Abu Dhabi: Tens of thousands of extra seats for students, doubling housing loans and thousands of new housing units are among the first phase of the Abu Dhabi Accelerators programme, the executive …
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Investors weigh exit from UAE school operator GEMS
A group of private equity investors, including Fajr Capital, Blackstone and Bahrain’s Mumtalakat, is weighing the sale of their combined stake in the emerging market business of UAE-based GEMS …
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Dubai’s Emirates launches two new ice TV channels
Dubai airline Emirates has added two new channels to its ice entertainment system that will promote activities in Dubai and the UAE. The channels will be available from December and will enable …
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Exclusive: HSBC UAE aims to hit $1bn revenues in next three to five years
HSBC UAE has put in place a three year-plan to grow its business and is open to beefing up assets as it looks to hit a $1 billion (Dh3.67bn) revenue target in the next three to five years, its chief e…
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Abu Dhabi prisoners can now stand trial via video conferencing
Abu Dhabi prison inmates will now have their trials conducted from jail through video conferencing if he/she is unable to visit a courtroom or when it’s inconvenient to bring them in. The Abu Dhabi Ju…
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Dubai’s Emaar Development replaces CEO in less than a year
Emaar Development, which was listed on the Dubai Financial Market last year, is the UAE build-to-sell property development business of Emaar Properties. The company is responsible for projects …
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Revealed: UAE expats who send most money
Dubai: Remittances, which are essentially the money earned abroad and sent home by expatriate workers to their families, are the backbone of some economies outside the Gulf. Remitted funds are …
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Launch of new iPhones fails to generate excitement in UAE
Bakhit from Abu Dhabi gets his hands on the new iPhone XS Max at Dubai Mall pic.twitter.com/YPXGIg5AhG— Gulf News Business (@GulfNewsBiz) September 21, 2018 Last year, around 500 people queued …
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UAE’s high net worth investors keen on sustainable investments
Dubai: High net worth investors from the UAE are keen on committing more resources to sustainable investments, according a recent study done by Investor Watch report by UBS Global Wealth …
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Dubai Revenue Diversification Healthy, With $175 Billion in Non-Oil Foreign Trade
US Sanctions on Iran Affects Its Trade With UAE “We are offering a plethora of facilities and advanced services to traders and investors that will make their experience of doing business with Dubai me…
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Dubai Chamber Workshop Familiarises Companies With VAT Refund Scheme for Tourists
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a workshop which aimed to familiarise retailers and members of the business community with the UAE’s new value-added tax (VAT) refund scheme …
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Two new district cooling plants coming to Dubai’s Business Bay
RELATED ARTICLES: Empower eyes district cooling contracts with Dubai hotels | Saudi Arabia’s district cooling market is booming, says SNC-Lavalin | UAE’s Empower wins 3,600RT district cooling contract …
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Dubai to outperform major business destinations in innovation performance
Tally Solutions, a leading international accounting and compliance software provider commended the UAE’s role for its emergence as one of the major incubators of innovation and future technology in th…
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In pictures: German pavilion revealed at Dubai Expo 2020
Germany has unveiled details of its pavilion at the upcoming Expo 2020 in Dubai. Themed ‘Campus Germany’, the pavilion has been designed by Cologne-based agency facts and fiction and Berlin …
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Russian business expansion in Africa sees regional trade summit in Dubai
Business opportunities for Russian companies on the African continent will be promoted at the upcoming first edition of the Russia-Africa Trade and Investment Forum (RAfTIF), planned by organizers to …
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Malaysia Eyes Dubai to Explore Markets in the MENA Region
On his part, Eng. Anas Al Madani, Vice Chairman and Group CEO of INDEX Holding, said, ‘Today, Dubai has become a key global business and financial hub, owing to its strategic location, favorable …
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Indian low cost carrier IndiGo to launch daily flight from Amritsar to Dubai
The new route aims to cater to “business and leisure travellers”, a statement said. IndiGo now operates 13 daily flights between India and Dubai. It also flies four daily return flights each …
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