| | Weekly business and foreign investment news roundup in Asia by Asia Briefing and Dezan Shira & Associates (An Ascentium Company). |
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| | | | Middle East governments and airlines are accelerating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development to support aviation decarbonization, diversify energy strategies, and position the region as a future hub for low-carbon aviation. | | | | | The UAE announced a US$5 billion investment commitment to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 15th visit. We break down the seven pacts signed, US$101 billion trade flow, and sector entry points. | | | | | GCC economies, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, have confirmed that Eid Al Adha 2026 will fall on Wednesday, May 27, giving foreign companies a clear window to plan staffing, payroll, leave schedules, and business continuity across the region. | | | | | Saudi Arabia’s latest Nitaqat overhaul tightens Saudization compliance through higher sector quotas, removal of the Yellow tier, mandatory Qiwa contract documentation, and profession-specific rules, raising the risk of Red classification for non-compliant employers. | | | | | AI-enabled service bundling is helping Middle East companies move beyond one-off transactions by improving customer retention, lowering operating costs, and creating integrated digital service models with recurring revenue potential. |
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COMPLIMENTARY BUSINESS RESOURCES: |  | | | This latest edition of An Introduction to Doing Business in India provides a clear, practical roadmap to navigating GST 2.0 reforms, the full rollout of the four Labor Codes, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025, and updates to incorporation processes, entity selection, audit requirements, and financial reporting. | | | | | This publication, designed to introduce the fundamentals of investing in Indonesia, was compiled by the experts at Dezan Shira & Associates, a specialist foreign direct investment practice, that provides corporate establishment, business intelligence, tax advisory and compliance, accounting, payroll, due diligence, and financial review services to multinationals investing in emerging Asia. |
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