Dubai Launches Fifth Coronavirus Recovery Package

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)
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Dubai Launches Fifth Coronavirus Recovery Package

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said Dubai is studying the current situation carefully (WAM)

Dubai government continues to study dimensions of the current situation and its developments in light of the exceptional circumstances the world is going through, according to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council.

It aims at developing practical strategies that allow it to efficiently and effectively address these circumstances and contain the pandemic’s repercussions on the business and economic environment in the emirate.

According to the Crown Prince, the Dubai government’s efforts are in line with directives of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, that seek to mitigate the effects of the global crisis, provide the necessary constituents for business continuity, accelerate the pace of recovery to preserve economic gains, and benefit the most of all opportunities in the post-pandemic period.

Dubai will continue to harness all resources and capabilities to be the most city prepared for the future and the most attractive to investments, he stressed.

“In implementation of the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, we approved today a fifth package of economic incentives to support a number of economic sectors in Dubai and push forward our development process in preparation to the next phase of development,” Sheikh Hamdan noted, affirming that the leadership in advancing with confidence towards recovery and the return of normal life in Dubai.

“Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic at the global level, the economic situation in Dubai is in constant improvement.”

“We have the required constituents that bolster our ability to achieve leadership, and this has been reflected in the rapid pace of recovery of various economic sectors and activities,” he explained, adding that while overcoming the effects of the current global situation, the next phase will carry new opportunities that will enable entrepreneurs and investors to benefit from.

The value of the new economic incentives package approved by the Crown Prince has amounted to AED315 million ($85.7 million) based on the recommendations submitted to him by the Dubai Economy Support Committee headed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, second Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council, to continue supporting various economic sectors.



Iraq, Saudi, Russia Stress Need for Stable Oil Market ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Iraq, Saudi, Russia Stress Need for Stable Oil Market ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed stock graph and Opec logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

OPEC+ members Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed in a meeting in Iraq on Tuesday on the importance of maintaining stable oil markets and fair prices, Iraq's Prime Minister Office said on Tuesday.

The talks come ahead of Sunday's meeting of OPEC+, which comprises the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, where OPEC+ sources say it will weigh a possible further delay to plans to raise oil output.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak attended the meeting.

They discussed "the conditions of global energy markets and matters related to the production of crude oil, its flow to markets, and meeting demand," the prime minister's office said, Reuters reported.

"The importance of maintaining stability, balance, and fair prices was emphasised, while stressing the vital role played by the OPEC+ group in this regard," the office added.

Russian energy minister Sergei Tsivilev and deputy energy minister Pavel Sorokin were also present, according to a photo posted on the X account of the Iraqi prime minister's media office.

OPEC+, which pumps around half the world's oil, has already delayed a plan to gradually lift production by several months this year because of falling prices, weak demand and rising production outside the group.

Despite OPEC+'s cuts and delays to output hikes, oil prices have mostly stayed in a $70-$80 per barrel range this year and on Tuesday were trading below $74 a barrel, not far above a 2024 low reached in September.

Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov told Reuters on Monday OPEC+ may at Sunday's meeting consider leaving its current oil output cuts in place from Jan. 1. The meeting will be held online, OPEC+ sources said.