UAE named world’s top market for digital trade readiness
The UAE has been ranked the world’s most advanced market for digital trade readiness, according to Standard Chartered’s latest ‘Future of Trade: Digitisation’ report.
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A race to the top: How the GCC is beating legacy clinical hubs at their own game
Over the last decade or two, it’s been fascinating to witness the evolution of high-quality, specialised healthcare in the GCC, a market in which the student or apprentice is fast emerging as the master. The establishment of international healthcare brands with clinical excellence in their field has transformed the UAE and GCC healthcare markets way
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Jebel Ali Port breaks record with massive cargo increase
Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port set a major milestone in October 2025, handling a record 630,000 tons of breakbulk cargo. This was the highest monthly volume in almost twenty years.
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Emirates NBD, GCAA launch automated aviation payments
Emirates NBD has partnered with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to launch a Host-to-Host (H2H) payment solution aimed at automating transactions across the aviation sector.
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FAST Ventures launches $3m MENA investment arm
FAST Ventures has unveiled FAST Foundry, a venture studio and investment arm backed by a $3m fund to accelerate early-stage startups across the MENA region. The initiative targets companies developing the next generation of adtech, retail, and marketing products with global scalability. The new platform aims to strengthen homegrown innovation by moving the region away
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Beehive rolls out new SME financing in Oman
Beehive has partnered with Future Fund Oman and Sohar International to introduce a new lending portfolio designed to expand financing access for SMEs in Oman.
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DXB records highest ever quarterly traffic
Dubai International Airport (DXB) recorded its highest-ever quarterly traffic in Q3 2025, welcoming 24.2 million passengers between July and September, marking a 1.9% increase year-on-year.
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G42 gets US clearance to export AI semiconductors
Abu Dhabi-based G42 has received US approval to export advanced AI semiconductors, a move that accelerates the UAE–US AI corridor and moves key projects from planning into action.
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How the Gulf is creating a future-fit ecosystem for entrepreneurship
I’m often asked which region I believe is most likely to drive the next great wave of innovation and entrepreneurship – an area with a visionary ecosystem that will support and propel the momentous change in business, technology and social interaction we’re likely to see in the next decade. The model that immediately springs to
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UAE and South Korea sign deals in AI, space, biohealth
The UAE and South Korea have signed several agreements aimed at strengthening the special strategic partnership between the two nations.