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Finance

Emirates to operate four ‘repatriation’ flights to Egypt

These will only be for Egyptians and those who meet entry requirements at Cairo Dubai: Emirates airline will operate four flights between Dubai and Cairo on June 14,18,19 and 21 to help stranded Egyptians in the UAE return home. Only Egyptian citizens...

Dubai’s Nakheel takes in Dh223m of villa sales since March

It's Al Furjan community too has seen a fair bit of deal making during the period Prices start at Dh2.35 million for a villa at Nad Al Sheba community. The location continues to be a firm favourite with UAE nationals. Dubai:...

Unilever finally decides to consolidate operations in London itself

It will combine UK and Dutch units into one, giving it more flexibility on future plans Unilever's plans to consolidate in London offers it greater leeway in targeting future acquisitions. But the consumer brands giant could still split food division...

UAE gold retailers feel full burden of credit, debit card fees by banks

Gold merchants are charged 2% and more even on debit card transactions An attraction for all gold shoppers out there... But for jewellery retailers, paying off credit and debit card settlement fees to card issuing banks is turning out to...

COVID-19 impact: Quarantine worries will keep away travellers for some time

Short-term demand unlikely to see an increase as air travel awaits more clarity Putting a new face to air travel... As airlines resume services, worries about quarantine measures are palpable. Dubai: The need to quarantine, whether self-imposed or not, will come...

US economy ‘definitely’ needs more fiscal stimulus

Fresh funding should be funnelled towards hardest-hit sectors such as retail, travel and leisure, says Treasury Secretary US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the country “definitely” needs additional fiscal stimulus – particularly funding for industries struggling to reopen from coronavirus-related...

Deutsche Bank creates new global private banking arm

Lender merges wealth management and its international private and commercial banking divisions Deutsche Bank is combining its wealth management and its international private and commercial business arms to create a new international private banking business. In a statement, the lender said...

Homefront: ‘My tenant has not paid the rent since October and uses Covid-19 as the excuse’

The Dubai landlord's tenant has a history of missed payments and now refuses to renew the contract or move out I have a tenant who has a history of late and partial rent payments. When the contract expired in October,...

Just Eat Takeaway beats Uber to snap up Grubhub for $7.3bn

The deal will catapult the Dutch food business into the US and create one of the world's largest restaurant delivery companies Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway.com agreed to acquire US-based Grubhub for $7.3 billion (Dh27bn), in a deal that creates one...

Money & Me: ‘We contracted coronavirus but our finances haven’t suffered’

While Covid-19 affected lighting designer Jaspal Bal directly, quarantine is helping him save up to Dh7,000 a month Jaspal Bal, 39, is a British lighting designer who moved to Dubai 11 years ago. A year ago, he set up his...

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Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham – August 23, 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,677.19 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price...

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia – August 23, 2025

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia (SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 4,875.47 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 4,180.00. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Qatar – August 23, 2025

Today Gold Rate in Qatar Today Per tola is QAR 4,741.34 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is QAR 4,065.00. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Oman – August 23, 2025

Today Gold Rate in Oman Today Per tola is OMR 497.46 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is OMR 426.50. Usually people opt for purchasing...

Today Gold Rate in Kuwait – August 23, 2025

Today Gold Rate in Kuwait (Kuwaiti Dinar): Today Per tola is KWD 389.69 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is KWD 334.10. Usually people opt...