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May 06, 2020
Businesses Must Increase Their IT Security

With employees working from home, businesses are exposed to additional risks and therefore must consider how their IT systems and profiles may be affected. Since businesses have changed their usual office IT systems to distance work applications, the new structure must be evaluated from the Cyber Security perspective.  As a first step and precautions measures,

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May 04, 2020
How Businesses Can Leverage Digital Transformation and AI?

Digital Transformation is making a new leap and Artificial Intelligence marks a new industrial revolution. UAE AI strategy has been outlined, with the current projects and missions of the country published on the government website with the following key directions:   The full integration of artificial intelligence into medical and security services. Leverage AI to

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May 02, 2020
Is Working From Home A New Normal?

There are many positive outcomes alongside the battle with corona virus. Working from home proved to be not that bad thing as HR and CEOs picturized. Before corona, office workers who could always be as productive at home as in office, were forced by top management to be in office on time and not a

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April 30, 2020
Life After COVID-19

You may not feel it now, but the world is recovering. Days at home seems like eternity, that has no end. We have been resisting the spread of the virus and at some places of the world the fight is still going on. The great news is this will finish soon. And yes, the world

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April 28, 2020
Expo2020 Postponement Makes SMEs Regroup

In preparations for Expo 2020 many small and medium businesses have made sizable investments and capacity increases as the grand event was about to unfold in a few months. Global pandemic has stopped all events, from small to the biggest to come. The Executive Committee of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which oversees the

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April 24, 2020
Dubai Airports Are Ready To Restart Its Passenger Services

With COVID-19 restrictions gradually lifted, Dubai and UAE are steadily coming back to renewed operations. Maintaining social rules, wearing face masks and gloves, people are going out and movement permissions are not required anymore. The government has created meticulous plan for returning to better state than it was before. Dubai airports which were closed are

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April 20, 2020
Exemptions Until The End Of The Year

Following exemptions for all types of visas for UAE until the end of 2020, another great initiative came from government to further support its people. Commercial vehicles in Abu Dhabi have been exempted from paying registration fee until the end of the year, as police have announced. The initiative comes along with #AbuDhabi’s Economic Stimulus

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April 18, 2020
UAE: Support For Businesses During Corona Pandemic

UAE has taken unprecedented measures to keep the country safe at all levels, reaching out to everyone at every level, meeting personal needs to all residents. To keep safe – means not only to protect from the Covid19, – it also means financial support, future proof and protection for the after-crisis rehabilitation period. Adding to

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April 16, 2020
Trends UAE: Most Shoppers Do All Their Buying Online

With the weeks of quarantine, travelling restrictions, remote work, shopping habits have changed drastically. Today, the whole of shopping is now taking place within the confines of homes. The products demand has changed as well. Most of the residents has no need for office attire, accessories and related products. With the absence of formal events

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April 14, 2020
Combating Covid-19: No fines for expired residency visa-holders until the end of the year

UAE has been taking unprecedented measures to fight Covid-19, taking care of literally every person in the country. Swiftly creating complex systems and precautions against the pandemic, UAE stays one of the safest places to reside, where people feel safe and protected. To further support people, the government took the next step and significantly relieved

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April 09, 2020
Dubai Chamber Launches Webinars For Businesses

UAE is one of the top countries globally, and first regionally, when it comes to digital transformation, business agility and future readiness according to the IMD World Competitiveness Report 2019. Businesses in UAE remain committed to supporting business continuity and the efforts of UAE’s leadership even through the challenging times of today. Dubai Chamber of

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April 07, 2020
UAE Free Zones’ Continuously Support SMEs

UAE Government is thoroughly supporting enterprises and community through this challenging period to keep our people and country sustainable and safe. We are proud to be the part of our country, which is working closely with everyone to weather this storm together and leads us to be stronger and more resilient. The Abu Dhabi Global

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April 05, 2020
UAE Free Zones’ Support For SMEs

Aimed at supporting SMEs, Dubai Free Zones Council has unveiled an economic stimulus package for free zones in light of what has been described as “exceptional circumstances” surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic. This is a big relief to businesses undergoing current epidemic situation and in general SMEs were awaiting further ease of doing business. The

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April 03, 2020
Expo 2020 Dubai: Will It Be Postponed?

A final decision on postponement can only be made by the BIE, the World Expo governing body Expo 2020 Dubai most likely to be delayed by one year due to the coronavirus situation. The six-month long expo was scheduled to start on October 20, 2020 and run until April 10, 2021. The first expo to

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April 01, 2020
What Employers Are Eligible To?

