Gold steady in Asia with traders digesting cooling US Inflation

Central banks to increase gold holdings over crisis concerns

Anticipated changes in the international monetary system and concerns over rising economic risks in reserve currency economies are also major factors

UAE and Japan strengthen bilateral ties in various sectors

The meetings focused on UAE’s preparations to host COP28 in 2023 and strengthen economic, energy and industrial cooperation between the two countries

Inflation doesn’t stop UAE’s biggest business upswing this year

The rate of job creation in UAE was the quickest in seven months despite the inflation

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World Environment Day: Scaling a circular economy

We look at some companies in the UAE that have championed a circular economy, while promoting sustainability and conscious consumerism

Middle East IPOs

Middle East IPOs on track for best ever first half as oil surges

IPOs in the Middle East have fetched $11.4bn in the first five months of the year

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UAE, Israel sign comprehensive economic partnership agreement

The agreement will support service sectors such as hospitality, financial services, distribution and construction

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UAE, Egypt and Jordan agree on $10bn industrial partnership investment fund

The five areas that the three countries will cooperate on include food, agriculture and fertilisers; pharmaceuticals; textiles; minerals and metals; and petrochemicals

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UAE reports nearly Dhs500bn in non-oil foreign trade for Q1 2022

The Q1 2022 figure of Dhs499.7bn marked a growth of 20.5 per cent over the same period in 2021

Ajman free zone

Ajman Free Zone, Zajel sign MoU to offer shipment services

The collaboration will allow the freezone’s business partners and customers to benefit from solutions provided by Zajel locally and internationally

Oil pump

Oil rebounds after two-day drop as traders weigh products, China

Investors have shunned equities and many commodities after Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed much tighter monetary policy lies ahead to cool an overheating economy and tame inflation

Ajman

Ajman issues 1,275 new business licences during Q1 2022

It indicated a 10 per cent year-on-year increase compared to the number of licences issued in Q1 2021

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ADNOC begins process to list Borouge on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

It intends to float 10 per cent of its petrochemicals joint venture that it entered into with Austria’s Borealis

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Saudi Arabia posts $15bn surplus on soaring oil income

The boost was mainly driven by oil revenue, which rose 58 per cent compared to last year

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco’s profit soars as oil prices and production jump

Aramco’s output averaged 10.2 million barrels a day between January and March, up 20 per cent year-on-year

Abu Dhabi non-oil trade

Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade reached Dhs61.5bn in Q1 2022

Exports recorded a growth of 35 per cent year-on-year and were valued at Dhs24.449bn

Digital payment

Cashless economy: How adoption of digital payments is on the rise

E-commerce represents a significant avenue through which the adoption of digital payments can expand growth opportunities

Planet Earth

Planet in peril: How the goal to limit global heating is on life support

The planet’s warming is likely to pass 1.5°C, UN scientists warn

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Saudi Arabia’s GDP grows 9.6 per cent in Q1 2022

The growth in GDP was driven by an increase in oil activities by 20.4 per cent, and a rise in non-oil activities by 3.7 per cent

Kuwait

Kuwait seeks to invest $750m in Pakistan projects

Kuwait Investment Authority’s Enertech Holding Co. and Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company have applied for a digital bank license and proposed a hydrogen plant and two smart cities

Airbnb

Airbnb says employees can work remotely forever

Airbnb employees who work in lower cost-of-living areas won’t see their compensation change

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Indonesia, UAE sign reinsurance agreement to boost bilateral trade

The two state-owned institutions will make it easier for UAE and Indonesia-based companies to access funds to pursue their international expansion

DSCD Sharjah economy rises by 4.8 per cent in 2021

Sharjah’s GDP rises by 4.8% in 2021, shows DSCD survey

Data from DSCD shows that Sharjah’s trading sector was the most significant contributor to the emirate’s economy at 23.8 per cent

Dubai-Internet-City Tecom Group

Dubai business park operator Tecom plans book-build IPO

Tecom plans to list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market

Arab Monetary Fund forecasts 5% growth for Arab economies in 2022

According to AMF, the inflation rate for Arab countries as a group is expected to rise to 7.5 per cent in 2022, and decrease to 7 per cent in 2023

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation 'Ruwad' registered 214 new projects in 2021

Sharjah: Over 17,000 business licences issued and renewed in Q1 2022

It marks a growth rate of 7 per cent over, or 1,139 licences, over the same period in 2021

Saudi Arabia’s growth outlook boosted by IMF on oil surge

The kingdom’s economy expanded 6.7 per cent on an annual basis during the fourth quarter of 2021

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UAE gross bank assets increase 0.8% to Dhs3,321.5bn at end of December 2021

Total bank deposits increased by 1.5 per cent, rising from Dhs1,966.8bn at the end of November 2021 to Dhs1,996.5bn at the end of December 2021

Abu Dhabi

Non-oil contribution to UAE’s GDP reaches 72.3% in 2021

The non-oil contribution to the country’s GDP in 2020 stood at 71.3 per cent

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

UAE Cabinet approves establishment of Council for Digital Economy

The UAE Digital Economy Strategy aims to double the contribution of the digital economy to the GDP from 9.7 per cent to 19.4 per cent within the next ten years

Dubai

Dubai issued 24,662 new business licences in Q1 2022, up 58% y-on-y

Fifty-seven per cent of the new business licences issued were under the professional category and 43 per cent were commercial