The UAE’s tourism sector achieved a new growth milestone in the first quarter of 2022 with hotels recording a sterling performance both in terms of revenue and occupancy level.Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al …
UAE urges family-owned businesses to list on local bourses
The UAE is encouraging more family-owned businesses to list shares on the country’s stock exchanges in a move to enable easier succession in companies and provide more liquidity to local bourses, a …
Video: Dhow catches fire in Dubai’s Hamriya Port
Firefighters extinguish the blaze without reports of any injuries or deaths Dubai: A dhow caught fire in Dubai’s Hamriya Port today, a Dubai Civil Defence official said. According to Dubai Civil …
Coleen and Wayne Rooney fly to Dubai after skipping Wagatha Christie trial
Coleen and Wayne Rooney are en route to Dubai to start their early summer holidays with the children, hours after the final day of the Wagatha Christie trial kicked off. The married couple were …
Dubai: Play featuring Annu Kapoor to take place in the city
The play takes audience to the era of Indian independence from the British rule and the India-Pakistan partition in 1947 …
How can I become a UAE resident – all you need to know
investors in a business in the UAE – in this case, the investor himself will process and apply for his own visa under the sponsorship of his company’s registered name. • buy a property in the …
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Dubai property prices: where they are rising and falling – April 2022
Average prices for villa sales in Dubai continued to rise in April amid a record number of transactions, although average apartment prices fell slightly. New data from consultancy CBRE showed average …
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UAE jobs: engineering and tech employers struggling to find right candidates to fill roles
UAE employers in the engineering and technology industries are struggling to find candidates with the necessary skills to fill roles. The vast majority (93 per cent) of engineering employers in the …
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Abu Dhabi’s Holding sub invests in national funds
Alpha Dhabi Holding, a junior of Abu Dhabi’s International Holding firm, has made a Dh9.2 billion (USD2.5 billion) vow to devote in a project fund th …
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ADX and BHB discuss high-level strategic partnership in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Senior executives of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Bahrain Bourse (BHB) have held meetings in Abu Dhabi this week to advance a strategic partnership designed to achieve greater …
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, Bahrain Bourse discuss high-level strategic partnership
Senior executives of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Bahrain Bourse (BHB) have held meetings in Abu Dhabi this week to advance a strategic partnership designed to achieve greater cross-border …
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Abu Dhabi venture fund receives USD2.5B from Alpha Dhabi
(MENAFN) Alpha Dhabi Holding, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company, has committed Dh9.2 billion (USD2.5 billion) to a venture fund focused on growth-stage corporations …
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Guts, dreams and a mother’s prayers: Booksellers narrate success stories in Sharjah
said at the International Booksellers Conference in Sharjah, while recollecting the unconventional beginnings of popular bookstore chain Diwan. A bookstore with a café at its heart on the banks of the …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADX and DFM in Dubai hold the line as global markets slip into red
Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News Dubai: First, the bad news – investors … Even though a global economic slowdown is anticipated, business acquisitions and investments don’t seem …
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Rise in Demand on Instant Licences in Dubai
The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector at the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) in Dubai reported that 32,564 Instant Licences were issued since the launch of the initiative in …
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CRC, pulls off a three-floor office space deal, in One by Omniyat, Business Bay
presently occupancy rates are very high with very little space available in these key business districts. Dubai has had an under supply of office space over the last 5-7 years. Baranouski states …
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Top UAE banks see better margins, but asset quality could deteriorate – A&M
Alvarez & Marsal says there is a risk that asset quality will deteriorate later this year when the government’s targeted economic support scheme (TESS) comes to an end …
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