December, 2021

• 26 December

  MBRU to adopt a 4.5 day week from January

  Dubai / Gulf Time The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has welcomed the UAE government’s landmark decision to embrace a new work week cycle, announcing that it will begin operating on a Saturday-Sunday weekend mode from January 1. The decision to adapt to the new schedule was taken after members of the MBRU family worked ...

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• 26 December

  FTA urges registrants to benefit from penalties redetermination

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has called on tax registrants to benefit from the redetermination of administrative penalties to be equal to 30 percent of the total unpaid penalties. The FTA noted that few days are left to benefit from the redetermination before December 31, in accordance with Cabinet Decision No. 49 of 2021, Amending ...

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• 26 December

  Abu Dhabi Labour Court helps 2,794 workers receive AED40mn dues

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Labour Court has successfully secured the payment of the financial dues of 2,794 workers in 4 companies, amounting to a total of AED40 million. The court took prompt legal measures and ended the disputes by moving directly to the workers’ place of residence onboard the Mobile Court, to hand over their financial ...

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• 26 December

  Part of Dubai-Al Ain road widening project opens

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) opened on Saturday, a sector of the Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project where the road has been widened from three to six lanes in the direction of Al Ain. The sector, which extends eight km, starts from Bu Kadra Junction to the junction of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road with Dubai-Al ...

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• 26 December

  MBRU to adopt a 4.5 day week from January

  

    DUBAI / Gulf Time The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has welcomed the UAE government’s landmark decision to embrace a new work week cycle, announcing that it will begin operating on a Saturday-Sunday weekend mode from January 1. The decision to adapt to the new schedule was taken after members of the MBRU family ...

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• 26 December

  Ajman’s DoF bags ‘Most Innovative Digital Initiative in Finance 2021’

  

    Ajman / WAM Ajman’s Department of Finance has been awarded the ‘Most Innovative Digital Initiative in Finance 2021’, for its digital wallet and contributions in supporting digital transformation by Global Business Outlook, a UK-based publication dedicated to covering vital industry sectors. The award comes as part of the department’s efforts and its innovation-based strategy, in line with the directives ...

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• 26 December

  UAE announces 585 new recoveries from Covid-19

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 339,500 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...

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• 26 December

  Dewa launches ‘enterprise service bus’ project

  

    DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) launched its Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) project for its smart grid, to promote its business added value and improve Dewa’s readiness and resilience and dealing with various scenarios. The project aims to identify and enable electric vehicle charging and uploading of consumption data; transfer meter readings, alarms, and events to ...

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• 26 December

  Boris Johnson needs a win

  

    The year we are leaving behind (and good riddance, most of us would happily say) was one long reminder of both the miraculous possibilities afforded by science and the critical importance of sound policy by elected officials in times of crisis. In the year ahead, Britain’s leaders can draw from the lessons of earlier pandemic policy and lean on ...

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• 26 December

  Shopping is going to be painful in 2022

  

  The great rotation in consumer spending continues. When the world shut down in 2020, we bought what we needed to stay home: Pelotons, pets, sweatpants and sourdough starter. In 2021, our shopping reflected reopening: We put on lipstick again, whitened our teeth and swapped loungewear for chinos and dresses. Most consumer, retail and luxury groups had a pretty good year. ...

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