Trends - United Arab Emirates - Business Recorder

World

Technical problem forces IndiGo plane to land in Karachi

NEW DELHI: India's biggest airline, IndiGo, diverted a plane to Karachi in Pakistan due to a "technical defect",...

Updated 17 Jul, 2022 09:25pm

World

UAE announces $2bn investment in India ‘food parks’ to ease shortages

JERUSALEM: The United Arab Emirates has pledged $2 billion to help develop a series of “food parks” in India to...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 03:38pm

World

Sri Lanka president hits airport standoff in escape attempt

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's embattled president was stuck in his own country Tuesday in a humiliating standoff with airport...

Updated 12 Jul, 2022 01:34pm

World

Saudi Arabia, UAE boost spending to shield citizens from inflation

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are boosting state spending on social welfare by billions of...

Published 05 Jul, 2022 03:31pm

Markets

Digital banking start-up YAP raises $41mn, plans to expand into Saudi Arabia

YAP says it has also received regulatory approval to launch services in Pakistan and Ghana, and that it would soon expand to Egypt

Updated 04 Jul, 2022 02:26pm

World

Israel, Arab countries deepen cooperation ahead of Biden visit

MANAMA: The United States, Israel and four Arab countries agreed to closer cooperation and annual foreign ministers’...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:04pm

World

Summer means suffering: how workers survive intense Gulf heat

DUBAI: Like millions of other migrant labourers in the Gulf, one of the world’s hottest and driest regions,...

Published 26 Jun, 2022 10:07am

Business & Finance

UAE state firms plan $30bn in purchase deals for local manufacturers

DUBAI: State firms in the United Arab Emirates will allocate 110 billion dirhams ($30 bn) in potential purchase...

Published 21 Jun, 2022 12:59pm

World

Iran says ‘train not derailed’ in nuclear talks

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday the “train has still not derailed” in negotiations aiming to restore the 2015 nuclear deal...

Published 20 Jun, 2022 03:29pm

World

Israeli PM Bennett visits Abu Dhabi, to meet UAE president

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday and will meet its...

Published 09 Jun, 2022 03:36pm

Markets

UAE central bank expects real GDP growth to reach 4.2% next year

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates central bank said on Wednesday it expects real GDP growth to reach 4.2% next year,...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 04:24pm

Sports

Australia are used to the hard road to the World Cup: Arnold

Australia are used to travelling the “hard way” to World Cups and are ready to take on the United Arab Emirates in...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 10:40am

World

UAE achieves 100% COVID vaccination target

The United Arab Emirates has vaccinated all those who must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the oil-rich Gulf Arab...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 01:25pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia to raise oil production if Russian output falls under sanctions

Saudi Arabia is prepared to raise its oil production if Russia’s output falls substantially because of the western...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 12:24pm

Business & Finance

Israel, United Arab Emirates to sign free trade deal on Tuesday

JERUSALEM: Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign a free trade agreement in Dubai on Tuesday in a move...

Updated 30 May, 2022 12:59pm

World

Two killed, 120 injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion

ABU DHABI: Two people were killed and 120 injured in a gas cylinder explosion in a restaurant in the United Arab...

Updated 24 May, 2022 01:46pm

World

World's tallest building engulfed as Mideast sandstorms hit UAE

DUBAI: The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have...

Published 18 May, 2022 06:51pm

World

Kamala Harris leads high-level US team to meet new UAE leader

ABU DHABI: US Vice President Kamala Harris was Monday leading a high-level delegation to meet the United Arab...

Published 16 May, 2022 06:14pm

Markets

Vodafone shares jump 4% after UAE group buys 9.8% stake

LONDON: Shares in Vodafone jumped 4% in early trade on Monday after the United Arab Emirates-based telecoms company...

Updated 16 May, 2022 01:40pm

World

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed elected UAE president

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was elected president of the Gulf Arab...

Published 14 May, 2022 03:04pm

Technology

Foreign food delivery drivers stage rare strike in Dubai

Foreign food-delivery workers in the United Arab Emirates staged a mass walk out on Monday, calling for better pay...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:19am

World

UAE to introduce unemployment insurance in latest economic reforms

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will introduce a form of unemployment insurance, the cabinet said on Monday, the...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:37pm

Business & Finance

Emirates A380 planes pay homage to Dubai’s Museum of the Future

The first Emirates A380 to sport the new livery was set to fly to Los Angeles, US on May 5

Published 06 May, 2022 01:00am

Markets

Abu Dhabi licences Kraken to operate crypto exchange

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) said on Monday it has licenced the Kraken group to operate a regulated virtual...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 12:50pm

World

Dubai school operator Taaleem in preliminary talks for IPO

DUBAI: Dubai school operator Taaleem is in preliminary talks with banks for an initial public offering in Dubai, two...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 06:51am

Markets

Expansion of UAE non-oil private sector holds steady in March

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector expanded at the same solid rate in March as it did the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2022 12:41pm

Markets

Shares turn mixed, 2-year Treasury yields near 2.5%

SYDNEY: World share markets were mixed on Monday amid talk of yet more sanctions against Russia over its invasion of...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 11:26am

Business & Finance

Israel and UAE finalise free trade deal

JERUSALEM: Israel and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement, Israel's...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 03:41pm

Markets

UAE will work with OPEC+ to stabilise oil market, says energy minister

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will work with OPEC+ to make sure the energy market is stable, UAE energy minister...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 11:57am

World

Blinken, Arab officials in Israel for ‘Negev Summit’

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats arrived Sunday in southern Israel for a...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 10:53am