Press Dossier   By Date  05/01/2021
Sheikh Mohammed leads UAE delegation to GCC summit
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is leading the UAE delegation to the 41st Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Summit that begins in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today.
DMCC sets five-year record in new registrations
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) said on Monday that it registered a record breaking 2025 new companies in 2020 notwithstanding the challenges of the Covid-afflicted business environment.
UAE roadmap to regulate family-owned businesses
The UAE has put into place a roadmap to regulate operations of family-owned businesses in the country and ensure their continuity over successive generations, the Minister of Economy said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar to open airspace, land and sea borders
Saudi Arabia reopened its airspace and land and sea borders with Qatar on Monday, in a breakthrough agreement aimed at ending the three-year diplomatic dispute with Doha.
Saudi Arabia awards license for first consumer micro-loan provider
The Saudi Central Bank has granted a license for the Kingdom’s first consumer micro-financing platform, which will allow users to be granted loans within minutes.
Saudi Arabia urges caution in uncertain global oil markets
Saudi Arabia has urged its fellow participants in OPEC+ to observe “caution and responsibility” in oil market policy as several countries go back into pandemic lockdowns, hitting demand prospects at the start of the year.
Importers urged to register all products in ‘Saber’
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has ordered importers to issue a self-declaration for local and imported products that are not covered by technical regulations or SASO’s regulations and register them on the Saber platform from the beginning of 2021.
Assembly starts sessions with controversial probe
The new National Assembly begins its regular sessions of the new term today with an anticipated heated debate in which opposition MPs will demand a judiciary and parliamentary probe into events that took place at the inaugural session more than two weeks ago.
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