including business and leisure travellers”, the company said. Agarwal said the bookings for UAE will be facilitated by the company’s partnerships with global online travel companies like Booking.com a…
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New Dubai-Sharjah alternative route takes shape
Dubai: A new Dubai-Sharjah alternative route is currently taking shape, expected to bring a 30 per cent drop in traffic between the busy corridors connecting the two emirates. Giving thousands of …
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Dubai Becomes World’s First City to Enable Investors Start Business from Remote Locations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In another world’s first, investors globally will now be able to start their business in Dubai without having to be in the UAE, following an agreement bet…
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Dubai property transactions down more than 20 per cent in first nine months of 2018
Read: Dubai property transactions drop in the first … quarter as a result of new supply and limited “if not negative” business and employment growth. Villa and apartment rents were down …
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Dubai’s Binghatti sells two towers to Oman REIT for Dhs200m
Dubai-based Binghatti Developers has signed a Dhs200m ($54.4m) sales deal with Oman’s Izdihar Real Estate Fund. The agreement will see the fund, which is managed by Bank Muscat, acquire the …
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Dubai begins trial of city’s first automated taxi service
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said on Saturday it would test the city’s first autonomous taxi service. The vehicle, designed in partnership with Dubai Silicon Oasis and DG World …
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Dubai South to highlight SME solutions at Gitex
Dubai South will highlight its key advantages as an ideal location for business, including the smart facilities and services at Gitex Technology Week 2018 and partnered with Gitex Future Stars as this …
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Delivering a successful energy transition in the UAE
business models and policies that can deliver prosperity. By hosting the 24th World Energy Congress for the first time in the Middle East, the UAE is getting its fair recognition as a forward …
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Exclusive interview: UAE’s Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
“The UAE has established itself as a regional role model for enabling women to enter the business world and establish their own enterprises. “The UAE National Strategy for the Empowerment and …
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Dubai CommerCity investments rise to $870m amid e-commerce boom
It is divided into three main clusters – business, logistics and social. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC …
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Why UAE is best place for expats
Suresh Kumar, president of the Indian Business and Professional Council, attributes economic and political stability and career growth and forward-looking government policies as key factors that attra…
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Dubai’s Jumbo Group launches 3D manufacturing company
Dubai-based Jumbo Group has launched a new 3D … The facility will offer a range of services including training, business consulting for young entrepreneurs, proof of concept development, product …
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Pictures: Smart tunnels launched at Dubai International Airport
… tunnels at Dubai airport to go live this month A Dubai Media Office video showed the tunnel in acton. It is open to any first and business class passengers able to use the airport’s …
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Dubai private sector growth eased in September
Dubai: Non-oil private sector economic activity … in average selling prices as some firms offered discounts to gain new business. Jobs growth in the construction sector was the softest since …
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Dubai private sector jobs fall for first time since March
A contraction in employment and softer output growth contributed to the loss of impetus although September’s overall improvement in business conditions remained solid overall. The Emirates NBD Dubai E…
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Employment levels drop in Dubai’s private sector, travel and tourism most hit
Output across Dubai’s non-oil private sector increased … However, the survey found that business confidence across the non-oil private sector remained “strongly positive” during September.
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Dyson CEO eyes UAE as regional hub
Premium household device manufacturer Dyson is considering the UAE as a regional hub to serve the wider Middle East, its CEO has said. Jim Rowan told Gulf Business that the British brand had seen …
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