UAE Weekly News Roundup 10/01/21
10th January 2021

Welcome to Gateway's eighteenth weekly UAE business news roundup. An online local business magazine featuring key business headlines from the last week to help you quickly, and conveniently, keep in touch with the business worlds in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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
SCCI discusses strengthening economic relations with Karnataka (WAM 03/01/2021)
Sharjah Chamber, Embassy of Latvia explore future opportunities for investment partnerships (WAM 05/01/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
UAE has prioritised infrastructure development projects (WAM 04/01/2021)
RTA releases annual environmental sustainability report conforming to GRI standards (WAM 04/01/2021)
UAE committed to supporting joint Arab action to promote tourism (WAM 04/01/2021)
UAE’s hotel reservation rates witness significant recent growth (WAM 04/01/2021)
UAE Ministry of Economy considers new policies to help family businesses grow (The National 04/01/2021)
Dubai Economy completes 140,000 inspection visits in 2020 (WAM 05/01/2021)
Non-oil economies of Saudi Arabia and UAE improve in December as recovery continues (The National 05/01/2021)
Shoppers flock to discount retailers amid Covid-19 uncertainty (The National 05/01/2021)
Border reopening to speed up GCC rebound (Khaleej Times 05/01/2021)
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure signs strategic agreement with Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (WAM 06/01/2021)
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment underscores commitment to food safety (WAM 06/01/2021)
Dubai increases economic stimulus package to AED7.1 billion (WAM 06/01/2021)
Hatta to become clean energy exporter (WAM 06/01/2021)
Mubadala integrates its healthcare assets into a single unit (The National 06/01/2021)
New Covid test rules likely for UAE-UK travellers using air corridors (The National 06/01/2021)
Salary increase, more jobs expected in Gulf in 2021 (Khaleej Times 06/01/2021)
Expo 2020 to be a guiding beacon for UAE hospitality sector (Khaleej Times 06/01/2021)
AED4.3 billion of real estate transactions in Dubai in a week (WAM 07/01/2021)
Construction starts on UAE railway link to Saudi border (The National 07/01/2021)
Residents outside the UAE for more than six months can return by March 31 (The National 07/01/2021)
Rents are dropping for Dubai's street-side stores (Gulf News 07/01/2021)
World Bank revises UAE GDP growth to 2.4% in 2022 (Khaleej Times 07/01/2021)
New Europe infections delay Dubai cruise recovery (Gulf News 08/01/2021)
UAE to reopen air, land and sea borders with Qatar on Saturday (The National 08/01/2021)
Etihad Rail: Six things to know about new national network (The National 08/01/2021)
Commission cuts a burden for UAE insurance brokers
UAE's construction sector has way too many players (Gulf News 08/01/2021)
Why is rice from India becoming more expensive in UAE? (Gulf News 08/01/2021)
'Best stimulus': UAE-Qatar trade restart to boost regional investments (Khaleej Times 08/01/2021)
Exceptional achievements by Dubai Customs in 2020 despite coronavirus challenges (WAM 09/01/2021)
UAE and Saudi Arabia dominate regional M&A deals in 2020 (The National 09/01/2021)
UAE 'to end all measures taken against Qatar' (Gulf News 09/01/2021)
Dubai airports received 17.9m passengers in 2020 (The National 09/01/2021)
New $25m Abu Dhabi venture fund to target early stage companies (The National 10/01/2021)
RTA tightens delivery services rules in Dubai (Gulf News 10/01/2021)
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