Gulf Economist

Dubai completes 104 real estate projects worth AED 111bn in H1 2026

Dubai ranks ninth and Abu Dhabi 13th in Global Financial Centres Index

Qatar’s QIA signs USD 20bn investment partnership with JPMorgan Asset Management

It’s not ‘the small business sector’ – it’s the economy

by Anisha Sagar

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UAE taps satellite technology to build quantum-secure communication network

Dubai Land Department records AED 14bn in week of September 14-18 2026

QIA launches Doha Investment division to supercharge domestic economy

AED 6bn THE WADI community launches on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Nakheel awards AED 800m contract for 537 homes at Dubai Islands

Qatar opens e-commerce licensing across 194 business activities

ATM 2026 closes with 16% growth as Gulf airlines signal network recovery

Dubai greenlights 80km, 12-lane corridor linking Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

UAE Central Bank raises base rate to 3.9% as Fed hike triggers policy shift

SAR 2.8bn Medina mixed-use project targets foreign Muslim buyers

Emaar Hospitality maps regional hotels and leisure expansion

Abu Dhabi upgrades holiday home licensing platform to cut approval times

FTA urges businesses to file corporate tax returns before September 30 deadline

Maersk AE15 Gemini service links Saudi Arabia directly to Asia and Europe

Miral commits AED 12bn to expand Yas Island over five years

It’s not ‘the small business sector’ – it’s the economy

by Anisha Sagar

flowork office

What most coworking operators get wrong

by Abir Moussa

The Gulf: a new intermediary for East-West capital

The Gulf: a new intermediary for East-West capital

by Lorenzo Jooris

What business owners should be watching in a volatile Gulf economy

by Anisha Sagar

Building the future as Chinese factories reshape UAE industry

by Miaomiao Liu

Still watching Saudi Arabia? Here’s what that’s costing you.

by Alistair Paine

Why execution is the new innovation

Listening to the gut-brain dialogue

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

The UAE: one nation, one standard of care

woman in Dubai

How marketing leaders can regain visibility over where revenue actually comes from

Saudi Arabia is not on pause – neither should you be