UAE Weekly Business News 21/03/21
21st March 2021
Welcome to Gateway's 28th 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 license-related headlines
Dubai Economy closes down commercial office for misleading investors on UAE citizenship (WAM 15/03/21)
UAE-UK Consular Committee convenes for 8th session (WAM 16/03/21)
Dubai Airport Free Zone reports jump in number of new companies (The National 21/03/21)
UAE bilateral trade relationship headlines
UAE Ambassador, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade discuss cooperation (WAM 18/03/21)
UAE economy-related headlines
UAE-GCC states trade exchange at AED229bn in 2019 (WAM 14/03/21)
UAE’s Month of Reading: Valuable lessons that business owners can learn from writers (The National 15/03/21)
CBUAE’s Targeted Economic Support Scheme marks one year with more than 320,000 benefiting customers (WAM 15/03/21)
DLD bulletin reflects resilience, attractiveness of Dubai's real estate sector (WAM 15/03/21)
AED3.9bn in industrial sector credit facilities for non-residents in 2020 (WAM 15/03/21)
Tadweer recycles 1,915,724 tons of construction, demolition waste in 2020 (WAM 15/03/21)
Liquidity of UAE banking system back to pre-Covid-19 levels (The National 15/03/21)
Why the UAE's move to include more female directors is good for business (The National 15/03/21)
GCC education sector offers new investment areas post Covid-19 (The National 15/03/21)
Private schools in Dubai will not increase fees next year (The National 15/03/21)
TDGRA approves 5G compatible mobile devices (WAM 16/03/21)
UAE announces Covid-19 safety measures for Ramadan, as country crosses 50% vaccination mark (The National 16/03/21)
UAE wants Emiratis to have their genes sequenced to help health fight (The National 16/03/21)
Sheikh Khalifa declares start of Year of the 50th (The National 16/03/21)
UAE's got work to do on its food security aspects (Gulf News 16/03/21)
Attitudes on car ownership in the UAE shift because of Covid-19 (The National 17/03/21)
UAE study reveals cold calling and spam messages highly ineffective (The National 17/03/21)
Ramadan 2021 in UAE: how the holy month will be different this year (The National 17/03/21)
COVID-19 rules for Ramadan: All you need to know (Gulf News 17/03/21)
UAE's economy projected to grow by 2.5%, 3.5% in 2021, 2022 respectively (WAM 18/03/21)
CBUAE issues two new payment systems regulations (WAM 18/03/21)
Covid-19: Minister hopes to get pupils back in school after summer but hybrid learning may remain (The National 18/03/21)
Demand is there for Dubai's short-term rentals (Gulf News 18/03/21)
Abu Dhabi launches virtual charter school (Gulf News 18/03/21)
UAE's e-commerce is heading for 'q' in fastest time (Gulf News 19/03/21)
Crypto businesses now able to set up at DMCC in Dubai following SCA agreement (WAM 20/03/21)
Bitcoin, virtual assets adoption to increase in UAE (Khaleej Times 20/03/21)
UAE retail sales forecast to hit $58 billion in 2021 (WAM 21/03/21)
Dubai records 3,787 sales transactions worth AED7.43 billion in February 2021 (WAM 21/03/21)
UAE remote working visas to attract new talent and open up global business opportunities (The National 21/03/21)
COVID-19 impact: UAE's online food delivery gains (Gulf News 21/03/21)
UAE: Get remote work visa, multi-entry tourist visas (Gulf News 21/03/21)
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