UAE reports 15 new infections as virus cases rise to 74
New infections involve people from Italy, the UAE, Sri Lanka, Britain, India, Germany, South Africa, Tanzania and Iran Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
March 2020
Bahrain's Gulf Air waives fees for virus-related changes to bookings
National carrier of Bahrain launches campaign allowing passengers much more travel flexibility in reaction to the current coronavirus crisis Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Middle East businesses see biggest rise in customer fraud, says PwC
PwC research shows fraud committed by customers tops the list of all crimes at 47%, up from 36% in 2018 Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Abu Dhabi said to fail in bid for Coty hair and nail business
Sources say Abu Dhabi Investment Authority not chosen to advance to next round of bidding Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Saudi Arabia provides $10m in global fight against coronavirus
Gulf kingdom provides funds to the World Health Organisation for the implementation of urgent measures to minimise the spread of Covid-19 Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
UAE, Bahrain report new surges in coronavirus cases
UAE on Monday announces 14 new infections while Bahrain reports 24 fresh cases of Covid-19 Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Saudi extends travel ban to nine countries over coronavirus threat
Residents of Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Korea, Egypt, Italy and Iran are also banned from entering the kingdom Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
UAE payments giant says monitoring virus impact after tourism slump
Network International says it has seen ‘some reduction in client transaction volumes’ since outbreak of coronavirus Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Oil rout puts Gulf currency peg back under microscope
Twelve-month forward contracts on Oman’s rial almost tripled to an all-time high of 2,000 points on Monday Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)
Union Coop has taken steps to ration supplies of personal hygiene products
Company insists there are sufficient supplies of all products Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)