Welcome to the John Dory!

To say 2020 has been a mixed bag is likely to be the understatement of the century (this one and the last)!

Consul General Mr Ian Halliday

As with most organizations this year, Austrade moved fast to adapt to the unprecedented times...

Chair: Carl Dowling

Q: “Carl can you write a message for the end of 2020 newsletter” Carl: “Of course, end of year articles are always easy…………?”

FENIX

Jaideep Dhanoa and IQ Sayed, former Co-founders at Circ and colleagues at Careem, have launched Fenix – a new micromobility venture focused on the Middle East region.

SHYFT

Shyft is a delivery tech start-up based in Dubai. The business launched earlier this year with the initial focus on luggage storage and a bag drop service for the tourism sector. BUT....

Foreign Ownership

The UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, issued a decree on Monday 23rd November that has announced significant changes to the Federal Law No.2 of 2015 on the Commercial Companies Law

Economic Substance

The deadline for economic substance regulations, which came into effect on 30 April 2019, is looming on 31st December. There are some key considerations for businesses operating in the UAE to note...

Dollars and Dirhams

Welcome to our last edition of Dollars & Dirhams for the year. I hope you and your family are able to take some well deserved rest over Christmas from what has been a tumultuous and exhausting 2020.

Give the Gift of Sight this Christmas

Our member, The Fred Hollows Foundation, has seen many heart-breaking examples of avoidable blindness, but Thol was one of the most devastating. What's incredible is how fast her life turned around.

ABCD BOOK CLUB with KINOKUNIYA

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