UAE Weekly Business News 05/12/21
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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 64. 12th December 2021.
Trade licence and visa-related headlines
10,707 instant licences issued during first 10 months of 2021 (WAM 27/11/2021)
Dubai issues 69% more new business licences in first 10 months of 2021 (The National 21/11/2021)
'Can I resign from my job during probation under the new UAE Labour Law?' (The National 27/11/2021)
Who is eligible for UAE's five-year multiple entry tourist visa and how do you apply? (The National 28/11/2021)
Bilateral trade-related headlines
France wants to establish new economic cooperation era with UAE (WAM 21/11/2021)
UAE, Jordan and Israel collaborate to mitigate climate change with sustainability project (WAM 22/11/2021)
Dubai Customs shares experience with Dominican Republic’s delegation (WAM 22/11/2021)
Maktoum bin Mohammed, Hamed bin Zayed, Ministers discuss strengthening cooperation with US (WAM 22/11/2021)
DAFZA, Export Bahrain sign cooperation agreement (WAM 22/11/2021)
Israel-Dubai trade surges to $700m (WAM 23/11/2021)
Suhail Al Mazrouei, Israeli Minister of Energy sign MoU (WAM 23/11/2021)
UAE-Turkey Joint Economic Committee renews Business Council Agreement (WAM 23/11/2021)
UAE 'a key market' as Britain aims to double exports by 2030 (The National 23/11/2021)
Dubai Chamber, Hamburg Chamber sign MoU to expand strategic partnership (WAM 24/11/2021)
Dubai, Hamburg to expand strategic partnership (WAM 24/11/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, Turkish President attend signing of agreements, MoUs (WAM 24/11/2021)
Scope for new UAE-UK partnerships to decarbonise industrial sector (The National 24/11/2021)
DEWA CEO discusses cooperation with UK Secretary of State for Transport (WAM 25/11/2021)
Capping global temperatures hinges on transforming carbon-intensive sectors, hears UK-UAE industrial conference (WAM 25/11/2021)
US Consul General learns about latest renewable energy technologies in Dubai (WAM 27/11/2021)
US, UAE creating together future jobs that don’t exist now (WAM 28/11/2021)
UAE, China sign Memorandum of Mutual Recognition of Economic Operator (WAM 28/11/2021)
Maktoum bin Mohammed receives Presidents of Latvia and Suriname at Expo 2020 Dubai (WAM 28/11/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed receives President of Latvia at Expo 2020 Dubai (WAM 28/11/2021)
UAE-UK health pact 'boosts exports of life sciences innovation' (The National 28/11/2021)
Etihad Credit Insurance signs agreement to boost UAE-Greece bilateral trade (The National 29/11/2021)
Abdullah bin Zayed, Iranian foreign minister discuss bilateral relations (WAM 30/11/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed receives French President at Expo Dubai (WAM 03/12/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, President of Ukraine review promoting bilateral relations (WAM 03/12/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, Greek Prime Minister discuss strengthening bilateral relations (WAM 03/12/2021)
Maktoum bin Mohammed receives Sri Lankan president (WAM 04/12/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, President of Nigeria discuss promoting cooperation (WAM 04/12/2021)
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs (WAM 05/12/2021)
Abdullah bin Zayed receives Indian External Affairs Minister (WAM 05/12/2021)
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Sri Lankan Foreign Minister (WAM 05/12/2021)
(The National 21/11/2021)
UAE business and economy-related headlines
Etihad Rail completes excavation works of all tunnels of the UAE National Rail Network (WAM 21/11/2021)
UAE ranked first in 9 gender balance indexes (WAM 21/11/2021)
Abu Dhabi's holiday home operators invited to register on new online system (WAM 21/11/2021)
UAE commits to lead disruptive growth of key industrial sectors (WAM 21/11/2021)
National industrial strategy reflects UAE leadership's vision of sustainable growth (WAM 22/11/2021)
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, Dubai Industrial City deal to boost UAE industrial sector (WAM 22/11/2021)
