Business

The Real Estates Sector Business Group, operating under the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), has discussed with the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) ways to promote lucrative real estate investment projects in Sharjah and invigorate the local real estate sector. The discussions were held during a coordination meeting attended by notable figures, including Saeed Ghanem Al Suwaidi, ...

The UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, on his first state visit to the UAE, took bilateral relations to new heights with the exchange of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements. Building upon the historic ties of 50 years, and the UAE-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership announced last year, the ...

Herald Holdings (FZE), a global conglomerate of logistics and shipping companies, has signed an investment agreement with the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) to expand its operations and strengthen its presence in the region. The agreement, inked by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of SAIF Zone, and Krishna Kaladharan, Managing Director of Herald Holdings, marks a significant milestone ...

India has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates that will allow it to settle trade in rupees instead of dollars, boosting India’s efforts to cut transaction costs by eliminating dollar conversions. During a visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UAE on Saturday, the two countries also agreed to set up a real-time payment link to ...

UAE Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, and Olivier Becht, Minister-in-charge of Foreign Trade, Attractiveness, and French Nationals Abroad, have reviewed the prospects of growing bilateral trade exchanges and advancing investments across various fields. This came as the two ministers met in Abu Dhabi on Thursday in the presence of Nicolas Niemtchinow, the Ambassador of France to the ...

As the UAE prepares to host the all-important 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in November in Dubai, the Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTIP) is among the active players proactively supporting the global event’s goals of combating climate change. COP28’s lofty objectives of accelerating global efforts of reducing emissions ...

On a two-nation visit spanning the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), has engaged with leading investment agencies, banks and development institutions, responding to a growing interest in Belarusian businesses and investors to establish their regional presence with an operational base in Sharjah. During these visits, Invest in Sharjah shared key insights on ...

In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) and the Sharjah Foundation for Supporting Entrepreneurship, “Ruwad” have introduced special advantages under the “Etimad” programme for home licence holders, aiming to stimulate the economy and empower Emirati business owners. Under the ...

Entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can get their UAE business license in just 45 minutes from the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone), the world’s first publishing free zone. The free zone offers a wide range licenses for 1,500 business activities to choose from. But if you’re in the publishing or other related business, you can ...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has shown solid performance during the first half of this year by signing several agreements and memoranda of understanding with various organisations and trade bodies. The Chamber’s board of directors, which met under the chairmanship of Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the SCCI, expressed their commitment to establishing business councils in ...