- "With some hardliners in the Republican party coming out against the agreement (in a vote due Wednesday), its passage through...
Expectations of higher borrowing costs boosted the dollar, seen also as a haven investment in times of economic turmoil.
Oil prices sank for a second day running on weaker demand concerns in leading energy consumers China and the United States.
- Abu Dhabi, UAE - ADNOC signed deals with more than 60 UAE-based and international companies to locally manufacture key non-oil...
This brings ADNOC closer to its target to locally manufacture $19 billion worth of products in its procurement pipeline.
In addition, the deals enabled AED2.84 billion ($774 million) to flow back into the UAE economy through industrial investments.
- Dubai, UAE -- The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) Wednesday issued guidelines on the risks related to, and combating...
It will assist LFIs' understanding of risks and effective implementation of their statutory anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations.
The guidance discusses the risks of dealing with VAs and VASPs and sets out clear descriptions of VAs, VASPs and VASP business models.
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia hit 1.2 million by the...
A total of 89,000 new small and medium enterprises were launched during the first quarter of 2023, according to a report by General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises.
The report also reviewed the achievements of Biban 23 forum, which was attended by 145,000 visitors from around the world.
- Dubai, UAE - Flat6Labs, a seed and early-stage venture capital firm in the MENA region, has invested $10.2 million in...
The program, in partnership with DisruptAD, the venture platform of ADQ, provides coaching, mentoring, and training to selected start-ups
Over the past two years, the program has invested in 38 promising start-ups, with the majority (68 percent) based in the UAE
- Dubai, UAE -- Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy solutions, and Emirates Water...
The AED2.3 billion ($620 million) low-carbon Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis (M2 RO) desalination project will be the UAE's third largest.
Expected to be operational in Q4 2025, the plant will be owned by TAQA, holding a 60 percent share and ENGIE taking a 40 percent.
- Abu Dhabi, UAE--AD Ports Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Residents Office (ADRO) to promote...
Both the entities will develop a strategy on guiding relevant parties and employees about the benefits of the Golden Visa residency program
The holders of Golden Visa will have access to exclusive offers and services, availabe across the different clusters and subsidiaries of AD Ports Group
- Dubai, UAE - A shell-and-core mega penthouse in Palm Jumeirah was sold for AED 220 million ($60 million) by Honey...
The penthouse sold is on the topmost floor of AVA at Palm Jumeirah, Dorchester Collection, spanning a built-up area of 33,406 sq ft
It also has a four-floor 200m indoor garden and a roof terrace with 360-degree views, making it the perfect spot for relaxing
- Dubai, UAE--Dubai held the first trial of medical delivery by drones at the Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), in yet another...
Fakeeh University Hospital, with the completion of the trial, becomes the first healthcare provider in the Middle East to leverage drone technology for medication delivery
The test was conducted within a 10-kilometre radius, carrying medication from the hospital to a patient's home in Cedre Villas project in Dubai Silicon Oasis
- Abu Dhabi, UAE: The UAE on Tuesday issued three new decisions to further smoothen implementation of the Corporate Tax in...
These include updated regulations for unincorporated partnerships, interest caps, and tax grouping
The new decisions are an attempt to ensure that “the UAE's corporate tax regime maintains flexibility.”




















