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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, met Jordan's king and queen on Tuesday at the Jordanian Royal Family's Al Husseiniya Palace, the first overseas tour by a British royal since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Jordan is a former British protectorate with close ties to the United States and the West. The country is struggling to cope with the effects of environmental degradation, an issue of concern to Prince Charles, who sponsors at least one charity in the kingdom.
Photos released by the Royal Court in Amman showed the couple in front of a row of Jordanian and British flags at the Al Husseiniya Palace, where King Abdullah conducts most of his official business, on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital.
"How hugely we all admire Jordan and your Majesty’s efforts on looking after so many refugees coming from all around the area," the Prince of Wales said.
"Jordan is so unbelievably hospitable."
Jordan has 650,000 registered Syrian refugees and more than two million Palestinians. Most of the Palestinian refugees have Jordanian citizenship.
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Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave Jordan to fly to Egypt on the third day of their tour of the Middle East. Reuters -

The Prince of Wales and the duchess flew from Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. Reuters -

Prince Charles and Camilla attend a centenary celebration of the founding of the Jordanian state at the Jordan Museum in Amman. AFP -

The royal couple arrive at the celebration. AFP -

Prince Charles and Camilla are on a three-day visit to the country. EPA -

Prince Charles and Camilla are welcomed to the centenary celebration. Reuters -

Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, talks with a Jordanian army member. Reuters -

Prince Charles addresses the crowds. Reuters -

Prince Charles and Camilla arrive with British Ambassador to Jordan, Bridget Brind, and British Council Director in Jordan, Summer Xia. Reuters -

Prince Charles and Camilla with British Ambassador to Jordan Bridget Brind and Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad. Reuters -

Prince Charles chuckles as a woman shows a portrait of him, during a visit to the UNHCR Community Support Centre in Al Nuzha, Jordan. Reuters -

Prince Charles visits the Royal Scientific Society in Amman, Jordan. Reuters -

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and president of the Women of the World Foundation, holds a tap given to her by plumber Khawla Al-Sheikh, during a foundation event at Manara Arts and Culture gallery in Amman. Getty Images -

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and president of the Women of the World Foundation, holds Sarah Abu Ameerah as she attends an event at Manara Arts and Culture gallery in Amman. Getty Images -

Camilla visits Princess Taghreed Secondary Girls School in Amman. Getty Images -

Prince Charles plants a tree in Umm Qais, Jordan. Reuters -

Prince Charles visits the ancient Roman Decapolis city of Gadara, Umm Qais. EPA -

Prince Charles and Camilla pose for a photo as they visit the ancient Roman Decapolis city of Gadara, Umm Qais, 110km north of Amman. EPA -

Prince Charles and Camilla tour the ancient site of Umm Qais in Jordan. AP -

Prince Charles and Camilla during a walking tour of the ancient Roman city of Gadara. Getty Images -

The royal couple, pictured at Umm Qais, are on the first leg of a tour of the Middle East. Getty Images -

Charles and Camilla are accompanied by Jordan's Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad on a visit to Gadara, Umm Qais. AFP -

‘It was particularly special to visit such a significant place,’ said Prince Charles of the visit. Getty Images -

Prince Charles and Camilla visit Elijah's Hill, near the baptism site along the Jordan River in Amman. Getty Images -

The royals visit the baptism site of Al Maghtas, where Jesus is believed by Christians to have been baptised by John the Baptist, on the Jordan River. EPA -

The royals listen to a tour guide during their visit to Al Maghtas. EPA -

The royals meet Jordan's King Abdullah II, centre, and Queen Rania. Photo: RHCJO Twitter -

The Prince of Wales at the Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman. PA -

The British royals visit Al Maghtas, the site where Christians believe Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, on the Jordan River. AP -

Prince Charles writes in a visitor book during his visit to Al Maghtas as the Duchess of Cornwall looks on. AFP -

The Duchess of Cornwall and Jordan's Queen Rania travel to their next engagement, in Amman. Reuters -

The trip comes as Jordan celebrates the centenary of its founding. Photo: @RHCJO via Twitter -

Prince Charles with Camilla, King Abdullah and Queen Rania. Photo: @RHCJO via Twitter -

Prince Charles and Camilla are received by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, King Abdullah's cousin and adviser, at Queen Alia International Airport. Reuters -

Prince Charles is introduced to senior officials. Reuters -

The British royals are in Jordan on a three-day trip. Reuters -

The plane carrying Prince Charles and Camilla arrives at the international airport in Amman on Tuesday. Reuters
The two men were in suits while Queen Rania wore a solid cream dress and Camilla was in dressed in mosaic blue.
“It is always very special indeed to come back to Jordan – I’m sorry this time it is 19 months late,” the prince said, referring to the coronavirus.
“The fact that we can come back is hugely encouraging."
Speaking about Jordan’s water shortage, the king said there had only been “a little bit of rain” in the country.
He said the situation could be worse next year “unless things change”.
“We are tremendously delighted to welcome you back,” King Abdullah said, pointing out his own father’s good relationship with Prince Charles.
Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, King Abdullah's cousin and adviser, received the couple at Queen Alia International Airport.
Prince Charles and Camilla descended from the plane and walked past a guard of honour by Jordanian soldiers carrying rifle bayonets and wearing olive Bedouin military uniform.
They will have dinner with the king and queen on Tuesday. Prince Charles will give a speech on Wednesday at the Jordan Museum in Amman on the occasion of the country's centenary.
Jordan was established as the British Protectorate of Transjordan 100 years ago, with Emir Abdullah, the king's great grandfather, as its first Hashemite monarch.
They will visit the purported site of Jesus's baptism on the Jordan River. Jordanian authorities hope to turn the site into a major tourist attraction by building hotels in the area.
The couple will also visit the Roman city of Ghadara in northern Jordan and meet officials from charities linked to Prince Charles.
The royal couple will spend two days in Jordan before travelling to Egypt on Thursday morning.
The tour went ahead even as the royal family deals with Queen Elizabeth II's health concerns.

