The UAE is not the only nation in the MENA area that looks toward the future. Its neighbor Qatar (there is just a 20 km strip of Saudi Arabia that separates them) is evolving and pushing toward innovation and technology. A quick example is Challenge 22, a program that scouts the best projects to make…
Alongside the international pressure for global tax standards builds, UAE announces its new corporate tax. According to experts, the new 9% corporate tax positions the country as a highly competitive tax regime globally and regionally. However, this new tax will not apply to some businesses and companies. The 9% company tax does not apply to…
February was an intense month for us of SVA Group. We had the honor to organize and participate in several events, and we had the opportunity to represent different activities at Gulfood 2022. Let’s talk about Gulfood 2022 We expected so much from the 2022’s edition of Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food and beverage…
Last December, the UAE government launched the UAE Railway program as part of the ‘Project of the 50’, the plan that aims at developing the UAE’s economy across all sectors thanks to fifty different projects. The Etihad Rail aims to develop a sustainable road transport system connecting 11 major cities in the UAE, from the…
From January 15th to 22nd Expo 2020 Dubai will host the seventh UN General Assembly’s Global Goals Week as part of its ‘People and Planet’ programme. The thematic week will bring together governments, businesses and non-profit organizations to discuss about the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 2015 and the progress…
From December 12th to January 9th the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will host the exhibition ‘Art of Craft’. Organized by Bulgari, one the Pavilion’s official sponsors, the event aims at displaying the Made in Italy’s fashion and jewellery excellence. Art of Craft The claim ‘Beauty connects People’ is once more interpreted by one…
The 22nd Conference of Arab Culture Ministers The 22nd Conference of Arab Culture Ministers took place at Expo 2020 Dubai last 19th and 20th December, after being postponed for a year due to Covid reasons. The event is held on a biennial basis with the first taking place back in 1976 in Amman, Jordan. The…
How will the Expo 2020 Dubai site look like after the world exhibition ends next 31st March 2022? District2020 The fair will transform itself in a residential and business hub, called District2020. The area aims to repurpose at least 80 per cent of what was built. Named as the “Human Centric City of the Future”,…
Expo 2020 Dubai Expo 2020 Dubai is contributing to the growth of many non-oil sectors in the UAE well before its start last 1st October: from retail to MICE sector and of course tourism, hospitality and aviation. It is expected to impact positively on the economic activity of the country, specifically Dubai, resulting in the…
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) In the frame of the 12th edition of the World Chamber Congress, which took place from 23rd to 25th November in Dubai, Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) and Torino Chamber of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement aims at attracting foreign investments in the UAE. The MoU…