UAE Weekly Business News 12/07/22
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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 94. 12th July 2022.
UAE trade license, employment and visa-related headlines
'Can we hire someone whose visa has yet to be cancelled?'(The National 10/07/2022)
UAE nurses and frontline workers 'thrilled' over surprise golden visa upgrade (The National 08/07/2022)
Dubai's software engineers 'third-highest earners in tech sector' (The National 07/07/2022)
ADDED exempts 1,200 economic activities from lease contract requirement (WAM 05/07/2022)
Unlicensed Botox and filler 'doctor' arrested in Dubai (WAM 05/07/2022)
Dubai digital bank Zand receives UAE Central Bank licence (The National 05/07/2022)
UAE bilateral trade headlines
UAE and ICRC sign agreement to establish an office for Red Cross in Abu Dhabi (WAM 10/07/2022)
Abdullah bin Zayed participates in G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting (WAM 08/07/2022)
Abu Dhabi Department of Energy explores opportunities for collaboration with Colombia (WAM 07/07/2022)
UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs receives British Armed Forces Minister (WAM 07/07/2022)
Federation of UAE Chambers, JETRO Dubai discuss establishing UAE-Japan business council (WAM 06/07/2022)
Anwar Gargash receives British Minister of State for Asia and Middle East (WAM 06/07/2022)
UAE President receives Chancellor of Germany's phone call (WAM 06/07/2022)
Maktoum bin Mohammed meets with UK’s Minister for Investment (WAM 05/07/2022)
Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces meets with Turkish top-brass (WAM 05/07/2022)
UAE and Canada have solid strategic relations, says Nahyan bin Mubarak (WAM 05/07/2022)
Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan meets President of Seychelles (WAM 04/07/2022)
UAE business and economy-related headlines
Dubai ranked the best shipping centre in the Arab world (The National 11/07/2022)
Gold rush: UAE shoppers snap up deals at Dubai souq as prices fall (The National 11/07/2022)
16 highly rated Dubai private schools by area: a guide (The National 10/07/2022)
Study highlights student obesity problem in the Gulf (The National 10/07/2022)
Abu Dhabi moves free parking and tolls from Fridays to Sundays (The National 10/07/2022)
Emirates secures summer flight schedules (WAM 07/07/2022)
'Dubai Chambers' enhances international presence of local business community (WAM 07/07/2022)
CBUAE stresses need to implement Common Reporting Standards without delay (WAM 07/07/2022)
Emirati government workers can take paid sabbatical to start a business (The National 07/07/2022)
UAE launches NextGenFDI to attract world’s top digital companies (WAM 06/07/2022)
ADX and Bahrain Bourse launch Tabadul exchange hub (WAM 06/07/2022)
Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant provides clean electricity, solution for climate change while meeting peak summer electricity demand (WAM 06/07/2022)
Emerge, Miral to deliver clean energy to 'SeaWorld Abu Dhabi' through rooftop solar power project (WAM 06/07/2022)
Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition launches specialised heritage, art (WAM 06/07/2022)
EGA to install highly-automated, multi-functional cranes in Jebel Ali (WAM 06/07/2022)
Supreme committee on living aquatic resources reviews latest issues related to fishermen and their services (WAM 06/07/2022)
UAE imposes $11m in fines for anti-money laundering offences in the first half of 2022 (The National 06/07/2022)
UAE pupils exceed global average in IB results (The National 06/07/2022)
Emirates Post Group, Hub71 partner to accelerate digital transformation across UAE's logistics sector (WAM 05/07/2022)
Emiratis dominate Forbes' list of Top 100 CEOs in Middle East (WAM 05/07/2022)
Emirates SkyCargo takes delivery of new freighter to ramp up capacity and frequencies (WAM 05/07/2022)
Dubai Chamber of Commerce mobilises Dubai-based business groups to enhance economic (WAM 05/07/2022)
UAE maintains position among top global commodity trading hubs, DMCC's ‘Future Of Trade’ report (WAM 05/07/2022)
TAQA completes its strategic review of oil and gas business (WAM 05/07/2022)
'We owe it to our children to preserve our biodiversity,' says Nahyan bin Mubarak (WAM 05/07/2022)
Abu Dhabi airport well-staffed to meet summer travel rush (The National 05/07/2022)
Non-oil business activity in largest Arab economies continued to improve in June (The National 05/07/2022)
Steady outlook for Dubai's economy this year (The National 05/07/2022)
UAE teams up with Chainalysis to provide blockchain training to government entities (The National 05/07/2022)
BNY Mellon and Emirates NBD sign deal to broaden foreign investors' access to UAE markets (The National 05/07/2022)
ADDED, GE Digital partner to accelerate digital transformation in Abu Dhabi’s manufacturing sector (WAM 04/07/2022)
UAE University publishes book on education in Emirates (WAM 04/07/2022)
UAE’s CEPA pacts to boost economy by 2.6% by 2030 (The National 04/07/2022)
DLD agreement signals end of post-dated rent cheques in Dubai (The National 04/07/2022)
Written by Jenny Hunt
Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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