Qatar's residential property market recorded 1,582 transactions worth approximately QR 6.2 billion (USD 1.7 billion) in Q1 2026, according to Knight Frank's latest Qatar Real Estate Market Review.
Qatar's residential property market recorded 1,582 transactions worth approximately QR 6.2 billion (USD 1.7 billion) in Q1 2026, according to Knight Frank's latest Qatar Real Estate Market Review.
Corporate boards across the Middle East are leading their global peers on AI governance and future readiness, according to Board Intelligence's latest Board Value Index, which surveyed more than 400 non-executive directors, CEOs and CFOs across the UK, US, Nordics and Middle East.
Dubai's luxury off-plan residential sector generated nearly AED 4.96 billion in May from properties priced above AED 5 million, according to market analysis by the Keturah luxury brand.
UAE banks are intensifying competition for retail deposits, offering savings rates significantly above the central bank's 3.65% base rate.
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.
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.
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