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Weekly Roundup – Top startup news you ought not to miss [19 – 25 Oct]
Here’s to this week’s news roundup, featuring the top startup news and stories from MENA and India published on LAFFAZ from 19 to 25 October.
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HH Sheikh Mohammed suggests upgrading UAE universities into free zones
The prime minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mohammed had suggested upgrading the UAE universities into creative free zones.
Yalla Group becomes UAE’s first tech-Unicorn to be listed on NYSE
Yalla Group on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 has become UAE's first tech-unicorn to be listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Reports Record Growth in 2019
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced a record growth in 2019.
HH Sheikh Mohammed enacts amendments to DIFC Employment Law and new regulations to introduce new end of service savings plan
Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted the Employment Law Amendment Law No. 4 of 2020...
DIFC enacts new leasing law to increase protections for property owners and tenants
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has enacted a new DIFC Leasing Law No. 1 of 2020...
Indian billionaire businessman Divyank Turakhia meets the Ruler of Dubai
Divyank Turakhia, the former founder & CEO of Dubai-based ad-tech Media.net met the ruler of Dubai, also the Vice President of UAE HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum
