Tag: business

NEW YORK (AP) — A report issued Thursday by a group of New York University students and faculty members is taking the university to task for labor practices connected to its campus in Abu Dhabi, saying that workers employed there still face risk of …
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DUBAI: Behind the 65-story glass tower that houses the shiny new headquarters of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) sits a remnant of the Middle Eastern emirate’s not-so distant past: the squat, sand-coloured building that the government-owned energy …
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Doing business: The UAE regularly ranks highly on the World Bank’s Doing Business Index, which measures countries against 11 key indicators of business regulation to establish the ease with which it is possible to form and run a company. In 2018 it was …
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Businesses looking to launch in Dubai will benefit from a blockchain registry, a joint project between the government and partners including IBM. The Dubai Blockchain Business Registry Project will also see involvement from Smart Dubai and Dubai Silicon …
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Dubai: Over 100 Indian nationals, mainly businessmen and executives that are based in the UAE, have just been recognised for their “phenomenal success” in the Arab world. These expatriates are among the top 100 business owners and 50 Indian executives …
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Sheikh Ahmed said though business conditions improved they had remained tough … Parent Emirates Group will pay a Dhs2bn dividend to Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the state investment vehicle which owns the airline, after profit rose 67 per …
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Business conditions in the UAE’s non-oil private sector witnessed their slowest growth since October 2016 due to weaker momentum in wholesale, retail, travel and tourism industries, according to figures by Emirates NBD’s Dubai Economy Tracker Index.
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Dubai: Employees in the UAE’s private sector who are expecting a bonus anytime soon shouldn’t get their hopes up. According to human resources and compensation specialists, companies that are privately run are getting more cautious with financial …
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Dhs215 per person. Daily from sunset-8.30pm. JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, Business Bay (04 414 3000). There’s both a set menu and à la carte offering at Almayass. Includes Levantine favourites such as fattoush, tabbouleh and hummus. Dhs185 (set menu …
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Dubai Airports has announced an initiative allowing hundreds of thousands of daily transit passengers to leave the city’s main airport if their connection time exceeds a minimum number of hours. The ‘Microcosm of Dubai’ project, in partnership with …
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But we will look to dual list and are considering doing that in either Dubai or London,” he says … “We have a different business model. The family owns 40 percent of the company while most of our employees have share options. We partner locally …
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Even the ubiquitous credit card is one such form. So if you truly look at it, the business of short-term credit to manage payments is much bigger than its origins in trade finance. The UAE is strategically located to facilitate asset trading across a …
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And that is why it may be safe to assume that, as the country’s well-heeled population constantly grows, chances are that you could bump into a millionaire as you go about your daily business. People go on evening walks around Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach …
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Emirates said it will start flights between Dubai International Airport and the city on October 1 with a three-class Boeing 777-300ER. The plane will have eight first class seats, 42 business class seats and 304 economy class seats. The Dubai carrier …
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“Through our investment in Dubai Holding Digital Bank, we are enabling digital opportunities with the potential to empower individuals and businesses to leverage new financial technologies for additional convenience and to unlock new business …
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Dubai: Indian expatriates who are just about to send money home are in for a good windfall, with the Asian currency now at a one-year low against the US dollar. The rupee fell to its lowest level since February 2017 against the greenback on Monday, owing …
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The agreement will allow Dubai SME’s members to open a Business Current Account with RAKbank with no minimal balance requirement and no maintenance fee. “Small and medium enterprises are the lifeblood of the UAE economy, comprising some 85 per cent of …
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