Rent a car by the minute? Vehicle-sharing app rules announced in Abu Dhabi (The National 22/11/2021)
Entrepreneurship will be the foundation of UAE's post-oil economy in the next 50 years (The National 22/11/2021)
MoIAT adopts Smart Industry Readiness Index (WAM 23/11/2021)
EDB, ADFD sign MoU to support companies by way of lending programmes, guarantees, receivables (WAM 23/11/2021)
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure intensifying efforts to monitor LNG imports (WAM 23/11/2021)
UAE salaries: what are the most in-demand oil and gas jobs and how much do they pay? (The National 23/11/2021)
ADGM focuses on new initiatives to attract more companies and boost Abu Dhabi's economy (The National 23/11/2021)
Dubai economy to grow at a faster pace in 2022 amid Expo boost and digital economy push (The National 23/11/2021)
DLD: 5,352 sales transactions worth AED13.12bn in October 2021 (WAM 24/11/2021)
Abu Dhabi Airports amplifies voice of Middle East aviation services via new research partnership with Airports (WAM 24/11/2021)
FTA announces last date for benefitting from administrative penalties re-determination (WAM 24/11/2021)
Dubai ranks first in Arab world on latest Innovation Index (WAM 24/11/2021)
EDB lends more than AED700m to SMEs, large caps operating in industrial, tech, healthcare, food (WAM 24/11/2021)
UAE aviation industry - in pictures (The National 24/11/2021)
Dubai airport close to 100% capacity 20 months after Covid-19 pandemic (The National 24/11/2021)
UAE expected to surpass UK in e-commerce adoption as more businesses go online (The National 24/11/2021)
DXB Int’l Airport dealt with 4,000 items of luggage, 2,800 passengers hourly in October (WAM 25/11/2021)
UAE remains fully committed to Declaration of Cooperation 'OPEC+' (WAM 25/11/2021)
AED7bn of weeklong real estate transactions recorded in Dubai (WAM 25/11/2021)
Dubai notary services to go electronic (The National 25/11/2021)
UAE legal reforms – in pictures (The National 26/11/2021)
UAE adopts largest legislative reform in its history (WAM 27/11/2021)
New Covid rules in Abu Dhabi as indoor events can now operate at 80% capacity (The National 27/11/2021)
UAE at 50: Emirates' strong economic base will help chart course of the future (The National 27/11/2021)
Nine industrial facilities obtained credit insurance on their exports with AED2bn (WAM 28/11/2021)
Dubai Maritime City's industrial district to undergo infrastructure enhancements worth AED13.4m (WAM 28/11/2021)
Mohammed bin Rashid unveils AED3.8bn Dubai housing strategy (WAM 28/11/2021)
More parents turn to private tutoring to make up for lessons lost in pandemic (The National 28/11/2021)
Tourism recovery helps Dubai hotels record 16.8% rise in occupancy (The National 28/11/2021)
EIA launches strategy aimed at achieving UAE’s development goals (WAM 29/11/2021)
UAE at 50: Emirates looks to the future as a sustainable producer of energy (The National 29/11/2021)
FCSC documents UAE’s economic advancement over 50 years (WAM 30/11/2021)
Advanced Technology Research Council awards AED40m in competitive research funding to 53 R&D projects across eight key sectors (WAM 30/11/2021)
Welcome to Dubai where shopping is a community activity (WAM 01/12/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed launches Abu Dhabi powerhouse to develop world-leading portfolio in clean energy (WAM 01/12/2021)
Hundreds of teaching jobs on offer at Gulf schools amid Covid recovery (The National 03/12/2021)
Dubai Chamber analysis highlights key role ASEAN countries can play in boosting UAE’s food security (WAM 04/12/2021)
UAE purchases 80 Rafale fighter jets to replace Air Force Mirage fleet: Ministry of Defence (WAM 04/12/2021)
RTA completes 50% of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Roads Corridor (WAM 04/12/2021)
Sheikh Hamdan offers rent exemptions in Dubai creative district (The National 04/12/2021)
Etihad Rail to expand to run passenger trains (The National 05/12/2021)
Abu Dhabi’s Borouge awards contracts to expand its Ruwais complex (The National 05/12/2021)
Written by Jenny Hunt
Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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