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation have issued a resolution for UAE private sector employersEmployers affected by the precautionary measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak. What are the options to protect both the businesses and their employees? Companies registered with the ministry can take actions in the following order: 1. implementing remote working, 2. granting

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March 27, 2020
Financial Measures in Dubai to Reduce the Effects of Coronavirus

Emirate introduced powerful measures to protect citizens and businesses from exceptional circumstances brought by Covid-19. Dubai Government developed 17 initiatives focused to ease the financial circumstances for individuals and commercial sector to substantially improve the life and business conditions caused by covid19 outbreak. The stimulus measures that are introduced with immediate effect will be valid

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March 25, 2020
Dubai announces Dh1.5b economic stimulus package to reduce cost of doing business

Here comes the awesome news for the businesses in Dubai: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Government on Thursday presented a Dh1.5 billion economic stimulus package for the next three months to support companies and the

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March 23, 2020
Have a Business in Dubai? Watch Your License Carefully

For the business owners and especially start-ups, who are 1 year after your License and are due to renew the license. Please don’t think twice and manage all government fees to be duly paid on time to avoid getting yourself into trouble with the authorities and undoing all your hard work. An expired business license

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March 21, 2020
Best Time for Self Development

With the world fighting corona virus, UAE has wisely closed all public gatherings and minimized the crowd gathering, businesses allowing to work from home  – this is the best time to set efforts for self-learning. Within the short period of time life will come back to normal. Market will rise even stronger and demand for

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March 19, 2020
The UAE’s top 10 most in-demand jobs

With economic growth in the UAE which is ‘set to accelerate’ by the government for the years to come, firms that provide specialist services such as Accounting and Audit are one of the highest demand in the UAE. Robert Half company in UAE has recently issued a survey which reveals the top demanded jobs in UAE. According

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March 17, 2020
Dubai’s Another Architectural Novelty

Dubai’s skyline with thousands of distinctive silhouettes will be enriched with new unusual Towers. The Two Towers, situated on a distance from each other will be linked with a 9,000-tonne horizontal steel structure. Forming a silhouette of a gigantic H, the bridge will be the longest cantilever in the world and fly over the road.

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March 15, 2020
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Reported 14% Growth

This Sunday DIFC reported that the total number of companies operating from them grew by 14% to 2,437 companies in 2019 compared to 2018. The DIFC, which attracted a record-breaking 493 new businesses in 2019, now counts:   17 of the world’s top 20 banks, 8 of the 10 leading global law firms, 3 of

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March 13, 2020
70% Cut in Business Set-Up Costs

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), one of the leading free economical zones in UAE, offers 50%-70% fee reductions for licence registration and administration costs. This relates for all companies which already established in Jafza and these who plan to open new business. The offer will immediately assist more than the 7,500 businesses that operate out

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March 11, 2020
Business: Digital Transformation Lacks Talent

Accenture has published a research recently, claiming that Artificial Intelligence is expected to contribute up to $182bn to the UAE’s economy by 2035. Organisations in the Middle East and Africa are expected to spend $30 billion (Dh110.1bn) on digital transformation this year, driven largely by industries such as banking and energy. Researchers are expecting significant

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March 09, 2020
4 Tips to Cut Business Operation Costs for Your New License in Dubai

Starting a new business, it is important to maintain cost-savvy balance as your company unveil. Until the point with 300%-400% profit, you may want to keep the expenses to minimum. Why not consider saving where it’s not necessary to spend extra? ) Have a look at my tips for a startup and feel free to

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March 07, 2020
Dubai is Set to Soft Mobility

Within a short period of time, Dubai will complete the initial phase of a master plan for “soft mobility” to sustain the status of a smart city. Soft mobility refers to non-conventional transport such as shared bicycles and on-demand buses. The move is part of Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority ‘First and Last-Mile Strategy’, where

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March 05, 2020
17 Days To 3D-print an Office

It took 17 days to 3D print, 2 days to install and three months to build, landscape and interior design. Created with just one printer which measured 20 feet high, 120 feet long and 40 feet wide, the construction of the Office of the Future used 50 percent less manpower than conventional buildings of a

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March 03, 2020
Free Rent for UAE Retail Shops? Yes or No?

Dubai is famous for its nurturing business environment, specifically for start-ups. It is very important for a starting business to have profitable growth as fast as they can. Globally, the average time for a startup to become profitable is 3 or more years. However in UAE the environment has been created to benefit startups and

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March 01, 2020
Dubai Holds 5th Place Worldwide As The Best City To Work And Live

Dubai keeps on receiving high rankings as the best city in the world for the living and working conditions. To name a few recent awards, 1. The ‘CEO WORLD’ magazine, has ranked Dubai fifth after Singapore, Taipei, Montreal and Lisbon as the best city for expats to live and work in. The poll was based

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February 28, 2020
Dubai: New Rules for Outdoor Advertising

The UAE Government had announced that The Dubai Municipality will issue guidelines regarding a permit that will be required to advertise across the emirate. Making Dubai the best city to reside, taking care of safety and visual appearance and beauty of the city as well as preventing misinformation, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE’s

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