Partial restrictions are expected to remain in place
The virtual meeting was attended by representatives from the city’s aviation and hospitality sectors
Producers have lowered global oil supply by around 14-15 million barrels a day
There will be no restrictions on movement between 6am and 11pm
Employment across the GCC could fall by around 13 per cent due to the impact of the coronavirus
As the pandemic forced factories all over the world to shutter and people to stay home, the global economy has plummeted and oil prices have dropped by almost half since the start of the year
The country has also announced new timings for malls starting from Wednesday
Oman has resorted to spending cuts to stabilise public finances
Bullion has surged 16 per cent this year as the spread of the virus curbed economic growth
The PIF is looking into “any opportunity” arising from the economic wreckage of the crisis, its governor said in April
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Officials said low risk individuals are eligible to be in the workplace, but urged remote working wherever possible
Representatives of family businesses met with Dubai government officials last month
Its underlying EBITDA grew 4.7 per cent year-on-year to $171m in the first quarter of 2020
The kingdom has hiked its VAT rate from 5 per cent to 15 per cent starting July 1
Those infected with the coronavirus must be granted sick leave in line with the UAE law
Aramco is weighing pushing out payments for the 70 per cent holding in SABIC and reducing the size of the initial installment to PIF
The steps taken to shore up revenue and rationalise spending are valued at about SAR100bn in total
Its net loans stood at Dhs247bn and customer deposits at Dhs263bn as of the end of Q1 2020
The group’s revenues decreased 5 per cent to Dhs104bn
Kuwait imposed a 24-hour curfew on Friday for the next 20 days to contain the spread of the pandemic
Only essential private sector activities will be permitted during the lockdown
Approximately 98 per cent of companies in Abu Dhabi are SMEs, contributing 29 per cent of the emirate’s GDP and 44 per cent of its non-oil economy
Customs transactions in Dubai reach 4 million in Q1 2020, up 60 per cent year-on-year
The Al Habtoor Group owns seven hotels in Dubai as well as car dealerships, residential properties and schools
The measures include restructuring loans and postponing the payment of government fees
It has also offered a 20 per cent reduction on licence fee renewals as part of its economic stimulus package
He added that state oil revenue has decreased by more than half, and non-oil revenue will decrease as well
Employers must abide by the Ministerial Decree No. 739 of 2016 that safeguards employees’ wages and which mandates that employment contracts are honoured
Super 98 petrol will cost Dhs1.91 per litre, while Special 95 is priced at Dhs1.80 per litre