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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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      Maryam Al Suwaidi, chief executive of the Securities and Commodities Authority, and Abdullah Al Saleh, undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy. Photo: Ministry of Economy
      UAE's latest legal reforms indicate its business environment is 'flexible'

      Legislation in three economic sectors, including commercial companies, commercial registry and trademarks, underwent largest amendments to date

      EconomyDecember 08, 2021
      Majid Al Futtaim’s six shopping malls across the UAE demonstrating a unified show of patriotism and national pride for UAE Flag Day. Photo: Majid Al Futtaim
      Sheikh Hamdan lauds private sector’s role in enhancing career opportunities for UAE

      Crown Prince meets 300 Emiratis recently recruited by Majid Al Futtaim as part of the Nafis Emiratisation programme

      BusinessDecember 06, 2021
      IHC’s tech-focused subsidiary started trading under the ticker 'Multiply' on the ADX's main market. Photo: Multiply Group
      Shares in IHC’s subsidiary Multiply jump on market debut

      Company is the eighth IHC unit to list on Abu Dhabi’s main market in less than a year

      MarketsDecember 05, 2021
      A solar power plant in China's Shanxi Province. China will drive the renewable capacity growth over the coming years, accounting for 43 per cent of global renewable capacity growth, the IEA has said. AP
      Renewables set for a record year but faster delivery needed to reach net zero, IEA says

      Global renewable electricity capacity is forecast to rise to more than 4,800 gigawatts by 2026, up 60% from the 2020 levels

      EnergyDecember 01, 2021
      The ADX has rallied about 58 per cent year-to-date on the back of initial public offerings. Ben Job / Reuters
      Multiply, tech-focused IHC subsidiary, to list on ADX on December 5

      It would be the holding company's eighth unit to list on the emirate’s main market in less than a year

      MarketsNovember 29, 2021
      Emirates Global Aluminium employees at the company's Taweelah refinery in Abu Dhabi. Aluminium production is one of the core sectors of the economy that will be focussed on as part of Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development's Basic Industries Project. Photo: EGA
      Nine companies secure credit insurance under Abu Dhabi's financial ecosystem programme

      The initiative seeks to improve the credit environment for the industrial and commercial sectors by motivating banks to compete and provide prominent financing services and products

      BusinessNovember 28, 2021
      Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, and Roland Busch, president and chief executive of Siemens. Photo: MoIAT
      UAE works with Siemens to accelerate digitisation of industry

      The move will support objectives of the country's Industry 4.0 programme to raise industrial productivity by 30% and add about $6.8bn to the Emirates' economy over the next decade

      TechnologyNovember 27, 2021
      Yahsat has a current fleet of five satellites that cover more than 80 per cent of the world’s population. Photo: Thuraya
      Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat to be included in FTSE UAE Small Cap Index

      Satellite company’s inclusion is expected to further diversify its investor base

      MarketsNovember 21, 2021
      UAE banknotes. Licensed exchange houses have been given a month to comply with new guidelines to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Alamy
      Central Bank issues rules for exchange houses to combat money laundering

      The country has strict laws to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism

      BankingNovember 17, 2021
      Dubai is looking to boost its stock market and attract more listings as it seeks to tap into a growing appetite for IPOs in the region. Pawan Singh / The National
      Dubai offers incentives to encourage new stock market listings

      Incentives from DFM include support prior and post listing on the local bourse and a three-year waiver on fees

      MarketsNovember 16, 2021
      Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank headquarters. Photo: ADIB
      ADIB appoints Nasser Al Awadhi as group CEO

      He will join the Abu Dhabi lender in January 2022

      BankingNovember 16, 2021
      Sanad, which is currently the only independent Trent 700 MRO facility globally, works in partnership with original engine manufacturers. Photo: EDGE Group
      Edge teams up with Sanad to service Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines

      The Rolls-Royce engines power UAE’s Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport fleet

      AviationNovember 15, 2021
      Desert Sting DS-16 precision-guided glide weapon by Halcon on display at the Dubai Airshow. AFP
      Edge secures $880m deal from UAE Armed Forces for its Halcon unit

      The contract is among the largest awarded by the Armed Forces, the company says

      AviationNovember 15, 2021
      A Marakeb Technologies vessel at Idex in Abu Dhabi. Tawazun has increased its stake in the Sharjah company. Victor Besa / The National
      Tawazun’s investment arm SDF raises its share in Marakeb to 50%

      The fund had bought 30 per cent of the autonomous technology firm in 2019

      BusinessNovember 13, 2021
      The new terminal is part of ambitious plans for Khalifa Port, which replaced Abu Dhabi’s 1960s-built Port Zayed as the emirate’s main container boatyard in 2012. Photo: Abu Dhabi Ports
      Abu Dhabi Ports Group's nine-month revenue rises 22% in 2021

      The company earned revenue of $760m during the period

      BusinessNovember 13, 2021
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