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UAE's new AI platform to slash VAT refund time for tourists to one day
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The UAE has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered platform that will reduce the waiting time for VAT refunds for tourists, from nine days to one. VAT refunds lower the cost of shopping for visitors by enabling them to recover a large share of the consumption tax.
Earlier coverage
Earlier coverage on GreyNews
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- Study of thousands of ancient tombs in UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia unearths secrets buried in the pastOct 20, 2026 · The National
- One tap, one call, bank account drained, how a visa scam fooled Kuwait residentOct 16, 2026 · Times Kuwait
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