The agreement covers a wide range of goods and services. It deals with aspects such as rules of origin, Customs procedures, government procurement, intellectual property rights, and e-commerce. Further tariff concessions to come in force on both sides over 5 years, which will lead to lower tariffs for almost 98 percent of exports and 90 per cent of imports from the UAE. Indian exports are set to get zero percent duty access in a span five to ten years, including electronic goods, chemicals and petrochemicals cement, ceramics and machinery accounting for about 9 percent of the value of current exports to the UAE. India has given tariff concessions to UAE on gold, and UAE  eliminated tariffs on jewellery.

https://globalsmenews.com/india-uae-cepa-to-benefit-smes/

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) in collaboration with Creative Zone along with 23 other government and private entities set up an SME platform. The platform is called ‘Setup in Abu Dhabi’. The platform Setup in Abu Dhabi is expected to enhance the ease of doing business.

The new platform Setup in Abu Dhabi provides a plethora of  solutions to SMEs and micro enterprises including those who starting up. Those solutions include setup advice and a number of business services like finance, insurance, legal advice, taxation, accounting, training and manpower related. ​

https://globalsmenews.com/sme-business-enabling-platform-launched-in-uae/

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the process of technology adoption has accelerated among businesses of all kinds. Lockdowns and so­cial distancing have created new avenues and opportunities for businesses. While business closures and failures increased man­ifold, it was seen that those who innovated and adopted new models and technologies could survive.

What are the challenges and expectations from leadership in the new normal? Leaders and business practitioners address these issues from a practical perspective in this volume titled ‘Leadership in the new normal,’ published by TDW publishers.

New normal expects responsible leadership. But how can a leader be responsible and humane and what are those dimen­sions? What does it imply for business leadership? What does it imply when we speak of the role of humane leadership in the new normal, and does that make any sense in the world of profit-making?

Leadership in the new normal addresses some of these issues that today’s businesses and entrepreneurs have to encounter. Many leaders have contributed to this volume, covering top­ics such as leadership in uncertain times, innovation, creativity, responsible leadership and the creation of opportunities and how to recognize challenges and create a system to take on the challenges. Indeed the challenge in today’s new normal is an opportunity for business leaders to innovate and develop new business models.

In this book there are twenty seven essays and articles contributed by eleven authors. These con­tributors comprise leaders, management experts and educators.

The book is published by TDW publishers. Print copy is available through amazon, and some other online line platforms. The links and product details are provided in the description.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/9391828094?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Product details

· Publisher ‏ : ‎ TDW Productions (October 30, 2021)

· Language ‏ : ‎ English

· Paperback ‏ : ‎ 162 pages

· ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9391828094

· ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9391828097

· Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces

· Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.41 x 9 inches

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In today’s episode we will be introducing you a new book published on Small and Medium Enterprises sector. The book is titled as

SMEs and Economic

Development: A collection of essays

V. N Prasad memorial volume

Published by TDW Productions 

Product details

https://www.amazon.com/dp/9391828116?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 

With enhanced IT  spending,  digital technology enterprises are expanding and growing; Singapore SMEs spent 324% more on information technology; Digital transformation gives businesses the opportunity to grow and recover their revenue.;Enterprises that adopted digital tools, digital marketing and digital technolgies could grow substantially and survive the business contraction and recover quickly; women entrepreneurs lead the  digital transformation agenda; Small companies are recovering from a depression caused by Covid in Greece; Spending for robots is going to be another major source of spending in the coming days; mand for robotics technology is expected to increase among several industries such as supply chain, manufacturing, and healthcare, due to growing adoption of robots in place of humans to reduce the impact of the virus and to enhance their market share; 

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