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DBG to sell 48.36% SHUAA stake to ADFG

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Banking Group (DBG), a subsidiary of Dubai Group, and Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) have reached an agreement whereby DBG will sell its 48.36% interest in SHUAA Capital PSC (‘SHUAA’) to ADFG. The completion of the sale is subject to regulatory approvals. Through its subsidiaries, ADFG has widespread expertise and experience across its core sectors, ...

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Dubai Chamber hosts food export briefing

DUBAI / WAM As part of its efforts to promote Dubai as an attractive business destination and to familiarise overseas companies with the emirate’s business environment, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently concluded its Food Import Trade Mission to Azerbaijan and Georgia, highlighting the requirements and conditions of exporting foodstuffs to Dubai. During the trade mission, Dubai Chamber ...

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Saudi weighs income tax on expat workers

    Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to tax millions of foreign residents as the kingdom seeks to reduce its reliance on oil revenue after the plunge in crude prices. The proposal was included in the country’s National Transformation Plan, an ambitious multi-year program released this week. But the tax element is only “an initiative that will be ...

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