UAE Weekly Business News 08/08/22
Updated: Sep 1
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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 98. 8th August 2022.
UAE trade license, employment and visa-related news headlines
Dubai CommerCity, Dubai Culture sign MoU to support and incentivise new creative economy businesses (WAM 07/08/2022)
Man who swindled jobseekers in Dubai jailed for three years (The National 04/08/2022)
CBUAE issues guidance for licensed financial institutions on risks related to politically exposed persons (WAM 02/08/2022)
Abu Dhabi expands online booking service for residency visa medical screenings (The National 02/08/2022)
CBUAE issues new guidance for licensed financial institutions on risks related to payments (WAM 01/08/2022)
UAE bilateral trade news headlines
Masdar signs agreement with Tanzania’s TANESCO to develop 2 GW renewable energy capacity (WAM 05/08/2022)
Chinese Consulate gifts 1,000 books to Mohammed bin Rashid Library (WAM 04/08/2022)
Dubai Chambers organises visit for Ethiopian delegation to explore emirate’s digital economy, customer service (WAM 04/08/2022)
AD Ports Group and India's Adani Ports to explore investment opportunities in Tanzania (The National 04/08/2022)
UAE signs treaty of amity and cooperation in Southeast Asia (WAM 03/08/2022)
Dubai Customs discusses furthering trade cooperation with South Korea (WAM 02/08/2022)
Minister of Economy explores stronger economic cooperation with Mongolia (WAM 02/08/2022)
Abu Dhabi's Adia invests in food industry fund McWin and China's Taibang Biologic (The National 02/08/2022)
UAE business and economy-related news headlines
Dubai to have 'world's best-performing prime residential sector' (The National 08/08/2022)
Dubai's Huspy vows to transform home buying and financing (The National 08/08/2022)
Dubai firmly on course to achieve tourism goals as city welcomes 7.12m international visitors in first half of 2022 (WAM 07/08/2022)
DEWA’s preventive maintenance work on energy transmission network makes grid the best worldwide (WAM 07/08/2022)
National banks' gross assets in UAE stand at AED3t in first five months of 2022: CBUAE (WAM 07/08/2022)
RTA completes 75% of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Corridor Project (WAM 07/08/2022)
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy announces formation of Dubai Digital Assets Business Group (WAM 07/08/2022)
Emirates Development Bank approves AED2.4b in finance during H1 2022 (WAM 07/08/2022)
Dr Sultan Al Jaber: AI is an economic and social game changer (The National 07/08/2022)
EDB boosts industrial sector funding five-fold in first half (The National 07/08/2022)
High oil prices offer Middle East SWFs more capital to invest in alternatives (The National 07/08/2022)
DFM announces inclusion of TECOM to General Index (WAM 05/08/2022)
MoIAT, EDGE sign MoU to establish Industry 4.0 Enablement Centre (WAM 05/08/2022)
Dubai's weeklong real estate transactions total AED5.3b (WAM 05/08/2022)
FDIs in UAE grew by 116% in past decade (WAM 05/08/2022)
UAE to step up Fourth Industrial Revolution tech adoption in manufacturing (The National 05/08/2022)
Long-time Dubai Chambers chief executive Hamad Buamim to step down (The National 05/08/2022)
How the UAE has become the WFH capital of the world (The National 05/08/2022)
Value of CBUAE's gold reserve up 1.6% in first five months of 2022 to AED12.1b (WAM 04/08/2022)
ADNOC Drilling awarded over $3.4 billion in contracts to drive offshore production capacity growth (WAM 04/08/2022)
Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association set to galvanize UAE publishing industry (WAM 04/08/2022)
Emirates heads to UK to recruit pilots – here’s the salary on offer (The National 04/08/2022)
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment launches 'Dynamics of Circularity Series' (WAM 03/08/2022)
Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen airport to welcome wide-body aircraft as it looks to new era (The National 03/08/2022)
Emirates and Etihad say Amsterdam flights unchanged by Schiphol's extended passenger caps (The National 03/08/2022)
Non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia and UAE continues to improve in July (The National 03/08/2022)
Majority of UAE consumers used a new digital payment method last year (The National 03/08/2022)
Ministry of Climate Change to cooperate with EDB in financing modern agricultural ventures (WAM 02/08/2022)
UAE continues to maintain its regional and international leadership in tourism (WAM 02/08/2022)
Dubai consolidates status as world’s Web3 capital (WAM 02/08/2022)
Ministry of Economy welcomes Krush Brands to UAE under NextGenFDI initiative (WAM 02/08/2022)
Dubai Department of Finance launches its new strategy (WAM 02/08/2022)
Dubai's metaverse strategy positions city as 'global pioneer' in tech ecosystem (The National 02/08/2022)
Abu Dhabi's G42 Healthcare teams up with AWS to offer genome sequencing (The National 02/08/2022)
Dubai's metaverse strategy: 'Business Extra' (The National 02/08/2022)
Use of plastic bags in Dubai Spinneys' shops falls 90 per cent (The National 02/08/2022)
How to get a driving licence in the UAE and do I need to take a test? (The National 02/08/2022)
UAE plays pivotal role in securing global energy supplies: OPEC Secretary-General (WAM 01/08/2022)
Third auction of UAE Treasury Bonds continues to achieve exceptional results (WAM 01/08/2022)
Gross banks’ assets in UAE stand at AED3,442.7 billion in May: CBUAE (WAM 01/08/2022)
20,500 new investor accounts added to Dubai Financial Market in first 7 months of 2022 (WAM 01/08/2022)
Senior officials tour Tawazun Industrial Park as UAE aims to boost industrial ecosystem (The National 01/08/2022)
Inside the Abu Dhabi laboratory that tests for toxic food and products (The National 01/08/2022)
Written by Jenny Hunt
Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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