NEWS & INSIGHTS

Massive Fire Destroys the Homes of 10,000 Shack Dwellers in Cape Town We at EER are Responding By Marie O’Neill, Head of Business Operations Dear Friends of EER. Last weekend while I was visiting South Africa, a devastating fire ravaged the […]

The opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi is generating an international buzz as one of the most anticipated events of the year. When that will be is anybody’s guess, as officials are sticking to a mantra that this is worth waiting […]

New immigration system needed for increasingly mobile workforce – expert. GCC governments may have to introduce a flexible visa system to cater to the rising number of millennials carving out professional paths that are not tied to one company or […]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance said his ministry will study the possibility of exempting some sectors from valued added tax (VAT) because of their importance, when setting up the local tax law. In reply to a query from […]

New robots to be in classrooms by end of this year. If your kids are fed up of their teachers, good news is on the way: robots will soon be appearing in Dubai schools. Technology firm ATLAB says it will […]

Remember when H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the UAE, used his private cargo jet to send Dhs1.3 million of emergency supplies to Haiti, following a devastating cyclone? Well, now the royal has freed up […]

Although the roll-out of the new tax policy is already months away, many questions still hang in the air. In 2018, consumers in UAE are expected to pay a 5 per cent value-added tax when purchasing most goods and services. […]

A school in Dubai has launched a mindfulness and well-being room – a first for the region – providing a relaxing environment in which students can “escape”. Greenfield Community School opened the room to help the students mentally and emotionally […]

Abu Dhabi International Airport will be one of the largest state-of-the-art airports in the world, with a capacity to accommodate 30 million passengers per year by 2019, said Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive […]

Ministry of Finance, tax advisory firms now looking for staff to work for VAT teams. Dubai: Job vacancies have just been opened for professionals in the UAE who are looking to work for companies or in the government in relation […]

Oman Insurance completes integration of healthcare access into national card; Daman expected to follow suit. Thousands of UAE residents are now able to use their Emirates ID not just to go through immigration gates at the airport, but to access […]

‘Year of Giving’ strategy constitutes roadmap towards humanitarian, charitable work in UAE. Abu Dhabi: A national strategy for the “Year of Giving” featuring over 1000 initiatives was approved on Sunday by the Cabinet to strengthen the UAE’s position as a […]