This year is predicted to be a break-out year for start-up funding in the UAE, which expected to easily outstrip the estimated $2 billion raised by the sector in...
Dubai Chambers and Standard Chartered recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration aimed at fostering the growth of UAE businesses and supporting their expansion into promising...
The UAE’s economy is set to enjoy continued growth during the remainder of 2024 and into 2025, according to Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist of the Middle East and North...
Four multinational organisations have joined forces to help develop regulations that enable the development of the gig economy, the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has announced. Emirates, Amazon, app developer...
The UAE’s jobs market is leading the world in unemployment protection, end-of-service benefits and ability to attract top talent, according to a number of new global surveys. Data from...
A big majority (68%) of professionals working in the UAE feel ‘overwhelmed’ by the rapid pace of workplace change, with 89% seeking support, new research from LinkedIn has found....
Private sector firms in the UAE are being warned by the government that if they don’t hire Emirati workers they face fines of up to $29,000. The Ministry of...
The UAE has more than doubled the number of companies it had at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and saw foreign investments reach AED112bn ($30.5bn) last year, according...
From now on, fees paid for the ‘private clarification’ of tax will be refunded in cases if the clarification is not issued, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced. Under...
The UAE’s laws on anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism have been updated, the government has announced. It has introduced amendments designed to support efforts to fight financial...