Press Dossier   By Date  29/08/2020
Expo 2020 country pavilions to be completed by year-end: BIE
The construction of all country pavilions for Dubai Expo 2020 will be completed by end of this year and the UAE is working on developing guidelines to ensure a Covid-free Expo site.
Re-startup: UAE app developers flex adaptive muscles
While businesses across the UAE scrambled to protect themselves against the lasting economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, several startups took the opportunity to reanalyse their business models and explore new opportunities that they identified in the market.
Emirates to resume flights to Zambia from September 4
Emirates announced flights to Lusaka, Zambia, will be resumed, starting September 4, with two weekly flights to and from Dubai.
Abu Dhabi exempts Emirati women from paying 'Mubdiah' licence issuance, renewal fees
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) has announced that Emirati women are now exempted from paying the 'Mubdiah' licence issuance and renewal fees following a decision made by the General Directorate of the Civil Defence to encourage entrepreneurship among women citizens.
Saudi energy think tank urges greater private sector funding
A Saudi energy think tank said that greater private sector involvement in funding and delivering projects would spur the non-oil economy in the Kingdom.
Kuwait finance minister reorganizes Kuwait Airways board
Kuwait’s finance minister Barak Ali Al-Shitan on Thursday issued a ministerial decision to restructure the board of Kuwait Airways, state news agency KUNA reported.
Delivery Hero buys Dubai’s InstaShop as pandemic revenues surge
Delivery Hero is buying Dubai-based online grocery service InstaShop after the German company’s sales doubled in the first half of the year.
Bahrain fines Iranian banks implicated in money laundering
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court sentenced three Future Bank officials to five years in prison each and to $1 million fines on Thursday, in the latest of a series of money-laundering cases by the Central Bank of Iran and other banks, the Bahrain News Agency reported.
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