UAE Weekly News Roundup 06/12/20
6th December 2020

Welcome to Gateway's thirteenth weekly UAE business news roundup. A weekly, local business magazine of headlines from the last week, to help you quickly, and conveniently, keep in touch with the UAE's business world.
Links to articles are in purple. In some instances where the publisher and date is mentioned without a link, it means it was seen in the paper version of the title and no online link was found.
UAE bilateral trade relationship headlines
UAE, Australia launch business council to deepen bilateral trade, investment (WAM 01/12/2020)
With $16.6bn Swiss investments, $21bn bilateral trade, UAE is Switzerland’s biggest MENA partner (WAM 01/12/2020)
Travel corridors put a spring in the step of UK-UAE relationship on National Day (The National 02/12/2020)
The Finns’ shared interests with the UAE (Gulf News 06/12/2020)
UAE economy-related headlines
Dubai external trade doubled ten times to AED1.271 trillion since 2000 (WAM 02/12/2020)
Solid economic foundation to drive UAE's growth for next 50 years (The National 02/12/2020)
UAE activates tourist entry visas for Israeli passport holders (WAM 03/12/2020)
Building material cost spike shakes UAE construction (Gulf News 03/12/2020)
Carding, data leakage on the rise in the Middle East (Khaleej Times 03/12/2020)
UAE leads innovation in $546 bn global smart cities market (WAM 04/12/2020)
The UAE’s new companies law explained (The National 04/12/2020)
Wealth funds like Abu Dhabi's to unlock FoodTech potential (The National 04/12/2020)
Abu Dhabi Ports announces completion of Delma Port’s second phase of development (WAM 05/12/2020)
Visa amnesty: UAE authorities issue exit guidelines as deadline looms (The National 05/12/2020)
UAE will be the fastest country in the world to recover, says Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (Gulf News 05/12/2020)
Khalifa issues law establishing Abu Dhabi Community Legal Awareness Centre (WAM 06/12/2020)
UAE businesses optimistic about returning to pre-Covid profitability by 2022 (The National 06/12/2020)
Middle East’s family offices are optimistic on revenue returning to 2019 levels (The National 06/12/2020)
Why 2020 was a milestone year for Adnoc (The National 06/12/2020)
UAE Central Bank seeks to license digital payment providers (The National 06/12/2020)
UAE has not legalised crypto currencies, says Central Bank (Gulf News 06/12/2020)
Changes in UAE Companies Law will enhance ease of doing business (Gulf News 06/12/2020)
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