Newsletter 3/2020

Italian Chamber of Commerce in UAE wants you to become a Member! Renew or subscribe new membership now! Visit our website to take a look of the benefits and the Chamber’s partners (https://iicuae.com/vantaggi/) and fill the form to make request for mermbership: https://iicuae.com/modulo-associativo/
Subscribe or Renew the membership in order to participate to the annual General Assembly of the Chamber, to be held on March 28^th at 5:30pm at the Millennium Plaza Hotel. A dinner offered by the Chamber for Gold members will be included.
For more info about the partnership with IICUAE write an email to: projects@iicuae.com
We look forward to having you on board!

SUCCESS OF THE ITALIAN INDUSTRY
First Italian out-of-use tire treatment plant in Abu Dhabi.
Thanks to the activity carried out in recent years by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates and by the Sharaf Group, with the Sharaf Future Company (a pioneer in the waste treatment sector in the UAE), Italian technology finally arrives in the Emirates also in the sector just mentioned, of waste treatment.
Read the full article on our website: https://iicuae.com/2020/02/06/primo-impianto-italiano-di-trattamento-pneumatici-fuori-uso-ad-abu-dhabi/

APERITIVO ITALIANO
On Saturday, the 7th of March
Starting from 7pm
at TORNO SUBITO
(W Hotel, The Palm, Dubai)
Massimo Bottura’s first restaurant outside of Italy
Price: 70 AED ENTRANCE INCLUDED 1 DRINK AND FREE BUFFET
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Visit our website: https://iicuae.com/2020/02/25/aperitivo-italiano-torno-subito-7th-of-march-2020/

The Protection of Credits in the UAE
Criticalities that the Italian and local companies have to face daily
With the participation:
Marco Zucco from Baitulhikma Law Firm in UAE
Antonio Varvaro from Antonio M. Varvaro – Legal Consultants
On Tuesday, the 10th of March
From 1PM to 2.30PM
At Immagina Meeting Room, 1001, 10th Floor, 48 Burj Gate, Downtown Dubai, Dubai
Certificate of attendance for the participants
LIVE ON FACEBOOK!
RSVP: projects@iicuae.com or Tel: +971 4 321 6260
Visit our website: https://iicuae.com/2020/03/02/seminar-the-protection-of-credits-in-the-uae-10th-march-2020/

Many people don’t know it, but for tourists passing through the country and not resident in the UAE, it is possible to recover practically all the amount of VAT spent on purchases made at shops and shopping malls. Here are some practical information on how to request a VAT refund.
Read the full article on our website:
https://iicuae.com/2020/02/27/guida-allo-shopping-tax-free/

Another “first” in the Arab world, the UAE has received green light to operate its highly anticipated nuclear plant. The UAE Nuclear Energy Programme achieved a major milestone as the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 received its operating licence from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation.
Read the full article on our website:
https://iicuae.com/2020/02/18/gli-emirati-arabi-diventano-il-primo-paese-arabo-a-produrre-energia-pulita/

Italian Coronavirus:
– No more risks than other EU countries
– Just more prevention than other EU countries
– Much more Italian Drama Style
Information is the key:
Come and visit us, our country is safe!

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has launched a new licence for startups, entrepreneurs and technology firms from different sectors priced at $1,500 per annum (Dh5,500).
The DIFC Innovation License allows access to co-working space at free zone with a flexible desk space at $500 per month. It also offers up to four visas on the first desk and subsidised visas of up to 50 per cent for innovation firms.
Source: Khaleej Times
Read this interesting article on the website: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/local/difc-launches-dh5500-new-licence-for-startups-entrepreneurs