Opinion Real Estate

Living in the Gulf but purchasing abroad? Mortgage approval explained

With buyers increasingly looking beyond their home borders for property investments, securing a mortgage in a foreign market is a common goal—and sometimes, a common point of uncertainty.

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Opinion

How the Gulf’s micro-influencers move the consumer

What’s the best way to connect with your audience? Is this question keeping you up at night? Things are moving so fast right now that many brands feel overwhelmed when they consider how to make those all-important connections.

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News

Microsoft’s $3bn India cloud investment

Microsoft plans to invest approximately $3bn to enhance its AI and Azure cloud-computing services in India. This move underscores India’s importance as a key growth market for US tech firms, driven by its 1.4 billion population and affordable internet access.

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Economy News

UAE hits record 1m air movements in 2024

The UAE has set a historic record in its aviation sector, surpassing one million air traffic movements in 2024, according to the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). This achievement was marked on December 22, 2024, with the arrival of Emirates Flight 305 from Shanghai, officially recording the one-millionth movement.

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Economy News

Zand and Klickl innovate in UAE banking

A new collaboration between Zand bank and Klickl International will highlight Zand’s commitment to integrating cutting-edge technology with financial services, addressing the growing demands of the digital economy and supporting the evolution of the Web3 ecosystem.

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Economy Opinion

The view for 2025: Why the UAE will keep drawing global talent and businesses

Looking ahead to 2025, the UAE is set to continue its upward trajectory. At this point, it’s not too bold to say that if you’re looking to relocate or start a company somewhere in the world next year, there really is no better place to do business.

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News Real Estate

New phase of $108m Al Mamzar Beach project

Dubai Municipality has awarded contracts for the second phase of the Al Mamzar Beach Development Project. Spanning 125,000 sq. metres, it is expected to be completed by the end of 2025 with a total cost of $108m.

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Economy News

Dubai tops region in Global Power City Index

Dubai has ranked first in the Middle East and eighth globally in the new 2024 Global Power City Index (GPCI). The index was published by the Mori Memorial Foundation which focuses on conducting research and publishing insights in the fields of urban renewal and development, aiming to design urban environments that support sustainable living.

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Entrepreneur News

Qatar’s Digital Lab enables blockchain collabs

A new collaboration at the Digital Assets Lab at Qatar Financial Centre aims to make distributed ledger technologies (DLT) accessible to organisations worldwide. DLT are digital systems (such as blockchain) that record and share data across multiple locations or participants simultaneously, without needing a central authority.

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News

Could Al Ajban Solar Plant become world’s largest?

As part of the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, Al Ajban is poised to become one of the world’s largest single-site solar facilities, a major part of the UAE’s push towards zero-emission clean energy.

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