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Ras Al Khaimah has inaugurated RAK International Guangzhou LLC in the Tianhe Central Business District, marking its first physical commercial presence in China. Concurrently, the RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an MoU with the Tianhe CBD Administrative Committee to boost investment and trade matchmaking with the Greater Bay Area. The move follows recent bilateral agreements spanning robotics, smart transit, and logistics.
Tianhe Central Business District Administrative Committee, RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The UAE Ministry of Finance has introduced a revised penalty framework for electronic invoicing non-compliance, replacing Cabinet Decision No. 106 of 2025. The update introduces a Dh50,000 cap on implementation-related fines within any consecutive 12 months and removes penalties for failing to report system failures. The revised rules also ensure companies are not subjected to duplicate fines for the same breach.
Inheritance laws across the Gulf Cooperation Council vary significantly based on nationality, religion, and asset location. In the UAE, Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022 governs non-Muslim civil inheritance, while neighboring GCC states enforce distinct testamentary and real estate transfer procedures.
Assetize's trust entity has been registered by the Jersey Financial Services Commission under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998. The setup allows UAE-regulated virtual asset service providers to administer and issue tokenised real-world assets through Jersey structures supported by Assetize's Dubai International Financial Centre technology arm. Jersey currently accounts for 27.4% of the global tokenised equities market by value as of September 2026.
Jersey Financial Services Commission
Jersey
Effective October 30, 2026
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