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Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone launches One Stop Shop to ensure ease of setting up businesses
The portal also offers users an array of online services
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone launches new online portal
With its user-friendly interface and variety of services, the One Stop Shop eases the process of setting up a business at Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
Amazon facial recognition ban won just 2% of shareholder vote
Some 2.4% of votes were in favor of the ban
New recruitment guidelines for domestic workers in Saudi Arabia cause unease
It is mandatory for owners of companies and establishments to document electronically any new contracts signed with clients
Du to continue servicing Huawei units; retailers uncertain
Sellers adopting wait-and-see approach; residents looking at alternatives
Property search in Saudi Arabia to change as Bayut.sa launched
Combination of public and private sector initiatives to bolster the real estate industry have resulted in the boom of the property sector in KSA
Bahrain Islamic Bank gets first virtual employee
Dana will be taking the lead in enlightening the public with general information on the bank's products and services
Telecoms tower company IHS plans ‘up to 30,000’ sites in Saudi Arabia
The Mauritius-headquartered IHS said in March it had struck a deal with Zain KSA to buy its 8,100 towers in Saudi Arabia
Sovereign investors favour unlisted tech as private market surges -report
Sovereign wealth funds invested more than $3 billion in unlisted technology companies in 2018, the highest level in three years
Saudi SALIC invests in crop analytics firm Hummingbird Technologies
Hummingbird, which was set up in 2016, uses drone and arificial intellgence to provide advanced crop analytics to farmers.
Insights
Saudi Arabia’s future rests in hands of R&D
Total budget of $1.6bln has been allocated to the cause through next year in support of R&D at universities
Big Tech deserves Wall Street-like global cop
Calls to break up tech giants in the United States are growing
Google's hidden costs give Beijing sticker shock
The Chinese mobile market started contracting in 2017
