Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, launched the ‘Dubai Paperless Strategy’ during a visit to the Smart Dubai Office headquarters in Dubai Design District. The new …
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Injecting new government investments will lessen VAT impact on business: study
The Alliance Business Centres Network, ABCN, has affirmed that the UAE is the least affected globally and regionally when it comes to imposing the value added tax, VAT, on business sectors, which makes its investment environment constantly competitive for …
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PM Modi to visit UAE to boost ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the UAE later this week which, authorities and business leaders say, signifies the special importance India attaches to its ties with the oil-rich nation and will help in furthering cooperation in diplomatic …
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PM Modi to visit UAE on Feb 10 to boost ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the UAE later this week which authorities and business leaders say signifies the special importance India attaches to its ties with the oil-rich nation and will help in furthering cooperation in diplomatic …
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Dubai airport retains position as world’s No. 1
DUBAI: Dubai International (codename: DXB) has retained its position as the world’s No. 1 airport for international passengers for the fourth consecutive year — with annual traffic for 2017 reaching 88.2 million passengers, according to the annual …
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Dubai Properties CEO resigns
Dubai Properties is part of the Dubai Holding Group. It has a number of residential, retail and commercial developments, with projects located in areas ranging from Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) to Business Bay. They include Dubailand, Culture Village …
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Traffic toll gates coming to Abu Dhabi soon
Abu Dhabi: Traffic tolls will shortly be introduced in Abu Dhabi to ease traffic on certain roads, according to a law issued by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Department of Transport will be in charge of determining the …
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Indian hits Dh10 million jackpot in Abu Dhabi draw
Dubai: A lucky Indian has made himself millions of dirhams richer this morning after hitting the jackpot in the latest Big Ticket Draw in Abu Dhabi. Sunil Mappatta Krishnan Kutty Nair who lives in Abu Dhabi will walk away with Dh10 million, the second …
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Traffic tolls coming to Abu Dhabi soon
Abu Dhabi: Traffic tolls will shortly be introduced in Abu Dhabi to ease traffic on certain roads, according to a law issued by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday. The Department of Transport will be in charge of …
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Dubai keeps rank as world’s busiest international airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport says it has held on to its No. 1 ranking as the world’s busiest airport for international travel, after seeing some 88.2 million passengers in 2017. The airport offered the statistics in a …
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CRYPTOCURRENCY NEWS: Ripple jubilant as major international bank adopts their platform
Litecoin news: When does LitePay launch … MoneyGram and now the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Ripple is an especially useful tool in UAE because the in terms of remittance sending nation has the fourth largest amount of cross-border cash transfers in …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADIB posts record net profit in 2017
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has reported a record net profit … Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox.
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VAT to help lift UAE industries
Conducted by the Alliance Business Centers Network (ABCN), the study noted that the UAE has the lowest VAT rate at five per cent – along with Taiwan – in the Arab world, and globally too. Singapore and Switzerland have levied VAT at seven per cent and …
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Dubai duo takes on another summit — for a cause
Dubai: Two Dubai residents are preparing to scale the highest peak in South America — Mount Aconcagua — in February to raise awareness about the Emirates Red Crescent Learning Centre, a school created for displaced children whose education has been …
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Ten Dubai residents honoured for ‘Ideal’ homes
among other changes,” Al Fardan told Gulf News during the awards ceremony. Nine other winners were honoured at a ceremony launched by Dewa, in collaboration with nine government agencies in Dubai. Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of …
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Sharjah highlights cultural initiatives at Cairo book fair
Sharjah: Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has highlighted its initiatives and projects that revolve around reading and publishing, at the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF). During the 49th edition of CIBF SBA emphasised Sharjah’s rich literary cultural …
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Minimum pension increased to Dh17,500 in Sharjah
Sharjah: The minimum retirement pension for Sharjah government pensioners will be raised to Dh17,500, instead of Dh12,000 as of January 1, 2018, it was announced on Sunday. While meeting with Board of Directors of Sharjah Social Security Fund at the Ruler …
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