Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has reduced business set-up cost by up to 65 per cent, as part of its aim to increase DAFZA’s regional competitiveness and activate a number of key sectors by …
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Teen rescued after UAE job hunt on visit visa goes awry
Dubai: The Indian consulate in Dubai has again warned job seekers … she didn’t feel comfortable about the situation and wished to go back,” he told Gulf News. “She clarified that nobody misbehaved w…
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Dubai freezes rents of school buildings for 2018-2019
Dubai: Rents of school and other education sector buildings will not be increased during the academic year 2018-209, it was announced on Sunday. A statement from Dubai Media Office said the initiative …
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Dubai rolls out new safety seals for LPG cylinders
Dubai: All LPG cylinders supplied in Dubai will have a new shrink-wrapped identification seal on their valves as a new safety feature, it was announced on Sunday. Emirates Gas (Emgas), a subsidiary of …
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Dubai SME Welcomes Incubator Designed to Support Entrepreneurs and Startups
in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, marked the opening of ‘The Co-working Popup,’ the latest business incubator to come on stream in the emirate following the in…
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Starting a business? Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry can help you set up
The report contains credit rating of the company of interest in addition to information regarding business activities and financial status. This service is often used by various types of businesses in …
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UAE and Invest India sign artificial intelligence MoU
The UAE ministery of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Invest India have signed MoU for future cooperation in AI economies. The partnership will focus on open bilateral engagement through a joint worki…
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Top UAE listed banks said to increase profitability in Q1
Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal said in its latest UAE Banking Pulse report that liquidity is expected to remain healthy for the remainder of 2018. Comparing the data of the 10 largest lis…
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Video: Danube Properties head on where Dubai’s property market is headed
Sponsored: Dubai’s property market is here to stay despite the current stagnation in prices, according to the director and partner at Danube Properties Atif Rahman. The developer, which recently launc…
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The Ups And Downs Of Owning A Micro Business In The UAE
You’re reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. The dream of business growth is often seen as a desirable progression as part of an entrepreneur’s long-term …
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Turkmenistan Airlines resumes biweekly flights to Abu Dhabi International Airport
Saoud Al Shamsi, Acting Chief Commercial Officer (ACCO) of Abu Dhabi Airports said: “The resumption ofTurkmenistan Airlines’ flights to Abu Dhabi reflects the city’s status as a key destination and tr…
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Filipino in UAE turns trash into treasure
Dubai: Dexter Modesto, a 37-year-old Filipino architect in Dubai … “It was actually an accident that I was able to find these shuttlecocks,” Modesto tells Gulf News #Pinoy. “It all began when depres…
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Caution: Dust storm to sweep across UAE
Dubai: A dust storm is expected to affect a number of areas across the UAE, so remember to have a face mask or a handkerchief handy. The UAE’s Met Office on Sunday cautioned residents about southweste…
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Negligent commercial property owners in Sharjah to pay firefighting costs
fire officials told Gulf News. Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, director-general of Sharjah Civil Defence, said stricter fire prevention measures are being adopted as part of Ministerial Resolution No. 2…
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‘Will I have problems transiting through Dubai Airport over a dormant bank account?’
When I left Dubai in 2014, there was some money in my UAE bank account and I still had a credit card. I thought I might return and indeed did so in 2015, but only for a week. I never closed my persona…
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UAE banks’ liquidity set to remain healthy
Compared to the previous quarter, deposits grew at a similar rate (1.41 per cent) in the first quarter as loans and advances rose (1.53 per cent), resulting in a stable loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR), th…
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Expat woman found dead in Dubai, former boyfriend arrested
was arrested by Dubai Police in less than 18 hours of the crime, Gulf News has learnt. The suspect, also Lebanese, is currently being interrogated by the Public Prosecution. The suspect, said to be he…
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