UAE Weekly Business News 22/08/22

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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 100. 22nd August 2022.

UAE trade license, employment and visa-related news headlines

• 22% growth in commercial licencing business in first half of 2022 (WAM 16/08/2022)

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• Scores of teaching and school staff jobs on offer as new school term nears (The National 17/08/2022)

UAE bilateral trade news headlines

• UAE investments in Egypt rise by 169% in 6 months (WAM 21/08/2022)

• UAE ambassador to Iran resumes duties after government discussions (WAM 21/08/2022)

• UAE President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President El Sisi in Egypt (WAM 21/08/2022)

• Shakhboot bin Nahyan meets President of South Africa (WAM 18/08/2022)

UAE business and economy-related news headlines

• How perseverance connects Emirati women across generations (The National 22/08/2022)

• Mohammed bin Rashid issues Law affiliating Dubai Media Inc. to Dubai Media Council WAM 21/08/2022)

• WGES 2022 to encourage investment partnerships in green projects (WAM 21/08/2022)

• ADX tops Arab region in market value increase: AMF (WAM 20/08/2022)

• Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to postpone Moscow flights until further notice (The National 20/08/2022)

• Abu Dhabi to promote healthy food on menus in drive to improve diets (The National 20/08/2022)

• Why Al Fahidi is cooler than Jumeirah: how older districts keep temperatures down (The National 20/08/2022)

• Premiums of listed insurance companies in H1 2022 valued at AED15.6b (WAM 19/08/2022)

• Dubai's weeklong real estate transactions total AED10.3b (WAM 19/08/2022)

• President issues Federal Decree appointing Jabr Al Suwaidi as Minister of State (WAM 19/08/2022)

• New incentives for Emirati SMEs unveiled WAM 18/08/2022)

• Expected economic growth rate for Arab countries set to rise to 5.4 percent in 2022: Arab Monetary Fund WAM 18/08/2022)

• Etihad Rail welcomes first batches of its new state-of-the-art fleet of trains WAM 18/08/2022)

• Borouge products used at Barakah Plant support UAE clean energy transition WAM 18/08/2022)

• UAE is a reliable supplier of some of world’s least carbon-intensive oil and gas: Sultan Al Jaber WAM 18/08/2022)

• Emirates Post Group partners with DIFC FinTech Hive to promote technology innovation WAM 18/08/2022)

• G42 launches US$10b technology growth fund WAM 18/08/2022)

• President appoints new Director-General of Residency and Foreigners Affairs at ICP WAM 18/08/2022)

• AD Ports Group launches advanced warehousing and logistics hub 'KLP21' in Abu Dhabi (WAM 18/08/2022)

• Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked payments (The National 18/08/2022)

• Al Ain hospital opens new Covid-19 drive-through testing centre (The National 18/08/2022)

• Hamdan bin Mohammed amends Resolution on payment of outstanding public funds by instalments (WAM 17/08/2022)

• Customers can pay government services fees using various payment methods accepted in UAE (WAM 17/08/2022)

• Emirates NBD launches global call for metaverse start-ups to transform future of banking (WAM 17/08/2022)

• Tadweer signs consultancy agreement for feasibility study for project on converting greenhouse gases into energy (WAM 17/08/2022)

• UAE exceeds international rate in 11 indexes as best destination for expatriates: InterNations (WAM 17/08/2022)

• Strong second quarter propels DXB’s H1 traffic to 27.9m passengers (WAM 17/08/2022)

• UAE economy is expected to grow by over 5% in 2022: UBS (WAM 17/08/2022)

• 9% growth in number of UAE-based private sector employees in Q2, 2022: MoHRE (WAM 17/08/2022)

• EWEC supplies Mediclinic with clean energy (WAM 17/08/2022)

• How Emirates is carrying out its $2b A380 and Boeing 777 retrofit project (The National 17/08/2022)

• Dubai International Airport to reach pre-Covid monthly passenger levels by end of 2023 (The National 17/08/2022)

• Abu Dhabi DED launches land incentive programme to drive industrial growth (The National 17/08/2022)

• UAE possesses great capabilities, excellent competencies to effectively contribute to addressing regional and global transport challenges: Suhail Al Mazrouei (WAM 16/08/2022)

• Abu Dhabi Airports inks agreement with Federal Authority for Identity Citizenship and Customs to enhance service quality (WAM 16/08/2022)

• RTA completes 67% of improvements of Al Manama Street (WAM 16/08/2022)

• Net foreign investments in local shares total AED15.5b since start of 2022 (WAM 16/08/2022)

• DEWA's High-Water Usage Alert service helps to reduce 217,370 tons of carbon emissions (WAM 16/08/2022)

• UAE leads Mena in venture capital funding in first half of year (The National 16/08/2022)

• Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan plans Abu Dhabi project as property market recovers (The National 16/08/2022)

• Dubai property prices: where they rose and fell – July 2022 (The National 16/08/2022)

• When does the new school year start? (The National 16/08/2022)

• DFM enables DGCX brokerage companies to provide derivatives trading and clearing services (WAM 15/08/2022)

• Museum of the Future, DEWA partnership makes way for new era of sustainable development (WAM 15/08/2022)

• Hamdan bin Mohammed issues Resolutions on appointments, promotions in DGHR and Smart Dubai (WAM 15/08/2022)

• Emirates Health Services launches new Smart Health Services application (WAM 15/08/2022)

• Abu Dhabi rents at their most attractive since 2016 (The National 15/08/2022)

• 'Beyond the Headlines': The future of farming in the UAE (The National 15/08/2022)

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Written by Jenny Hunt

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