UAE – In the past decade, Dubai has been globally recognized as the leading tourist destination and global commercial hub. Apart from this notable achievement, the country’s real estate market has remained the key sector that continuously attracts ... ( read original story ...)
Meraas Dubai Launches ‘Hala China’
“Leveraging the phenomenal success of Dubai’s first-ever Chinese New Year celebrations ... possibilities we are creating for a whole new generation of entrepreneurs, business travellers, holidaymakers and communities.” In February 2018, Meraas ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai forms new committee to develop cruise tourism sector
The committee has approved business development strategies to secure long term contracts with existing clients and attract new cruise lines to use the emirate as their winter home port in the region. It also agreed to work to extend Dubai’s cruise season ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Free Zones Council Launches New Initiative to Stimulate and Accelerate E-Commerce Growth
These indicators make Dubai an intuitive destination due to its geographical location and its advanced infrastructure, as well as the exceptional experience it offers to foreign investors and companies to enter markets and manage their business and ... ( read original story ...)
No decline in visitor numbers expected after Expo, says Dubai Tourism CEO
... visitors number in the immediate aftermath of Expo 2020 Dubai, according to Issam Kazem, the CEO of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTM). In an interview with Arabian Business on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market, Kazem ... ( read original story ...)
Direct flights between Dubai and India’s diamond hub set to boost trade
Earlier, the rough diamond cutting and polishing business had moved from Antwerp to Surat, also India’s third cleanest city, and a few other places, due to cost considerations. Now, in the last three years, Dubai has become the second biggest market for ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai’s Careem reports data breach affecting millions of customers
Dubai-based ride hailing company Careem has suffered a major data breach that could have seen the personal data of millions of customers stolen, the company confirmed on Monday. In an email sent to customers, Careem said that “online criminals” gained ... ( read original story ...)
ADNOC sets up oil trading business
The new business will be part of ADNOC’s Marketing ... Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO has teamed up with Russia’s Lukoil in a venture in Dubai to trade crude. The venture might expand later into refined products and petrochemical trading. ( read original story ...)
Has Dubai’s property market finally stabilised?
RELATED ARTICLES: UAE says investor trust unshaken by real estate scams | Dubai records $15.7bn real estate deals in Q1 2018 | GCC construction leaders must learn from the UAE's real estate JVs There has been much talk about Dubai property and the presumed ... ( read original story ...)
The Azerbaijani president’s children and the Dubai property empire
Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai. Photograph: MC Films/Rex Features At £400 a night, a stay at the Sofitel hotel on the manmade Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai does not come cheap. Holidaymakers are lured with beachfront suites, a round-the-clock butler ... ( read original story ...)