US investment giant Blackstone has committed AED 918m to Advanced Digital Gaming Technology (ADGT), a UAE-headquartered payments and data-intelligence company – marking its first regional investment since the onset of the Iran conflict.
Dubai has reached its highest ever position in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), rising to seventh place globally among 137 assessed centres – the only Middle East financial hub to rank in the top 10, according to Z/Yen Group.
Dubai has reached its highest ever position in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), rising to seventh place globally among 137 assessed centres – the only Middle East financial hub to rank in the top 10, according to Z/Yen Group.
UAE consumers are shifting rapidly to e-commerce as security concerns stemming from the Iran conflict reduce footfall at malls and public spaces, according to Redseer Consulting.
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) closed January 2026 with foreign assets of AED 1.084 trillion, up from AED 1.058 trillion at the end of December 2025.
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has launched a direct maritime service between King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain, operated by MSC under its Gulf Shuttle service.
Dubai's property market defied its traditional Ramadan slowdown, recording 15,196 transactions worth AED 50.58 billion between 18 February and 19 March – a 29.7 percent year-on-year increase in value and a 5.63% rise in volume.
Imtiaz Developments has purchased a plot in Downtown Jebel Ali with an estimated development value of AED 2 billion, signalling continued confidence in Dubai's real estate market amid regional uncertainty.
Arada has awarded an AED 183 million contract to Al Rehab Al Arabi Building Contracting Company for the construction of a new K-12 school within its Masaar development in Sharjah.
The Saudi Ports Authority has launched a new trade bridge linking Sharjah in the UAE with Saudi Arabia, aimed at improving cross-border cargo movement and strengthening regional logistics integration.
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