Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) Group has announced the development of a purpose-built SME Hub at KEZAD Al Ma'mourah, representing an investment of AED 112 million.
Luxury developer AHS Properties, founded by Abbas Sajwani, has acquired the Shangri-La Dubai hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road for AED 1.1 billion, marking one of the largest single-asset hospitality transactions in the emirate in recent years.
Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital has acquired a 49% stake in LeasePlan Emirates through its BlueFive Reef PE Fund I, with Solutions+, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, retaining the majority 51% holding.
President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan recently approved the adoption of a unified national healthcare and health insurance system for all Emirati citizens across all seven emirates.
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has secured recognition from Switzerland's Financial Market Supervisory Authority as a foreign trading venue, enabling Swiss institutions supervised by FINMA to access DFM's trading platform directly and facilitating the listing of Swiss-incorporated equities in Dubai.
The UAE Federal Tax Authority has broadened the scope of construction-related expenses eligible for VAT refunds for UAE nationals building new homes, in an initiative effective for all claims submitted from 1 January 2026.
Du and Open Innovation AI have signed an MoU to accelerate the adoption of sovereign agentic AI across UAE government entities and enterprises, with the UAE Cyber Security Council as a co-orchestrator of the agreement.
Safeen Drydocks, the joint venture between AD Ports Group and Dubai's Premier Marine Engineering Services, has signed two shipbuilding contracts totalling AED 1.3 billion.
South African investment in Dubai has exceeded AED 1 billion over the past five years, spanning key sectors including information and communications technology, pharmaceuticals, and food industries, according to Dubai Chambers.
Sharjah's property market recorded AED 3.1 billion in real estate transactions across 7,119 deals in May, with total traded area in sales transactions reaching approximately 9.5 million square feet, according to the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.
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