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Dubai firms need more awareness against graft

  Dubai / Emirates Business Two thirds (66%) of board members in Dubai say their anti-bribery and corruption policies do not work effectively, according to a new international study from Eversheds. Beneath the Surface engaged with 500 board-level executives in large organisations across 12 countries – including 50 in Dubai – to find out how businesses are responding to bribery ...

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UAE NRIs invest big in real estate back home

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business If you ask fellow Indians — who form majority of UAE’s total expat numbers — about their investment plans, it is more likely that you will get only one answer — property. Real estate investment back home has emerged as the foremost preference among Indian diaspora as the number of NRI-owned (non-resident Indian) properties ...

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UK visa waiver plan to go live on Monday

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business There is good news for UAE residents who frequently travel to the UK for business as well as leisure purposes. The new version of the UK’s Electronic Visa Waiver scheme (EVW II), which aims at making the system more foolproof to avoid any last-minute glitch, is all set to go live this Monday (May ...

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