AI is helping make promotion decisions at 42 per cent of UAE employers, while nearly one in three companies also use it to support termination decisions …
Perk chooses Abu Dhabi for Middle East expansion as UAE business travel market heads for $94bn
Perk has opened its Middle East headquarters in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM with ADIO, targeting a tripling of UAE business travel spend by 2028 …
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery imports first crude oil from UAE
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has imported two cargoes of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates this month, marking its first ever purchase from a Middle Eastern supplier, S&P Global …
Validity of FY26 gold import quota licences under India-UAE trade pact extended till September 30
Gold importers under the India-UAE free trade agreement have received an extension until September 30, 2026, to utilize their tariff rate quota authorisations for FY 2025-26. This move comes as gold …
Ahmed bin Saeed leads push to transform Dubai’s investor journey
Dubai Free Zones Council, led by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, advances a digital integrated framework to redesign the investor journey, streamline approvals, launch the Dubai Investor Register, and strengt …
Dubai kicks off great summer sale with up to 90% discounts
Dubai kicks off the Great Dubai Summer Sale on July 2, 2026 with a 12-hour mega sale, up to 90% discounts across 100 brands at major malls, plus a raffle to win SHARE Millionaire rewards with AED 300 …
India-UAE Gold Import Quota Extended to Sep 30, 2026
India extends FY26 gold import quota licences under the India-UAE CEPA until September 30, 2026. DGFT announced automatic extension, no new application needed.
As UAE businesses prioritise flexibility, flowork enables it
As businesses across the UAE increasingly prioritise flexibility, scalability and operational efficiency, flowork is responding to a growing shift in how companies establish and manage their workspace …
Increased audits lift UAE tax revenue by over $1bn
The UAE is stepping up tax enforcement, with audits rising by almost half last year as the Federal Tax Authority enters a new phase driven by artificial intelligence and e-invoicing. The FTA increased …
NRIs in UAE: New Income Tax Return deadlines revealed
India has set a new deadline for Income Tax Return filing this year. Last year, the deadline had been moved twice to accomodate for the new ITR forms and tax rule implementation. Income Tax Return …
Policybazaar parent PB Fintech to invest Rs 20 cr in payments business
Policybazaar parent will fund its payments arm to support business expansion and set up two DIFC-based subsidiaries for insurance advisory and reinsurance services …
From school breaks to new rail services: UAE rolls out major July changes across travel, business, and lifestyle
From transport upgrades to tourism boosts and regulatory shifts, July is going to be a landmark month for residents across the UAE. Several policy changes and seasonal events take effect this month, …
Fractional | Dubai launches as the fractional executive search partner for the UAE’s SMEs
Matching SMEs with the largest collective of curated and vetted C-suite leaders in the UAE, embedded directly into the business to deliver real results, without the commitment of a full-time hire …
Dubai’s MGM mega resort reveals opening date and new features
Dubai’s MGM Resort megaproject is on track and will be open in the third quarter of 2028. MGM reinforced that timeline in its March 2026 report, which recorded that construction in Dubai continued …
Plus500 appoints Muhammad Alamer, among the first registered finfluencers in the UAE, as brand ambassador
Alamer holds Registration No. 4 under the UAE’s Finfluencer Regulation, now overseen by the Capital Market Authority (CMA), and brings more than 17 years in banking and wealth management to the role …
UAE seizes 37.1m illegal products in major tax crackdown
The UAE seized more than 37.1m non-compliant tobacco and excise products during 2025 as the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) intensified inspections aimed at combating tax evasion, protecting consumers and …
Increased audits lift UAE tax revenues by over $1bn
The UAE is stepping up tax enforcement, with audits rising by almost half last year as the Federal Tax Authority enters a new phase driven by artificial intelligence and e-invoicing. The FTA increased …