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Mobile payments on the rise across GCC, officials say
May 5th, 2017
Online payments, including mobile payments and e-commerce, are set to become a crucial part of the digitisation wave currently sweeping across the GCC, according to a number of industry executives in attendance at the event. “Major trends include subscription ...
Dubai to overtake London as top pick for wealthy GCC investors
October 10th, 2016
Dubai’s property market is set to overtake the international destinations of London, New York and Singapore as the top choice for the GCC’s wealthiest investors next year, a report has found. The region’s high net worth individuals ($1m-plus) ranked ...
UAE pays highest salaries in the GCC for domestic workers
September 19th, 2016
The average monthly salary of domestic workers in the UAE stands at AED1,592 ($433), making it the highest in the region, according to the HelperChoice Domestic Worker Salary Survey Middle East 2016. Both Saudi Arabia and Qatar provide average monthly ...
A head start on the transition to VAT in the GCC
April 6th, 2016
PwC has held a VAT workshop in Qatar, as part of a region wide initiative to update locally based businesses on the latest developments and the implications of VAT introduction in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States. The potential ...
Planned valued added tax of up to 5% in 2018 awaits GCC approval
January 14th, 2016
A planned value added tax on goods and services will range between 3 to 5 per cent when it comes online in 2018. It could help to replenish regional coffers following a steep decline in the price of oil, ...
IMF’s Lagarde Discusses Economic Challenges with GCC Countries
November 9th, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of a meeting in Qatar with the finance ministers and central bank governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)1 : “I ...
GCC pushes on towards introduction of regional VAT
May 12th, 2015
GCC officials agreed at the weekend to keep working towards the introduction of a value-added tax (VAT) around the region, in a sign that low oil prices may be strengthening support for the idea. A meeting in Doha of ...
Social media companies need to do more to fully comply with EU consumer rules
February 22nd, 2018
Social media companies need to do more to respond to the requests, made last March by the European Commission and Member States’ consumer authorities, to comply with EU consumer rules. The changes made by Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to ...
DGCX and Ayedh Dejem Group to launch the Middle East’s first-ever Sharia compliant Spot Gold contract
August 21st, 2017
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and Ayedh Dejem Group, a conglomerate from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have agreed to develop and launch the Middle East’s first-ever Sharia compliant Spot Gold contract to be traded on an ...
MoU Signed to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem
June 20th, 2017
Techpreneur Africa Signs Memorandom of Understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem Speaking from a joint press release, TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm focused on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to ...
