UAE Weekly News Roundup 17/01/21
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UAE Weekly Business News, Issue 19. 17th January 2021.
Trade license-related headlines
9,913 new business licenses issued in first week of 2021 (WAM 10/01/2021)
Dubai Economy issues 42,640 new licences in 2020 (WAM 12/01/2021)
UAE bilateral trade relationship headlines
UAE, US discuss joint strategic relations (WAM 10/01/2021)
UAE a key economic partner of South Korea (WAM 10/01/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, Liberian President discuss strengthening cooperation (WAM 11/01/2021)
Mohamed bin Zayed, President of Iraq review promoting cooperation (WAM 11/01/2021)
UAE, Japan to cooperate on fuel ammonia, carbon recycling technologies (WAM 14/01/2021)
UAE business news
Abu Dhabi Ports expands relief measures; halts rent increases for Industrial and Economic Zone (WAM 10/01/2021)
Dubai Economy receives 59,130 consumer complaints in 2020 (WAM 10/01/2021)
UAE and Qatar have greater fiscal resilience (Gulf News 10/01/2021)
Dubai's non-oil economy returns to growth in December (The National 11/01/2021)
Dubai returns to growth as business activity rebounds (Khaleej Times 11/01/2021)
Mena start-ups raised a record $1bn in funding in 2020 (The National 12/01/2021)
Back to quarantine will not help UAE-UK travel demand (Gulf News 12/01/2021)
Dubai to see 20,000 food venues operating before October 2021 (Khaleej Times 12/01/2021)
Dubai's consumption, demand expected to surge 4% this year (Khaleej Times 12/01/2021)
Dubai Economy sees commercial complaints dropping 35% in 2020 (WAM 13/01/2021)
UAE's non-oil trade hit AED1.033 trillion during first nine months of 2020 (WAM 13/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi government entities sign agreements to support local exporters (The National 13/01/2021)
Global sukuk issuance set to rise above $150bn this year amid low interest rates (The National 13/01/2021)
Tackling corruption key to improving Middle East economic growth, IMF says (The National 14/01/2021)
Nearly all UAE SMBs now able to handle digital payments (The National 14/01/2021)
Dubai property new trend: Buy in Bitcoin and cash out (Gulf News 15/01/2021)
Nine establishments fined for violating COVID-19 countermeasures in Dubai (WAM 15/01/2021)
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi commences operations in Abu Dhabi (WAM 16/01/2021)
UAE mobile phone users can now block unwanted ads (Gulf News 16/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi updates procedures to enter the emirate (Gulf News 16/01/2021)
UAE Covid vaccine: Expired visa holders get vaccinated in Abu Dhabi (Khaleej Times 16/01/2021)
Abu Dhabi adds another nation to 'green countries' list (Gulf News 17/01/2021)
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Written by Jenny Hunt
Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi & Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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