Last week, Prince Charles took part in the UN's climate change conference, Cop26. Climate change is expected to be one of the main themes of the current visit.
Illegal digging of ground wells is depleting aquifers in Jordan, which is among the driest countries in the world. The country's main Azraq oasis west of Amman dried up decades ago because its water was diverted, mainly for agriculture.
Other issues expected to be discussed include interfaith dialogue, female empowerment and efforts to preserve cultural heritage.
The prince oversees Turquoise Mountain, a charity active in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Myanmar. It is helping to preserve carpentry and other crafts in the region, such as fine stonework, relying significantly on refugees from Syria to pass on their knowledge.
Prince Charles's connections helped secure a spacious white stone villa in Amman as the organisation's headquarters in Jordan. It belonged to Sheikh Nasser Al Sabah, a late senior member of the Kuwaiti royal family, who was a patron of the arts and a friend of Prince Charles.
Before he died last year, Sheikh Al Sabah lent the villa to Turquoise Mountain to use as a training centre.
Chris Fitzgerald, deputy private secretary of the Prince of Wales, said before the visit that the tour comes "at a significant moment in the UK's relationship" with Jordan and Egypt.
Royal visits to the Middle East - in pictures
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The UK's Prince Charles, now King Charles III, plays polo near Muscat, Oman, in 1986. Getty -

Prince Charles and Princess Diana at a picnic near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1986. Getty -

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak with Prince Charles during a visit to the UAE in 1988. Photo: Al Ittihad -

Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, attend a camel race in Al Ain in March 1989. Getty -

Prince Charles visits the Karnak Temple Complex during a visit to Egypt in 1995. Getty -
Prince Charles tours the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca during a three-day official visit to Morocco in 1995. Reuters -
The British royal is served Arabic coffee during a visit to Bait Al Zubair in Muscat in 2003. Reuters -
Prince Charles with Maj Gen Andrew Stewart, right, at a British military base in Basra, Iraq, in 2004. Reuters -
The UK royal is shown a map of Arg-e-Bam during a 2004 visit to the ruins in Bam, southern Iran. Reuters -

Prince Charles in Petra, Jordan, in 2004. Getty -

Charles, Prince of Wales at the time, visits the College of Islamic Art at Salt University in Amman, Jordan, in 2004. Getty -
Prince Charles wears a bisht during a 2007 visit to a traditional handicraft centre in Kuwait with Camilla, now Queen Consort. Reuters -
The royal visits Al Safwa farm in Doha in 2013. Reuters -
Prince Charles with former Saudi tourism minister Prince Sultan bin Salman at Al Diriyah in 2014. Reuters -
Prince Charles wears a traditional Saudi uniform to perform a sword dance, known as ardah, in Riyadh in 2014. Reuters -

Prince Charles visits Jordanian children and Syrian refugees at a sports ground in Zaatari, Jordan, in 2015. Getty -

The royal is greeted by children during a walking tour in Muscat in 2016. Getty -

Prince Charles during a visit to the Tubil Bay regeneration project in Bahrain, in 2016. Getty -

Prince Charles visits Manama Souq, Bahrain, in 2016. Getty -

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, receives Prince Charles and Camilla in Abu Dhabi in 2016. Photo: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court -

Sheikh Abdullah with Prince Charles and Camilla after a meeting at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in 2016. Photo: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court -

President Sheikh Mohamed, who at the time was Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, receives Charles and Camilla, at Al Jahili Fort in Al Ain in 2016. Photo: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court -

Prince Charles visits the site of Expo 2020 Dubai in 2016. Getty -

Prince Charles visits Bu Tinah island on the second day of his tour of the UAE, in November 2016. Getty -

Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, with Prince Charles during his visit to the Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah, in November 2016. Photo: Ab Dhabi Crown Prince Court -
Prince Charles lays a wreath during the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem in 2020. Reuters -
Prince Charles with Roman Krassovsky, right, Archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and chief of its Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, during a visit in Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene in 2020. Reuters -

Prince Charles and Camilla visit the Great Sphinx of Giza during a regional tour in 2021. Getty -

Prince Charles stands next to the mahmal, the palanquin used to transport the kiswah that covers the Kaaba in Makkah, during a visit to Alexandria, Egypt, in 2021. AFP
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Ten tax points to be aware of in 2026
1. Domestic VAT refund amendments: request your refund within five years
If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.
2. E-invoicing in the UAE
Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption.
3. More tax audits
Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks.
4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime
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5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit
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2) Smishing
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6) Prize scams
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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
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