UAE Weekly Business News 26/12/21

Welcome to Gateway's 66th 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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Bilateral trade-related headlines
Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with Bahraini Ambassador at Expo 2020 Dubai (WAM 19/12/2021)
Thani Al Zeyoudi, Indian official discuss expanding UAE-India partnership (WAM 20/12/2021)
Hamdan bin Zayed, President of Angola enhance bilateral relations (WAM 21/12/2021)
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, Lithuanian Embassy sign MoU (WAM 22/12/2021)
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with President of Angola at Expo 2020 Dubai (WAM 22/12/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed receives Prime Minister of Morocco (WAM 25/12/2021)
DEWA CEO discusses cooperation with Spanish Ambassador (WAM 26/12/2021)
(The National 21/11/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
Dubai emerges as global superyacht capital (WAM 19/12/2021)
Al Hosn app green status needed for entry to UAE government offices in New Year (The National 19/12/2021)
Abu Dhabi launches self-guided audio tours exploring emirate’s hidden gems (WAM 20/12/2021)
ADGM’s enhanced framework governing auditors comes into effect (WAM 20/12/2021)
CBUAE enhances oversight of UAE banks’ real estate exposures (WAM 20/12/2021)
DXB becomes 100% operational following opening of final phase of Concourse A (WAM 20/12/2021)
Dubai World Trade Centre to become comprehensive zone and regulator for virtual assets and Crypto (WAM 20/12/2021)
Adnoc Drilling signs deal to boost performance of land rigs (The National 20/12/2021)
Dubai visitor numbers 'to exceed pre-pandemic levels in final weeks of 2021 (The National 20/12/2021)
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and Ministry of Finance start implementing In-Country Value (WAM 21/12/2021)
UAE government workers to get free PCR tests (The National 21/12/2021)
UAE space centre to start building region’s most advanced imaging satellite (The National 21/12/2021)
UAE's in-country value programme to create up to 120,000 jobs by 2031 (The National 21/12/2021)
Hamdan bin Zayed issues resolution on administrative penalties, fines regarding environmental violations in Abu Dhabi (WAM 22/12/2021)
Ministry of Energy launches second generation of 'Masar Cars'(WAM 22/12/2021)
ADNOC, TAQA announce $3.6 billion project to power, decarbonise offshore operations (WAM 22/12/2021)
UAE-Bahraini satellite reaches International Space Station(The National 22/12/2021)
UAE is Middle East's most globalised country (The National 22/12/2021)
ADQ, Etihad unveil plans to grow Abu Dhabi’s aviation ecosystem (WAM 23/12/2021)
New AED50 polymer banknote is an official currency (WAM 23/12/2021)
Dubai's weeklong realty transactions total AED7.4bn (WAM 23/12/2021)
Key new rules when school resumes in Dubai on January 3 (The National 23/12/2021)
Food and last-mile deliveries top Careem's business trends in 2021 (The National 23/12/2021)
Cyber criminals face five years in jail and Dh1 million fine over cryptocurrency scams (The National 24/12/2021)
RTA opens part of Dubai-Al Ain Road widening project (WAM 25/12/2021)
FTA calls on registrants to avail 30% administrative penalties redetermination (WAM 25/12/2021)
Abu Dhabi Labour Court helps 2,794 workers receive dues worth AED40m (The National 25/12/2021)
Dubai Courts apply new rules on bounced cheques (The National 26/12/2021)
Dubai launches online portal to boost timeshare real estate market (The National 26/12/2021)
You can now book a driverless taxi in Abu Dhabi (The National 12/2021)
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