Obligatory registration of information will no longer be required for non-vaccinated individuals when entering a facility, with waiting areas to be re-opened
The licenses were issued at the 5th edition of the Future Investment Initiative
Worshippers in mosques can also now pray in “stacked rows” without distancing
The bank reported a nine-month total income of Dhs17.3bn as compared to Dhs18.3bn in the previous year
The kingdom sold $4bn in US government debt, the most in over a year
The fund raised its economic growth projection for MENA to 4.1 per cent this year from an earlier estimate of 4 per cent
The UAE has been ranked among the top five places worldwide for expats in HSBC’s annual survey
Tunisia is battling long-running economic troubles and has been mired in fresh political upheaval since late-July
The value of non-oil exports alone amounted to Dhs170bn during this period
It includes a budget of Dhs58.931bn for 2022, of which 41.2 per cent will be allocated for the development and social benefits sector
Nearly half of the young Arabs said they wanted to live in the UAE
A Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by IHS Markit rose to 58.6 in September
The UAE has seen a steady decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks
H1 trade in the freezone grew 34 per cent over the corresponding period last year to reach Dhs77bn
The transaction is in line with Public Investment Fund’s Strategy 2021-2025, which focuses on building strategic economic partnerships
China remained Dubai’s biggest trading partner with Dhs86.7bn worth of trade, up 30.7 per cent over H1 2020
The loan deferral component of the Targeted Economic Support Scheme will expire by the end of 2021
Businesses in Dubai’s travel and tourism industry in August saw the sharpest increases in activity and new work in over two years
The Supreme Committee has also warned that authorities will shut down any establishments found in breach of the precautionary measures
The total cost of the five stimulus packages announced by the emirate’s government since the start of the pandemic amounted to Dhs7.1bn, or 1.6 per cent of Dubai’s GDP
The Public Authority for Manpower urged for restricting work permit issuance for one year to ‘utilise skilled labour already in the country’
The EDB Business Banking app is free to open and has no minimum balance criteria
The new entity will now oversee the operations of Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Commerce City
Thousands of expats have left Kuwait this year and have been unable to return to the country due to the pandemic
The new platform is available for both conventional and Shariah-compliant banking customers
Attendance at all the events is limited to people who are fully vaccinated, and who can present the green pass status on the Alhosn app
The UAE’s non-oil exports grew 10.1 per cent year-on-year in 2020 to Dhs254.6bn
The total number of expats in Kuwait stood at 3.154 million at the end of June
Chamber members’ exports and re-exports to the GCC countries during the first eight months of the year increased 16.4 per cent year-on-year to Dhs79.6bn
Several incentives have been unveiled to encourage UAE nationals to join the private sector including salary top-ups and unemployment benefits