Update: Ministerial Decision for Part-Time Contract Workers in the UAE

Key Considerations for Ministerial Decision no. 31 of 2018 Concerning Developing a New Employment System Under Part-Time Contracts (“Ministerial Resolution”) The Ministerial Resolution which allows part-time work in the UAE to be conducted without the…

Digital Directions

Digital assets have been hitting the headlines regularly. Irina Heaver explains with a host of different terms being used, and many different regulators and regulations potentially being relevant depending on the nature of the specific…

New Business Membership Announcement

Fichte & Co is pleased to announce Business Membership with British Business Group, Dubai & Northen Emirates. Membership Benefits Constructive networking opportunities at breakfast briefings, business lunches, dinners and other social events Insightful guest speakers…

The Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC) Free Zone Opens its Doors to Corporate Redomiciliation

The Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC) free zone has recently issued guidelines permitting companies to redomicile or migrate to the DMCC from other jurisdictions provided the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated…

Raising Start-Up Funding in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Entrepreneurs in MENA, just like their counterparts in many places around the world, often face a funding gap between the seed capital they raise from friends and family at an early stage, and what banks,…

Luna the Worlds 2nd Largest Yacht Arrested in Dubai in Divorce Court Battle

A London based Russian billionaire, Mr. Farkhad Akhmedov was ordered to pay £453m to his former wife Ms. Tatiana Akhmedova, following a London divorce court battle. Mr.Akhmedov, the Oil & Gas tycoon was ordered to…

7 Things You Need To Know Before You Go Freelance In The UAE

Many expats in the UAE are hesitant about going freelance despite the attractions of being your own boss. Here, we answer the key questions about freelancing. Is freelancing permitted in the UAE? Freelancing is permitted…

The Crypto Takeover: ICOs, Tokens and the Funding in 2018

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is a hot topic now, sensationalised headlines about startups raising as much as US$200 million in one go created a lot of frenzy amongst curious investors and regulators worldwide. At the peak,…

European Union removes UAE from tax haven blacklist

UAE was confident of swift removal from the tax haven list in 2018. The UAE, along with seven other countries, has been removed from the European Union's list of Uncooperative Tax Havens as the country…