UAE-Israel Business Leaders Summit: Startup Nation Central launches UAE-Israel ‘innovation community’

Dubai: Start-Up Nation Central is launching the first UAE-Israel innovation community, with the task of advancing ties in technology as well as business co-operation. The ‘UAE-IL Tech Zone’ is founded by Noa Gastfreund, Managing Director of Hybrid, an accelerator for early-stage start-ups with at least one of its founders from the Arab sector; Guy Katsovich, […]

UAE-Israel Business Leaders Summit: Fintech innovation cannot grow in an over-regulated environment

Dubai: UAE regulators are concerned that laws aimed at overly regulating the space for fintech firms could hamper innovation. “When it comes to regulation, fintech companies are entering a heavily regulated space,” said H.B. Lim, Director, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market. “We need to strike a balance between not overly burdening them […]

ADGM RA, British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission agreement for cross-border collaboration

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority (RA) has entered into a Statement of Co-operation (SoC) with the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Financial Services Commission (FSC), whereby the two authorities will aim to promote international cross-border collaboration between Abu Dhabi and the British Virgin Islands. The SoC was signed by Dhaher bin […]

Immigration: An industry on the rise

International migration is a mighty force globally and is a key feature of our increasingly interconnected world. Though the phenomenon is not new, but the numbers and trends have been changing swiftly. The number of international migrants globally has continued to grow rapidly in recent years, reaching an estimated 272 million in 2019 (3.5 per […]

UAE-Israel Business Leaders Summit: COVID-19 spin-off created more investment opportunities between UAE and Israel

Dubai: The COVID-19 pandemic has had the positive spillover effect of greater investment opportunities between the UAE and Israel, especially in the digital health and agri-tech sectors, panellists said during the second day of the virtual ‘UAE-Israel Business Leaders Summit’ on Tuesday. Hanan Harhara Al Yafei, CEO of Abu Dhabi-based Hub71, told the summit (held […]