Jenny Hunt
UAE Weekly Business News 08/08/21
Welcome to Gateway's 48th weekly roundup of business headlines in the UAE. This resource aims to help you quickly and conveniently keep in touch with business in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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Trade licence-related headlines
UAE Pro League approves amendments to club licensing regulations (WAM 01/08/2021)
RTA introduces Support, Transport and Rental Activities structure to regulate commercial transport (WAM 01/08/2021)
Abu Dhabi announces 71% reduction in requirements for starting new commercial business (WAM 02/08/2021)
Dubai CommerCity begins operations unfolding new era for global e-commerce (WAM 03/08/2021)
Sheikh Mohammed issues decree to regulate use of 3D printing in construction (The National 04/08/2021)
Bilateral trade-related headlines
UAE and Tajikistan convene virtual joint committee meeting (WAM 01/08/2021)
UAE's Financial Intelligence Unit signs MoU with China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Centre (WAM 03/08/2021)
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed visits Bahrain for talks with King Hamad (The National 03/08/2021)
Expo 2020 Dubai becomes an ideal platform for Latin American companies (WAM 05/08/2021)
UAE upgraded from UK red list to amber as travel opens up (The National 05/08/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
Abu Dhabi courts hear more than 80,000 criminal proceedings (WAM 01/08/2021)
Strategic growth of ADNOC Logistics & Services critical enabler of UAE energy industry (WAM 01/08/2021)
World’s first solar/thermal energy storage-powered project to extract water from air at Masdar City (WAM 01/08/2021)
Dubai's response to curb Covid-19 enabled 'robust growth', Sheikh Hamdan says (The National 01/08/2021)
IDB announces activation of 'Monitoring and Self-evaluation Programme' for Abu Dhabi’s industrial sector (WAM 03/08/2021)
TAQA, Emirates Steel sign MoU to enable region’s first green steel manufacturing operation (WAM 03/08/2021)
UAE’s financial wealth grew to $600bn in 2020 despite Covid-19 (The National 03/08/2021)
Arab world's biggest economies see robust business activity in July (The National 03/08/2021)
Dubai ranked first globally for employee take-home pay (The National 03/08/2021)
Dubai Sports Council, Dubai Economy sign MoU to facilitate investment in sports (WAM 04/08/2021)
UAE launches National Water and Energy Demand Management Programme (WAM 04/08/2021)
Dubai residents stuck abroad need GDRFA and ICA approval to return (The National 04/08/2021)
AED7bn of weeklong real estate transactions in Dubai (WAM 05/08/2021)
Dubai hotel sector gearing up to welcome Expo visitors (WAM 07/08/2021)
Abu Dhabi Ports enhancing gas network Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (WAM 07/08/2021)
Demand for Dubai's e-commerce licences jumps 63% in first half of 2021 (The National 07/08/2021)
Mighty mole bores through Hajar mountains to make way for Etihad Rail (The National 07/08/2021)
Cruise lines say Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Gulf to become major fly-cruise destinations (The National 07/08/2021)
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