Dubai's diamond trade reached a record AED 153.1 billion in 2025, surpassing the previous peak of AED 150.2 billion set in 2011, according to data from the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Dubai Customs.

Masdar has reached financial close on an AED 22.4 billion clean energy project in Abu Dhabi that carries a landmark designation as the world's first gigascale round-the-clock renewable energy facility.

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority has certified what regulators describe as the world's first purpose-built commercial vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, marking a landmark step in Dubai's planned air taxi network.

ADNOC Logistics & Services has placed a newbuilding order for four next-generation liquefied natural gas carriers valued at AED 3.3 billion, with delivery scheduled for 2029.

The UAE's airports collectively handled a record 156.8 million passengers in 2025, a 6.1% increase from 147.8 million the year prior, as aircraft movements climbed 6.8% to 855,300, according to data released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).

UAE-listed education provider Taaleem delivered record nine-month results for FY2025/26, with operating revenue rising 18.5% year-on-year to AED 1.17 billion, net profit up 9% to AED 283.2 million, and EBITDA growing 16% to AED 439.4 million.

Abu Dhabi-listed telecoms and technology group e& has agreed to sell its entire 16.21% stake in Vodafone Group to Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the French Niel family group, for approximately AED 21.8 billion, inclusive of Vodafone's final FY26 dividend.

Sharjah-based logistics operator Gulftainer has accelerated its USD 2 billion investment programme at Khor Fakkan Port after the US-Iran conflict triggered an extraordinary surge in container traffic, with weekly volumes leaping from around 8,000 containers before the crisis to 65,000 – an eightfold increase.