UAE Weekly Business News 24/10/21

Welcome to Gateway's 59th 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 and visa-related headlines
Abu Dhabi unveils 'virtual' business licences to boost foreign direct investment (The National 21/10/2021)
Bilateral trade-related headlines
UAE, UK agree on new action plan to drive sustainable development, boost economic partnership (WAM 18/10/2021)
UAE, Oman discuss cooperation, investment in industrial sector, advanced technology, quality (WAM 18/10/2021)
Hamed bin Zayed, British ministers discuss bilateral economic, investment relations (WAM 19/10/2021)
Israeli business delegation visit to Abu Dhabi deepens cross-market trade, investment relations (WAM 19/10/2021)
UAE, Iraq sign agreement on mutual promotion and protection of investments (WAM 19/10/2021)
Dubai Chamber, Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries explore business cooperation (WAM 20/10/2021)
UAE, Israel sign historic agreement to enhance space cooperation (WAM 20/10/2021)
Abu Dhabi Chamber, joint delegation from Estonia, Latvia, Sweden discuss potential partnerships in ICT sector (WAM 20/10/2021)
Brazil, UAE can collaborate on vaccines for COVID, future pandemics (WAM 21/10/2021)
UAE, Estonia expand space collaboration at Expo 2020 Dubai (WAM 23/10/2021)
UAE Space Agency meets high-level Hungarian delegation to bolster collaboration (WAM 23/10/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
Dubai Customs launches smart lockers initiative to safekeep passenger cargo (WAM 17/10/2021)
UAE’s new federal budget will drive development journey (WAM 18/10/2021)
ADP inaugurates new heavy vehicle inspection centre in Al Dhafra (WAM 18/10/2021)
National Centre of Meteorology deploys new supercomputer to advance weather forecasting (WAM 18/10/2021)
Al Ain Zoo reopens a selection of its popular adventures (WAM 18/10/2021)
Dubai expects to have more than 1,000 cryptocurrency businesses by 2022 (The National 18/10/2021)
Dubai Customs inks e-commerce cooperation deals with DAFZA & Dubai South (WAM 19/10/2021)
UAE’s pension system ranked 22nd globally (The National 19/10/2021)
UAE the world’s fourth-best place to live and work (The National 19/10/2021)
Beat the heat: Sustainable ways to make buildings in the Middle East cooler (The National 19/10/2021)
Emirates Health Services continues efforts to support osteoporosis patients (WAM 20/10/2021)
Dubai records 5,762 real estate sales transactions worth AED16.2bn in September 2021 (WAM 20/10/2021)
Abu Dhabi gives manufacturers a boost with smart initiative (The National 20/10/2021)
UAE beats UK and US to be ranked among 'world's strongest nation brands' (The National 20/10/2021)
Abu Dhabi energy sector to achieve sustainable development (WAM 21/10/2021)
ADGM's Office of Data Protection becomes accredited member of Global Privacy Assembly (WAM 21/10/2021)
Ahmed bin Mohammed officially inaugurates Ain Dubai, the world’s largest and tallest observation wheel (WAM 21/10/2021)
Dubai hotel occupancy rates rise on Expo countdown and travel (The National 21/10/2021)
Abu Dhabi Customs, TAMM to automate e-commerce policy procedures (WAM 23/10/2021)
Digital-driven recovery to dominate Global Aerospace Summit next year in Abu Dhabi (The National 23/10/2021)
Ruler of Dubai unveils tourism plan for Hatta, including beach and mountain railway (The National 23/10/2021)
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