UAE Weekly Business News 25/04/21
25th April 2021
Welcome to Gateway's 33rd 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-related headlines
RAK DED issues 484 new licences in Q1 2021 (WAM 22/04/2021)
UAE bilateral trade-related headlines
DLD, Indian Consulate explore opportunities to strengthen investment relations (WAM 18/04/2021)
Abu Dhabi Chamber discusses economic cooperation with Armenia (WAM 19/04/2021)
Nahyan bin Mubarak discusses cooperation with Pakistani Foreign Minister (WAM 19/04/2021)
Strata boosts PPE supply chain between UAE, Japan with landmark MoU (WAM 19/04/2021)
Abdullah bin Zayed receives Indian Minister of External Affairs (WAM 19/04/2021)
Abdullah bin Zayed, Pakistan's FM review consolidating cooperation (WAM 20/04/2021)
UAE Ambassador, Deputy Minister of Russian Foreign Ministry discuss bolstering cooperation (WAM 22/04/2021)
UAE and Israel to cooperate on health care services (Gulf News 23/04/2021)
Abu Dhabi Chamber discusses trade and investment cooperation with AusBG (WAM 24/04/2021)
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi holds talks with Egypt's El Sisi during Cairo visit (The National 24/04/2021)
UAE, UK host anti-money laundering training sessions (Gulf News 25/04/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
Abu Dhabi and Dubai hospitality and tourism recovery to accelerate in 2021 on vaccine push (The National 18/04/2021)
Etihad Credit Insurance and Emirates NBD sign deal to guarantee loans to exporters (The National 18/04/2021)
Dubai's external foodstuff trade totalled AED52bn in 2020 (WAM 19/04/2021)
Abu Dhabi issues two PPP tenders to private sector (WAM 19/04/2021)
Clean energy a strategic priority for the UAE (The National 19/04/2021)
Is remote working a new normal in UAE? (Khaleej Times 19/04/2021)
CBUAE remains committed to supporting UAE’s recovery (WAM 20/04/2021)
Progressive climate action a powerful economic driver (The National 20/04/2021)
FNC approves law creating UAE National Commission for Human Rights (The National 20/04/2021)
UAE airline hopes pushed back after India virus surge (Gulf News 20/04/2021)
COVID-19: UAE could restrict movement of unvaccinated (Gulf News 20/04/2021)
UAE businesses hit with growing wave of ransomware attacks (Khaleej Times 20/04/2021)
First blockchain-enabled precious metals refinery to open in Dubai (WAM 21/04/2021)
Expo 2020 Dubai spotlights five grassroots innovations to tackle COVID-19 challenges (WAM 21/04/2021)
UAE hotel occupancy rises to 62% in March (The National 21/04/2021)
Dubai Customs seizes and recycles counterfeit goods worth Dh1m (The National 21/04/2021)
UAE megaprojects 2021: new developments taking shape in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates (The National 21/04/2021)
Space will have direct impact on UAE economy in next five years (The National 21/04/2021)
Project under-quoting is hurting UAE contractors (Gulf News 21/04/2021)
DCT Abu Dhabi unveils Tourism Quality Standards and Licensing Framework (Khaleej Times 21/04/2021)
Dubai recorded AED22.9bn in real estate transactions last month (WAM 22/04/2021)
AED3.8bn of weeklong real estate transactions in Dubai (WAM 22/04/2021)
CBUAE imposes financial sanction on exchange house operating in UAE (WAM 22/04/2021)
Dubai Tourism discusses business events, exhibitions sector with industry stakeholders (WAM 22/04/2021)
UAE has potential to become a manufacturing hub for hydrogen infrastructure (The National 22/04/2021)
Teacher salaries in the UAE: a guide to earning potential at government and private schools (The National 23/04/2021)
How UAE schools are innovating to stay ahead (Gulf News 22/04/2021)
UAE's restaurants turn to 'dark' and 'cloud' kitchens (Gulf News 23/04/2021)
Are too many ‘cooks’ spoiling Dubai’s cloud kitchens? (Gulf News 23/04/2021)
Ministry of Economy working on new legislation to include 10 new sectors to Commercial Companies Law (WAM 24/04/2021)
188% surge in marine transport network by 2030 (WAM 24/04/2021)
Dubai plans major expansion of ferry services to connect expanding coastline (The National 24/04/2021)
UAE's food delivery firms look to revamp market with electric bikes and full-time contracts (The National 24/04/2021)
GCC construction sector rebounds strongly in Q1 (Khaleej Times 24/04/2021)
Dubai records 4,643 sales transactions worth AED10.93bn in March 2021 (WAM 25/04/2021)
UAE among top ten in 11 banking, fiscal competitiveness indexes in 2020 (WAM 25/04/2021)
Latin America-bound exports of Dubai Chamber members see rebound in Q1-2021 (WAM 25/04/2021)
New 820,000sqm hub to foster research & innovation in Abu Dhabi (WAM 25/04/2021)
Middle East carriers to face post-pandemic pilot shortage (The National 25/04/2021)
Eid Al Fitr 2021: Everything you need to know (Gulf News 25/04/2021)
DMCC plans to launch cacao centre in Dubai (Khaleej Times 25/04/2021)
UAE ranks first in key global ICT indices (Khaleej Times 25/04/2021)
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