Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth. In 2025, nearly 246,000 tech workers lost their jobs as companies restructured around artificial intelligence and cost efficiency. By early 2026, the pace had accelerated – tech sector job losses in the first six weeks of the year were already tracking to surpass 270,000 by the end of the
Arada has acquired an 80%+ stake in Reem Hospital as part of its AED 2 billion healthcare expansion strategy.
International Holding Company reported Q1 2026 net profit of AED 8.8 billion, up 98% year-on-year, driven by stronger revenues and margin expansion across its diversified portfolio.
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has appointed Morgan Stanley as its first international investment bank Remote Trading Member.
Vista reported record 2025 performance, delivering more than 210,000 flight hours globally as demand for structured private aviation services accelerated.
In the years following Brexit, a growing number of British nationals based in Dubai have taken a strategic step to restore their European mobility: applying for Irish citizenship by descent. At Knightsbridge Group, working alongside our specialist Irish legal partners, we have seen a significant increase in successful applications from UK citizens with Irish parents or grandparents -
Ta'ziz has signed AED 104.6bn in global offtake and feedstock agreements to expand chemicals production and strengthen UAE industrial supply chains.
Tawazun Council and AD Ports Group will develop Al Selmiyyah Defence Industrial Free Zone to strengthen the UAE’s defence manufacturing base and attract global OEMs.
For decades, the UAE’s tax proposition was simple: zero corporate tax, a free zone ecosystem that made structuring relatively frictionless, and a regulatory environment that kept pace with business. It was, by most measures, a compelling offer. In January 2025, however, the UAE introduced a Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (DMTT). This was the local implementation
LIFEPharma, part of VPS Healthcare, will invest AED 700 million to develop a pharmaceutical platform at KEZAD.
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