Shamsa will also assume the role of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) UAE across all Citi entities operating onshore & offshore in the country, the bank said in a statement. A seasoned banker …
Dubai Customs announces working hours during Eid Al-Fitr
Dubai Customs announced that it will continue operations and maintain opening hours at various customs centres and ports during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, to ensure smooth clearance of goods for both …
United Arab Emirates, Qatar edge toward reopening embassies
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are both acknowledging that they’re edging closer to reopening embassies in each others’ countries after a yearslong boycott of Doha over a political dispute …
Chrisann Pereira arrested In Sharjah for carrying drugs. Will it lead to a lifetime imprisonment?
As per a report published by Hindustan Times, Chrisann Pereira has been locked in a Sharjah Central Jail, United Arab Emirates, after the airport authorities caught her with drugs. According to the …
UAE property developer DAMAC to sell 3-yr Islamic bond Tuesday
Dubai-based real estate developer DAMAC plans to sell a benchmark-sized three-year Islamic bond, or sukuk, on Tuesday, a bank document showed, following a series of investor calls and meetings that …
UAE jobs: Many professionals will change occupations if not allowed to work from home: consultants
If employers are looking to retain their best talent, they advise, they need to carefully consider what their workforce wants, and that includes flexibility …
Why Kenyan firms seek to open shop in Dubai
Kenyan businesses are increasingly looking to set up shop in Dubai as the global business and investment hub continues to lay out progressive policies to attract start-ups.Local companies in tech …
UAE jobs: Many professionals will change occupations if not allowed to work from home, say consultants
If employers are looking to retain their best talent, they advise, they need to carefully consider what their workforce wants, and that includes flexibility …
The global allure of Dubai
I decided to donate Dh100 million to the One Billion Meals Endowment in Dubai. A commendable philanthropic initiative driven by His Hig..
Six secrets uncovered by Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigation
A four-part investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has revealed a series of gold smuggling gangs in Southern Africa that help criminals launder hundreds of millions of dollars, …
Swiss-owned company’s Russian gold trades expose gap in western sanctions
A Swiss commodity trader’s Abu Dhabi subsidiary has been able to buy tens of millions of dollars of Russian gold despite a ban on Swiss entities undertaking such activity, the latest evidence of a gap …
Inside Dubai’s real estate boom: Why indian investors are dominating property purchases and set to continue in 2023
In 2022, Indians emerged as top home buyers in Dubai, with purchases worth Rs 35K crore, the recent report showed. They have almost doubled the money spent on buying residential property in the city …
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, G42 launch tech-enabled healthcare firm
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) and G42 Group have merged their healthcare assets to create M42, a tech-enabled healthcare company. The merged entity combines G42 Healthcare’s …
Malaffi to highlight Abu Dhabi’s regional leadership in digital transformation of healthcare at HIMSS23 in Chicago USA
ABU DHABI, 17th April, 2023 )WAM) – Malaffi, the first Health Information Exchange (HIE) in the Middle East and North Africa and a strategic initiative of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, has …
Abu Dhabi’s Taqa to issue dual-tranche bond
A bu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), plans to price a $1.5 billion two-tranche bond on Monday, amid strong demand, a bank document showed. Guidance for the long five-year tranche, expected to be …
Former UK PM David Cameron praises UAE ahead of Leadership Summit
Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron called the UAE “somewhere I always enjoy visiting” ahead of a visit to the nation for the Arabian Business Leadership Summit, taking place on June 21 in Dubai.
Experts deliberate of aspects of UAE corporate tax
Dilip Jain spoke on IAS 12, while the panelists Pavithra Balaji, Girish Chand and Shailesh Kumar responded to the tax queries, moderated by Nimish Makvana, co-founder of Taxation Society and senior …