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Progress on The Fight against COVID-19 to Drive Investors Sentiments
Global equity markets performed negatively during the week as a sharp decline in oil prices and Q1 2020 earnings weighed on investor sentiments. The...
Emirates Increases Refunds Capability
Emirates has ramped up its capability to process refunds, reaffirming its commitment to customers and travel trade partners impacted by travel disruptions caused by...
Dubai Economy Shuts Down 21 Shops; Warns 65 for Violating Opening...
The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy has shut down 21 shops, issued warnings to 65, and imposed penalties on...
10 Million Meals: RTA Allocates 30 Taxis to Deliver Thousands of...
Distribution of Nol cards that include sums of money to senior citizens and resident families of several taxi drivers to enable them to...
10 Million Meals: Del Monte Donated 1 Million Bananas
It feels good to do good. What is better than providing a meal to the needy? Making sure that the meal is enriched with...
10 Million Meals: 50 Dubai Based Restaurants Contributes More than 400...
Despite global preventive measures against the novel coronavirus, innovative humanitarian ideas still emerge to bring together people, businesses, institutions and various society segments, in...
Global Executives Express Severe Pessimism amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
As society-wide lockdowns ensue, the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals private-sector sentiment through its Global Business Barometer.
Sentiment about the global economy over the next...
U.S. FDA Approves First Test for COVID-19 At-Home Sample Collection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19. Specifically, the FDA re-issued the emergency...
UAE Retail Response on COVID-19: Seek More Government Support to Open...
· The survey reports the level of impact and possible future of over 150 retailer brands who have presence across all the emirates of...
Dubai Sports Council Announces Virtual Sports Events for Ramadan
With the Holy Month of Ramadan starting this weekend, Dubai Sports Council is making sure members of the community will get their regular fix...
Anonymous Donor Pledges 250,000 Meals to The ’10 Million Meals’ Campaign
The Dh2 million donation supports UAE’s biggest food distribution drive amid coronavirus outbreak
Financial and in-kind donations are received through website, SMS, bank...
The Hussain Sajwani-DAMAC Foundation Pledges Dh1 Million in ’10 Million Meals’...
The UAE’s biggest community campaign to provide food support for coronavirus-affected individuals and families in UAE
Financial and in-kind donations are received through...
Beit Al Khair Society Pledges Dh28.5 Million to ’10 Million Meals’...
Donation to provide 1.5 million meals and over 19,200 food parcels during the holy month of Ramadan
Financial and in-kind donations received through...
Emirates Announces Limited Passenger Flights for Week Ahead
Emirates plans to operate passenger services to Frankfurt (25, 27, 29 April), Jakarta (26 April), Johannesburg (25 April), Lagos (26 April), London Heathrow (23,...
ESG Makeover for Investment Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened our expectations of environment, social and governance (ESG) investing across the globe. Although it has been a mainstream topic...
UAE Labor Laws under COVID-19 Circumstances Discussed in Detail
Implementing changes to the workforce under Resolution 279 highlighted at the recently concluded Structural Change Webinar
After the Ministry of Human Resource and Emiratisation issued...
KSA, UAE Residents To Spend More Time Online This Ramadan
While in-person gathering is expected to decrease amidst COVID-19, socializing online is likely to increase as residents ready themselves for Ramadan at home
As is...
Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai 2nd Cohort Raises $2.8m; Signs over 40 Proof...
Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai’s second cohort has completed its accelerator program featuring 10 start-ups from the UAE, Singapore, USA, India, Finland, Egypt, Uzbekistan, South Africa,...































