Monthly Archives: August 2017
VAT in GCC: What does it mean for your business?
On 1 January 2018, value-added tax (VAT) will come into effect for the first time in United Arab Emirates. Naturally, small businesses are concerned...
Top 10 Dubai Real Estate Investors Nationalities Revealed
Dubai Land Department has revealed a list of the top 10 nationalities that invested in Dubai’s real market between January 2016 and the end...
High Salt Intake May Double Heart Failure Risk
High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of heart failure, according to a 12-year study in more than 4,000 people presented today...
Lack of Catalysts Dominated Trading Activities across Regional Markets
Lack of catalysts coupled with the summer lull and the approaching Eid break dominated trading activities across the regional markets. Along with the end...
New Federal Decree Clarifies Value Added Tax in UAE
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 for Value Added Tax in UAE,...
Construction Booms and VAT Looms – Who Loses in This Equation?
Construction materials prices rose last year, according to a Dubai Chamber report, even as the slowdown in the property sector continues
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Easy Mobile Printing for Android 8.0 Oreo Users
The Mopria® Alliance, a global non-profit membership organization chartered to drive industry-wide standards and solutions for mobile printing, today announced it provided core printing technology to...
Using Emojis in Work Emails Makes You Look Incompetent
When meeting someone in person, body language experts say that smiling can portray confidence and warmth. Online, however, smiley faces could be doing some...
Oreo Set to Invade Your Android Phone
The latest upgrade of Android is officially here. It is called Android Oreo as many smartphone geeks suspected.
Google made the interesting decision to reveal the final...
Wearable Health Monitors Move to The Next Level – Electronic Skin
A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration, muscle movement and other health data, and wirelessly transmits it to a smartphone. The electronic...
Dancing Slows Brain Aging
As we grow older we suffer a decline in mental and physical fitness, which can be made worse by conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Older...
UAE Banks Federation: Tips to Avoid Falling Victim to Scams
Continuing its efforts to raise public awareness of financial fraud and protect consumers’ personal information against unauthorized access and use, the UAE Banks Federation...
How Happy You Are Dictates How Healthy You Are
Happy people are healthier and live longer. By now this notion is supposed to be a common belief that dictates lifestyle choices. Chronic unhappiness...
Third Annual Emirati Women’s Day To Be Celebrated This Week
The third annual Emirati Women’s Day will be held August 28. The celebration will recognise the contribution of the nation’s women in developing and...
Eid Al Adha Holiday for Federal Government Announced
Eid Al Adha holiday for ministries and federal bodies will begin on Thursday, 31st August, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced on...
Emaar Launches Dubai Hills Mall
• A new family retail district, Dubai Hills Mall will have over 2 million sq ft gross leasable area
• Over 750 retail and F&B...
Phase 1 of Park Gate Residences Commenced
wasl Asset Management Group, one of the largest real estate management and development companies in Dubai, is forging ahead at wasl1 – the company’s...
UAE National Juniors Hong Kong Bound for APGC Junior Championship
On August 30th – September 1st, 2017 four United Arab Emirates (UAE) Junior National Golf Team members will compete in the 2017 Asia...