UAE Weekly News Roundup 31/01/21
31st January 2021

Welcome to Gateway's 21st UAE Weekly News Roundup online magazine. Featuring business headlines from the last week, this resource aims to help you quickly and conveniently keep in touch with business 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
Mohammed bin Rashid, Chairman of Sudanese Sovereign Council discuss bilateral ties, regional issues (WAM 24/01/2021)
UAE bans import of poultry products from UK and Netherlands amid bird flu outbreak (The National 25/01/2021)
Dubai, Netherlands mutual trade hit AED8.6b in 2020 (WAM 27/01/2021)
Ruler of Dubai hails winter tourism push as 950,000 visitors deliver Dh1 billion boost to hospitality sector (The National 27/01/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, Indian Prime Minister discuss enhancing bilateral ties (WAM 28/01/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council review bilateral ties (WAM 29/01/2021)
Trade between Dubai and Israel reaches AED1 billion in five months (WAM 30/01/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah among world’s 10 safest cities for 2021 (The National 24/01/2021)
UAE visas: Foreign university students now able to sponsor families (The National 24/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development launches ‘Made in Abu Dhabi’ campaign (WAM 25/01/2021)
UAE's public debt strategy will help lift its global competitiveness, Sheikh Hamdan says (The National 25/01/2021)
Khalifa Port strengthens UAE food security via new facility (Khaleej Times 25/01/2021)
ADNOC named UAE’s most valuable brand for third consecutive year (WAM 26/01/2021)
Major UAE entities join initiative to boost trade between developing markets (The National 26/01/2021)
UN foresees sluggish post-Covid economic rebound for Middle East (The National 26/01/2021)
Full-time home working preferred by 38% of Middle East professionals (The National 26/01/2021)
Dubai universities expect influx of foreign students after family sponsorship move (The National 26/01/2021)
Health ministry in drive to recruit more ICU nurses on Dh9,000 monthly salary (The National 26/01/2021)
UAE banking sector recovery will be gradual: S&P (Gulf News 26/01/2021)
UAE: New debt policy to stimulate financial sector (Khaleej Times 26/01/2021)
Covid to accelerate digital budgets, spending in 2021 (Khaleej Times 26/01/2021)
CBUAE commences operational procedures to execute Insurance Authority merger (WAM 27/01/2021)
Ma'an partners with EAD to discuss how social entrepreneurs can help protect Abu Dhabi’s environment (WAM 27/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi stock exchange plans to double market cap within three years (The National 27/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi’s real estate market is getting back to normal (Gulf News 27/01/2021)
MoCCAE explores leveraging innovation to implement Circular Economy in UAE (WAM 28/01/2021)
UAE added to UK's travel ban list (The National 28/01/2021)
UAE extends visit visas for British tourists affected by travel ban (The National 28/01/2021)
Surge in UAE’s supply chain reflects Q4 uptick in global trade (Khaleej Times 28/01/2021)
Retail to see bigger draws in 2021 (Khaleej Times 28/01/2021)
Mohammed bin Rashid issues Decree on listing of joint stock companies in local securities exchanges (WAM 30/01/2021)
UAE to grant Emirati citizenship to 'talented and innovative' people (The National 30/01/2021)
Worst is over for Dubai real estate market (Khaleej Times 30/01/2021)
Startups will lead transformation in the logistics ecosystem (Khaleej Times 30/01/2021)
Iata travel pass: will airlines start asking passengers for proof of vaccination? (The National 31/01/2021)
Central Bank of UAE imposes Dh45.7m fines on 11 banks (Gulf News 31/01/2021)
COVID-related headlines
Two gyms and a department store shut down in Dubai for flouting Covid-19 rules (The National 24/01/2021)
Dubai gyms reduce class sizes and insist on masks in bid to stay open (The National 25/01/2021)
UAE government's adaptive policies helped to deal with Covid-19 crisis, minister of economy says (WAM 26/01/2021)
Coronavirus: Abu Dhabi Police urge the public to report rule-breakers (The National 27/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi updates procedures to enter the emirate from within the UAE based on test type (WAM 30/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi entry rules: Al Hosn app must to drive to Capital (Khaleej Times 30/01/2021)
Dubai shuts 2 businesses, fines 26 for breaking Covid rules (Khaleej Times 31/01/2021)
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