUAE fines exchange house for non-compliance of AML/CFT law (WAM 27/12/2021)

• CBUAE fines exchange house AED600,000 for using civilian vehicle to transport money (WAM 30/12/2021)

Bilateral trade-related headlines

• Etihad Airways, Henan Province Airport Group sign MoSC for strengthening Sino-Arab cargo ties (WAM 27/12/2021)

• Tajikistan exempts Emirati nationals from pre-entry visa (WAM 28/12/2021)

• UAE, Georgia commence talks on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (WAM 30/12/2021)

• UAE signs MoU for cultural cooperation with Vietnam (WAM 03/01/2022)

UAE business and economy-related headlines

• ADGM aligns with international financial hubs, global economies on Monday to Friday work week (WAM 27/12/2021)

• New amendments on cheque provisions to take effect from 2nd January 2022 (WAM 27/12/2021)

• UAE Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing Public-Private-Partnership (WAM 27/12/2021)

• UAE begins next 50 years with world records, major investments, strategic plans (WAM 28/12/2021)

• Abu Dhabi Department of Energy issues ‘2020 Annual Technical Report for the Water, Wastewater, and Electricity Sectors in Emirate of Abu Dhabi (WAM 29/12/2021)

• Dubai reports 20% increase in traffic fatalities (The National 29/12/2021)

• Abu Dhabi to host region’s first tyre storage and distribution hub (WAM 30/12/2021)

• AD Ports Group achieves historic milestones in 2021 (WAM 30/12/2021)

• Masdar continues to strengthen its leading stature in clean energy sector (WAM 01/01/2022)

• Emirates Water and Electricity completes transfer of load despatch function from TRANSCO (WAM 01/01/2022)

• EWEC transferring its control centre will enhance energy efficiency (WAM 02/01/2022)

• Mohammed bin Rashid approves Dubai Government's general budget for 2022-2024 with AED181bn expenditure (WAM 02/01/2022)

• Publishing fake news in UAE during pandemic or disaster means jail and Dh200,000 fines (The National /02/01/2022)

• Dubai begins booster shot appointments amid global Omicron concerns (The National /03/01/2022)

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Written by Jenny Hunt

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