Having trouble reading this email?, See it in your browser Thursday, 11 June 2020 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to ban recruitment of expats Minister of Oil, Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel said no non... UAE Central Bank forecasting fourth quarter economic recovery Bank expects country's non-oil economy to dip by 4.1% in 2020 as a result of Covid-19 pandemic Emirates tight-lipped over reports of further redundancies Dubai-based carrier made over 1,000 employees redundant on Tuesday Drop in UAE Covid-19 cases does not signal return to normal life UAE reported 603 new cases on Wednesday, taking total number up to 40,507 Covid-19 has caused increase in snacking across Middle East President and General Manager, PepsiCo MENA and Pakistan revealed sales of snack foods jumped 13%... UAE expat remittances reach $11.3bn in Q1 despite onset of coronavirus India was the top destination for the first quarter, followed by Pakistan and the Philippines Dubai-based Migrate World reports 40% increased interest in 'pandemic passports' Strong appeal from expats living in Saudi Arabia ahead of tripling of tax to 15 percent Dubai Islamic Bank closes $1bn sukuk Sukuk attracted more than 170 investors, with order book rising to over $4.5bn Etihad Engineering expands operations as airlines change maintenance schedules Etihad Engineering has experienced an increase in parking requests from third-party customers,... Passengers to arrive four hours ahead of flight at Abu Dhabi Airport Guidelines revealed as country's aviation industry slowly opens up after Covid-19 lockdown Coronavirus: Kuwait confirms 683 new cases of Covid-19 There are currently 10,260 active cases in the country, with 193 patients in intensive care Etihad Airways launches cash bonus incentive initiative Passengers who purchase an Etihad Travel Voucher will receive 50% cash value off future travel Photos In pictures: All-new Porsche Taycan electric car goes on sale in the UAE Available in three variants comprising the 4S (AED431,800), Turbo (AED601,800) and Turbo S ... Videos Video: How the pandemic fast-tracked this multibillion-dollar industry The coronavirus pandemic has been a real learning curve, not least for educators. But with many... Editor's Choice Saudi Arabia's new mining investment law to boost GDP by $64bn New law will reduce imports by SR37bn and create more than 200,000 direct and indirect jobs in... UAE-developed tech to support faster Covid-19 testing G42 and Nanopore Technologies have developed a population-scale technology to detect SARS-CoV-2 Oman approves $779m funding to support development projects No details have been given on how the money will be spent Opinion Car shopping in the future - click and collect? Businesses must invest and allow customers to take the final step and buy online For editorial queries, please contact Neil Halligan Editor, ArabianBusiness.com neil.halligan@itp.com For advertising enquiries, please contact Joe Chidiac Group Commercial Director, Arabian Business, CEO Middle East, Esquire, Rake and Revolution Direct +971 4 444 3121 Mobile +971 55 459 2700 joe.chidiac@itp.com © 2020 ITP Digital Media Inc. All rights reserved. Terms   Policy