The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced that online registration for the Value Added Tax (VAT) is now open, through its website, as part of the Authority's preparations for the 5% VAT, set to be introduced from January 1, 2018.

The cosmopolitan city of Abu Dhabi is home to a plethora of local and international cuisines. There's so much food to try it can seem overwhelming. That's why we've pulled together a list of five foods you absolutely have to try while you're here; an Abu Dhabi food bucket list, if you will.

The number of tourists of various nationalities visiting Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras al-Khaimah increased by 9.9 percent during the first half of the current year compared to the same period in 2016, reflecting the attractiveness of the three emirates to international tourists. During the first six months of the current year, the average period of stay per guest increased by five percent while the hotel occupancy rate increased by one percent, according to statistics from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, which monitors the activities of the country’s various economic sectors. 

Policy-makers and business leaders from India and the UAE converged in Dubai for the inaugural edition of The Economic Times India-UAE Strategic Conclave. The UAE and India will have to further explore possible areas of synergy to advance bilateral trade between India and the UAE, says His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development. 

INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools with campuses in Europe, Asia and Middle East, announced today the inauguration of its new campus, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, ADEK, and the Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, located in the heart of the capital at ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island. The event also marks ten years since INSEAD officially established its presence in the UAE.