The UAE has the most comprehensive electronic tax system in the region, said the Federal Tax Authority, FTA, during an intrductory workshop it organised at the Department of Economic Development of Ras al-Khaimah.
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UAE airline offers special WhatsApp service to passengers
Etihad Airways has launched a WhatsApp Business solution, allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app.1 4727
UAE nuclear energy plant “not ready” for operating licence
Christer Viktorsson, director-general of UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), said that while the reactor was almost technically ready, the regulator could not yet issue an operating licence to Nawah and could not say when the firm would get its licence.
Abu Dhabi Krypto Labs challenges drone innovators
DISC 2018 is Krypto Labs’ new global contest aimed at recognising the top innovators who contribute to redefine the conventional wisdom around aerial mobility and its entrepreneurial potential.
Abu Dhabi Global Market boosts data protection drive
Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, has announced that will sign a MoU with The National Commission for the Control of the Protection of Personal Data, CNDP, Morocco.
UAE to launch centre for cultivating Industry 4.0 projects
The UAE will co-launch with the World Economic Forum (WEF) a centre for the fourth industrial revolution in the country.
A to X: UAE unveils Industrial Revolution X programme
The UAE Ministry of Education revealed today its plans to launch a programme titled ‘Industrial Revolution X’ (IR-X). According to …
Made in UAE: Masdar unveils locally built, all-electric bus
Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has unveiled the all-electric Eco-Bus, which was developed by the company and Abu Dhabi-based Hafilat Industry in collaboration with the Masdar Institute.
Abu Dhabi students’ new invention can detect E.coli in 20 minutes
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team has received a gold medal for its project E.coLAMP.
MoF: UAE VAT to enable knowledge-based economy
UAE’s Finance Undersecretary Younis Haji Al Khoori has highlighted that the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) will enable the nation’s government to build a sustainable knowledge-based economy and as well as impacting its competitiveness.
Dubai’s Careem expands services in Palestine
Dubai-based ride-hailing firm Careem has announced the launch of its services in the cities of Gaza and Nablus in Palestine.