UAE Weekly Business News 26/12/21

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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 66. 26th December 2021.

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 business and 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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Written by Jenny Hunt

Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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