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Abu Dhabi / WAM The governments of the UAE and the State of Israel have entered into formal discussions to establish a quarantine-free travel corridor between two countries. The travel corridor, which would apply to passengers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, will facilitate travel for commercial, tourism, and official purposes. The two sides noted discussions to establish such a ...

Dubai / WAM Within their efforts to boost the role of Dubai and the UAE e-commerce on the global stage, Dubai Customs signed an agreement with Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) that enables Jafza to enjoy all the services and benefits Dubai Customs provides through its cross border e-commerce platform. The innovative platform utilises blockchain technology to integrate and automate ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) have agreed to strengthen the trade relations between the UAE and Africa by providing trade finance solutions to businesses and exporters in both areas. To that end, both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost the global competitiveness of exporters by increasing their awareness on ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) Sector in Dubai Economy issued 4,796 new licenses in February 2021, an increase of 3.4% from the 4,639 new licenses issued in February 2020. Among the new licenses issued in February 2021, 57% were professional (2,730), followed by 41.5% commercial (1,992), and the rest were distributed among tourism and industrial activities. ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) have agreed to strengthen the trade relations between the UAE and Africa by providing trade finance solutions to businesses and exporters in both areas. To that end, both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost the global competitiveness of exporters by increasing their awareness on ...

Dubai / WAM E-commerce sales in Dubai are projected to jump 23 percent to reach $27 billion in 2022, driven by the Covid19-led digital shift and changing consumer demands, which are levelling the playing field, Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said during his opening remarks at The Retail Summit 2021. The forecast, based ...

DUBAI / WAM flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced the start of flights to Tirana, the capital of Albania and becomes the first UAE-based airline to offer direct flights on this route. According to the airline, flydubai will operate two flights a week between Dubai International (DXB) and Tirana International Airport (TIA) from March 28. Commenting on the announcement, Ghaith ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chairman of the Federation of the UAE Chambers and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has discussed with Kamal R Vaswani, Ambassador of Singapore to the UAE, means of developing trade and investment relations and sharing experiences in diverse sectors between the UAE and Singapore. This came during ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The Local Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Team in Ras Al Khaimah announced the extension of relevant precautionary measures to April 8 to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). Major General Ali Abdullah bin Alwan Al Nuaimi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ras Al Khaimah Police and Head of the Team, said that relevant precautionary and preventive ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the issuance of 48,749 permits for practising passenger transport in 2020. It comprises 4,315 permits for school transport drivers, 8,999 permits for limo drivers, 25,666 permits for taxi drivers, 326 permits for heavy truck drivers, 4,461 permits for school transport assistants, and 4,082 permits for transporting passengers returning to ...