The decentralised finance (DeFi) platform World Liberty Financial that is linked to President Trump has secured a $100m investment from the UAE’s Aqua1 Fund. The funding marks a significant boost for the startup’s growth plans in the Web3 finance space.
PwC Middle East has announced the addition of 62 new partners across the region, underscoring its commitment to investing in talent and expanding leadership capabilities.
QBS Software has announced the acquisition of cybersecurity specialist EMT Dubai. The deal expands QBS’s presence across the Gulf and Middle East, accelerating its goal to reach $1bn in annual revenues.
Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that Emirati citizens can now register online for the ‘Dubai Real Estate Broker Programme’. DLD encourages developers and brokers who missed earlier phases to contribute proposals supporting the programme’s goals, emphasising public-private collaboration to build a sustainable real estate ecosystem. The initiative has attracted strong interest since its launch,
New data from the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) show Abu Dhabi’s population grew by 7.5% in 2024, reaching 4,135,985 people. Over the past decade, the emirate’s population has surged by 51%, up from 2.7 million in 2014.
For the past five years, headlines have sounded the death knell of the suit. And yet, despite predictions of board meetings dominated by hoodies and trainers, the suit endures. Tech billionaires might dress down, but there’s an undeniable soft power exuded by a good suit. Power dressing isn’t an entirely contemporary concept – the modern
Saudi-based Ejada Systems has partnered with Huawei to accelerate the KSA’s digital transformation through AI.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce recently held an ‘In Focus’ session to guide Dubai-based companies on expanding into Armenia, Georgia, Malaysia, and Cambodia. The event attracted over 160 participants and provided detailed insights into trade and investment prospects and strategies for sustainable growth in these markets.
The World Economic Forum has collaborated with the Dubai Future Foundation to release a report on the Top 10 emerging technologies of 2025. It spotlights key innovations set to transform industries and society and drive advancements in health and sustainability. Key breakthroughs include green nitrogen fixation for low-carbon agriculture, GLP-1 drugs for neurodegenerative diseases, osmotic
Dubai has successfully carried out the region’s first test flight of the Joby aerial taxi, a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, marking a major step toward next-generation urban mobility.
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