Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has sent a message of “joy and peace” to Christians in the Emirates and across the world.
Sheikh Mohamed wished residents and their families well in a post on social media.
“To those celebrating the occasion, both in the UAE and around the world, I wish you a happy and merry Christmas. May this be a time of joy and peace for you and your families,” Sheikh Mohamed wrote.
Worshippers attended Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services in churches, with clergy expressing wishes for hope and healing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Christmas decorations and lights have adorned roads and homes across the UAE, as residents join in the celebrations.
Malls in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have put up Christmas trees and set up winter holiday markets – complete with Santa Claus and his elves greeting children and handing out presents.
Shoppers have posed for photographs in malls decked out with reindeer, polar bears, snowmen and gingerbread houses.
Christmas decorations in the UAE – in pictures
Other workplace saving schemes
- The UAE government announced a retirement savings plan for private and free zone sector employees in 2023.
- Dubai’s savings retirement scheme for foreign employees working in the emirate’s government and public sector came into effect in 2022.
- National Bonds unveiled a Golden Pension Scheme in 2022 to help private-sector foreign employees with their financial planning.
- In April 2021, Hayah Insurance unveiled a workplace savings plan to help UAE employees save for their retirement.
- Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based investment manager, has launched a fund that will allow UAE private companies to offer employees investment returns on end-of-service benefits.
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Benefits of first-time home buyers' scheme
- Priority access to new homes from participating developers
- Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
- Flexible payment plans from developers
- Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
- DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
