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Decision close for Dubai self-driving challenge

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has revealed the finalists for the 4th Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport 2025. Five organisations (consortiums and companies) have advanced to the final stage.

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News

EGA targets greater female representation

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it has recruited 113 Emirati women in 2024, representing more than half of the total 220 UAE Nationals hired during the year.

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Economy News

Damac invests $20bn in US data centres

One of the top private developers in the UAE, Damac Properties, will invest $20bn in US data centres. The investment, made through Damac Group’s fully-owned subsidiary EDGNEX, feeds into an existing boom for constructing data centres used in the development of AI and the expansion of cryptocurrency.

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Economy News

UAE passport gets stronger in 2025

The UAE has solidified its position as a leading global passport, ranked among the top 10 most powerful passports in the world, according to the just-released 2025 Henley Passport Index.

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Economy News

Saudi beauty brand debuts on stock market

The investment bank EFG Hermes has completed its advisory role on the IPO of Nice One, the Saudi Arabia beauty and personal care e-commerce platform. This marks the first e-commerce platform to be listed on the main Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).

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Opinion

Gulf leadership: How the CEO guides the C-suite to success

Whether you’re a CEO of a multinational corporation or a pre-launch startup, a good deal of your time will be spent thinking about, and then setting, your organisation’s vision and strategy.

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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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