Gulf Economist

Emirati investors contribute AED 14.9bn as Sharjah real estate tops AED 29.5bn

DIFC new company registrations surge 30% to exceed 10,000 active firms

Dubai DET and Julius Baer sign strategic alliance to attract global private

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Blackstone to open Kuwait office in Q3 2026

DEWA commits AED 10bn to electricity transmission network expansion

Du posts 12.6% H1 2026 net profit growth

AIP, MGX, and BlackRock’s GIP close USD 40bn acquisition of Aligned Data Centres

Kuwait raises USD 6bn in three-tranche bond sale

UAE construction output forecast at AED 480.36bn by 2029

Aramco Q2 2026 net profit forecast to surge 40% year-on-year

ADNOC takes USD 6.2bn final investment decision on offshore Umm Shaif Gas Cap

Udrive clocks 45 Million kilometres in 2025 as UAE car-sharing adoption deepens

UAE showcases AI-driven labour market model at BRICS Ministers’ Meeting in Hyderabad

UAE non-oil foreign trade hits historic AED 1.937tn in H1 2026

Oman real estate transactions reach USD 3bn in first five months of 2026

Drydocks World completes complex green ship recycling project to recover over 20,000 tonnes of material

National Bank of Oman posts 14.9% profit surge in H1 2026

Riyad Bank establishes SAR 10bn AT1 sukuk programme to bolster capital base

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The inheritance triple threat: Three laws that changed the rules for every expat in Dubai

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Why execution is the new innovation

by Jigar Sagar

Listening to the gut-brain dialogue

by Mark Adams

The second-time advantage in the next wave of Gulf startups

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Saudi Arabia is not on pause – neither should you be

How agentic AI is reshaping healthcare

The uncertainty dividend

When the world gets nervous, the Gulf gets interesting

Gulf sovereign funds have become the hidden power behind global tech

Why moving to the UAE is a smart career move