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A new rule by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) states that companies would be required to attest import invoices with a value of Dh10,000 and above and the attestation of invoices will be done electronically.   Key Points: This will come into effect on February 1, 2023. There will be an attestation cost of Dh150 per commercial invoice. Customers will have a grace period of 14 days after the declaration of goods to comply with the attestation. Businesses that

What is the ‘Unemployment Insurance scheme’? In the event that a UAE employee working in the Private sector or under the Federal government loses their job as a result of termination by their employer, they will receive the benefits of Unemployment Insurance (60 percent of their average basic salary, calculated on an average of the six months leading up to unemployment), which is a form of insurance or social security. An insurance premium will be paid by the worker

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced that the tax registrants supplying Gold are not required to impose VAT on the supply of Gold and products which mostly consist of Gold, if the conditions of Cabinet Decision No. 25 are met. In such instances, VAT in respect of the Gold is accounted for under a special reverse charge mechanism which requires the registered recipient to account for VAT on the supply instead of the supplier. Based on a new decision by the

The United Arab Emirates, which already boasts the world’s tallest skyscraper and has launched a bold Mars mission, now hopes to become a pioneer in the depths of the metaverse. In a project launched at Dubai’s gleaming Museum of the Future, it announced that the UAE’s economy ministry was setting up shop inside the immersive virtual world that is now taking shape. The metaverse is an online world where users will eventually be able to game, work and study, its proponents say

  Abu Dhabi Offshore Power Transmission Company has secured more than $3.2 billion in financing with export credit agencies and banks for an offshore electricity transmission project, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation said in a statement. The financing is to build and operate a high-voltage direct current offshore power transmission system linking two offshore production facilities owned by state-controlled oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to Abu Dhabi’s onshore grid. “The project will receive payment of power transmission charges from

  Companies in the United Arab Emirates are largely resisting demands for higher pay to offset the impact of inflation, according to a survey that showed two-thirds of companies have received requests for salary increases. Mercer, in its 2022 UAE Inflation Spot Survey of 200 international and local firms, said only 16% of them have taken some action, like one-time lump-sum payments, off-cycle salary bumps or housing allowance increases, as they look to retain talent. The Central Bank of the UAE projects inflation

  A British man accused by Denmark of masterminding a USD 1.7 billion tax fraud has been ordered by a Dubai court to pay Copenhagen’s tax authority USD 1.25 billion, court filings seen on Friday show, just days after another Dubai court rejected an extradition order for him. The order by the Dubai Court of Appeal against Sanjay Shah comes as part of a civil case filed four years ago by Denmark’s tax authority, who have been pursuing him as part of

  The United Arab Emirates’ economy grew by an estimated 8.2% in the first quarter, buoyed by higher oil production, the central bank said on Wednesday. Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 5.4% this year and 4.2% next year, the central bank said. There was a high probability of stronger growth due to higher oil production and a government pledge to double the manufacturing sector’s size by 2031. Hydrocarbon GDP climbed an estimated 13% in the first quarter, when

  The United States and United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to spend $100 billion on clean energy projects with a goal of adding 100 gigawatts globally by 2035, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on November 1, 2022. The two governments signed a memorandum of understanding in Abu Dhabi setting out the framework of the deal, Blinken said in a statement. “This memorandum of understanding is an important step forward in our joint efforts to accelerate our collective