DAWN.COM

Today's Paper | March 19, 2026

Published 11 Jul, 2020 06:07pm

Dubai announces new economic support package, worth over $400 million

Dubai has announced a new package to help the economy cope with the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, worth 1.5 billion dirhams ($408 million), the crown prince of the emirate, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum, said on Twitter.

The package is the third announced by Dubai, the second-largest and wealthiest member of the United Arab Emirates federation. The three packages are worth a total of 6.3 billion dirhams, Sheikh Hamdan said.

Read Comments

Rain, thunderstorm expected in Karachi, other parts of Sindh from March 18-19: Met Office Next Story