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      Shweta Jain

      Shweta Jain

      Assistant Business Editor
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      Shweta has over 25 years of experience working across print and digital platforms in the UAE and India, covering regional and global business, finance and economic policy. Previously the deputy business editor at Gulf News, she has interviewed business leaders across multiple sectors, including Donald Trump Junior, Virgin Airlines’ founder Sir Richard Branson and Emirates Airlines’ chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, among others. At The National, she helps lead the newsroom’s business coverage, with a focus on engaging reporting and insightful analysis for readers across the Middle East and beyond.
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      The UAE's biggest telecom operator, e&, owns a 28 per cent stake in Saudi Arabia's Mobily. Photo: Mobily
      E& in talks to raise stake in Saudi Arabia's Mobily

      Formerly known as Etisalat, e& owns a 28% stake in the Saudi company

      TechnologyMarch 16, 2022
      DIFC's FinTech hive has been connecting with investors and industry experts to seek funding. Photo: TG Media
      Global FinTech funding rose 68% in 2021 on record deals, KPMG says

      A total of 5,684 transactions worth $210bn were signed last year amid growing interest in subsectors such as payments and blockchain

      BusinessMarch 15, 2022
      A Dana Gas plant in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company swung to a record profit last year as collections improved. Photo: Dana Gas
      Dana Gas recommends dividend of Dh8 fils per share for 2021

      Move marks a 45% increase in the company’s total dividend for 2021

      MarketsMarch 15, 2022
      Dubai Chamber's headquarters. Business conditions in the emirate's non-oil private sector economy improved sharply in February. Photo: Dubai Chamber
      Dubai Chambers added 27,800 new companies in 2021

      The value of exports and re-exports recorded by the organisation's members hit $61.81bn last year

      EconomyMarch 09, 2022
      Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade held a bilateral meeting with Zdravko Počivalšek, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Slovenia to discuss ways to enhance trade exchanges between the two countries. Photo: Ministry of Economy
      UAE and Slovenia explore ways to boost economic ties and investment

      Future investment between the two nations will be focused on health, logistics, tourism, agricultural technology and other sectors

      EconomyMarch 09, 2022
      The most expensive home sold in 2021 was a villa worth $32.9 million on Jumeirah Bay Island.
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      Dubai's luxury home sales hit a record in 2021

      Emirate recorded more than 52,000 apartment and villa transactions worth $31.09bn, says Knight Frank

      PropertyMarch 08, 2022
      Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc, and Elisabeth Koestinger, Austria’s Minister of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, signed the deal in the presence of Karl Nehammer, centre, Austria’s Chancellor, and Leonore Gewesler, Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology. Photo: MoIAT
      UAE and Austria sign deal to boost hydrogen technology development

      Deal builds on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed by the two countries last July

      Road to Net ZeroMarch 07, 2022
      Tabreed plans to attract green debt and equity funds to invest in its business. Reuters
      Tabreed unveils framework for issuance of green bonds and loans

      The move will align operations of Dubai-listed company with the UAE’s sustainable development goals

      EnergyMarch 07, 2022
      Tabby offers buy now, pay later services to customers of retail groups such as Adidas, Ikea, Bloomingdale’s, Marks & Spencer. Photo: Tabby
      Mubadala-backed Tabby raises $54m to fund its global expansion

      India's Sequoia and Saudi Arabia’s STV backed the buy now, pay later company in its latest funding round

      BusinessMarch 07, 2022
      Finland-based Next Games already collaborates with Netflix on ‘Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales’. AFP
      Netflix to acquire developer behind Stranger Things game for $72m

      Transaction for Next Games is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022

      TechnologyMarch 02, 2022
      BorrowMe says almost anything you own can be rented out, or permanently sold, whether it be that camera that’s been collecting dust or that bike currently in storage. Photo: BorrowMe
      Generation Start-up: BorrowMe wants to be the Amazon of renting

      UAE-based online marketplace lists day-to-day products on its platform for people to rent

      BusinessFebruary 28, 2022
      Saudi Aramco's Fadhili Gas Plant Project, located 30 kilometres west of the city of Jubail in eastern Saudi Arabia. AFP
      Saudi Aramco closes $15.5bn gas pipeline deal with BlackRock consortium

      Consortium has acquired 49% stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines Company

      EnergyFebruary 23, 2022
      EDB chief executive Ahmed Al Naqbi and DIB group chief executive Adnan Chilwan sign the preliminary agreement. Photo: EDB and DIB
      EDB and DIB team up to fund UAE SMEs

      DIB will offer up to $2.7m to small and medium enterprises, with half of it being guaranteed by EDB, under the initial agreement

      BusinessFebruary 23, 2022
      The number of cases last year at the main Court of First Instance (CFI) reached 147. Sarah Dea / The National
      Value of claims at DIFC Courts hit $1.6bn in 2021

      The courts handled 747 cases across all divisions last year

      BusinessFebruary 22, 2022
      Boeing's Dreamliner and the Airbus A350 are going to play a central role in its cargo operations, Etihad Airways says. Delores Johnson / The National
      Etihad Airways signs letter of intent for seven Airbus A350 freighter jets

      The announcement was made at the Singapore Airshow 2022

      AviationFebruary 16, 2022
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