Foreign direct investment inflows into Saudi Arabia rose 2.4% year-on-year to USD 7.09 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to investment indicators released by the Ministry of Investment, as the broader economy expanded 3% in real GDP terms with oil and non-oil activities contributing equally at 2.9% growth apiece.
Dubai Land Department recorded AED 14 billion in real estate transactions for the latest weekly reporting period, spanning 4,262 deals and underscoring continued depth across all transaction categories.
Dubai's Executive Council, chaired by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has approved an AED 18 billion package of strategies and projects spanning infrastructure, culture, trade, digital governance and Islamic finance in further pursuit of the emirate's D33 economic agenda.
Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence investment firm MGX has closed its inaugural MGX Fund I at AED 179 billion, drawing capital from a broad consortium of institutional and private investors spanning the Gulf, North America, Asia and Europe.
Dubai's stock exchange has reached AED 1 trillion in market capitalisation – quadrupling from AED 250 billion five years ago – as international participation crosses a historic threshold, with foreign investors now accounting for 54% of total trading liquidity for the first time.
The UAE real estate sector recorded strong momentum in the first quarter of 2026, with transaction volumes rising sharply across both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, according to the Central Bank's latest quarterly report.
The UAE holds the largest confirmed construction pipeline in the GCC with 700 execution-ready projects valued at AED 506 billion, according to the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry's latest sector report.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company emerged as the world's most active sovereign wealth fund in the first half of 2026, deploying USD 15.2 billion across a broad range of transactions despite heightened market volatility stemming from the US-Iran conflict.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund delivered a landmark set of annual results, with consolidated net profit surging 152% to USD 17.33 billion in 2025, against USD 6.8 billion the year prior.
Oman Water and Wastewater Services Company has awarded an EUR 2 billion performance-based contract to French utility Suez, partnering with National Trading Company and National Energy Centre, to operate and maintain water and wastewater services across Muscat and the North and South Sharqiyah Governorates.
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