UAE Weekly Business News 10/10/21

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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 57. 10th October 2021.

Trade licence and visa-related headlines

• CBUAE issues new guidance on anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism for licensed financial institutions providing services to cash-intensive businesses (WAM 03/10/2021)

• DMCC records best nine-month performance since inception, welcomes 1800 companies in 2021 (WAM 04/10/2021)

• CBUAE imposes financial sanctions on six exchange houses operating in UAE (WAM 04/10/2021)

Bilateral trade-related headlines

• UAE, Brazil explore new growth prospects (WAM 03/10/2021)

• Brazil-UAE bilateral trade defies pandemic, with 33% rise in first 8 months of 2021 (WAM 03/10/2021)

• UAE and France sign strategic reinsurance agreement (WAM 05/10/2021)

• Federation of UAE Chambers discusses boosting trade and investment cooperation with Kuwait (WAM 05/10/2021)

• Mansour bin Zayed, Libyan Foreign Minister discuss consolidating ties (WAM 05/10/2021)

• UAE, Australia discuss economic relations (WAM 05/10/2021)

• Abu Dhabi Chamber, Udmurt Republic discuss enhancing increasing economic cooperation (WAM 06/10/2021)

• FNC, Burundian Parliament discuss enhancing cooperation (WAM 06/10/2021)

• ADFD, Egypt's Central Bank discuss bolstering investment cooperation (WAM 07/10/2021)

• UAE, Finland discuss enhancing cooperation in space field (WAM 07/10/2021)

UAE business and economy-related headlines

• Etihad Airways to hire 1,000 cabin crew (The National 04/10/2021)

• Dubai Economy resolves over 560 consumer complaints from free zones (WAM 05/10/2021)

• Dubai Financial Services Authority provides the right regulatory framework for the future of finance (WAM 05/10/2021)

• RTA releases 6th Sustainability Report 2020 (WAM 05/10/2021)

• Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure showcase its directions and future vision in developing electricity (WAM 05/10/2021)

• UAE hiring boost as companies expect up to 50% rise in revenue (The National 05/10/2021)

• UAE sets sights on Venus with new five-year space mission (The National 05/10/2021)

• DAFZA contributes 11% to Dubai's non-oil trade H1 2021 (WAM 06/10/2021)

• Hamdan bin Mohammed issues Resolution regulating vocational education in Dubai (WAM 06/10/2021)

• Most UAE employees believe 9-to-5 workday is outdated (The National 06/10/2021)

• AED7.1bn in week-long real estate transactions in Dubai (WAM 07/10/2021)

• Dubai house prices rise 4.4% in first eight months of 2021 (The National 07/10/2021)

• What the UAE is doing to tackle financial crime (The National 07/10/2021)

• Dubai Culture, DP World sign MoU to work together to boost Dubai's cultural and creative economy (WAM 09/10/2021)

• President Sheikh Khalifa issues decree on 10 key principles (The National 09/10/2021)

• The UAE's net zero plan by 2050 is the only way (The National 10/10/2021)

• UAE public holiday announced for Prophet's birthday (The National 10/10/2021)

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Written by Jenny Hunt

Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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