Dubai added 24,800 residential units in the first half of 2026, a 37.6% year-on-year increase and the strongest half-year delivery period on record, according to Cavendish Maxwell's Dubai Residential Market Performance report.
The UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA) has eliminated 15 fees following a comprehensive review of its fee framework, with the board-approved decision aimed at lowering costs for licensed companies and individuals operating in the country's capital markets.
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar Properties has recorded AED 1.5 billion in sales from the launch of The Canopies, a six-building apartment community within Yas Point, its new waterfront masterplan on the northern shore of Yas Island.
Two landmark private capital transactions totalling approximately USD 18 billion closed in the same week, underscoring the resilience of long-term investor appetite in the Gulf despite ongoing regional geopolitical uncertainty.
Abu Dhabi-based Waha Capital PJSC posted a net profit of AED 338 million for the first half of 2026, a 62% year-on-year increase, as total income reached AED 479 million and assets under management stood at AED 13.9 billion at end-June.
Nasdaq Dubai logged 33 new fixed-income listings totalling AED 50.68 billion in the first half of 2026, with UAE-based issuers accounting for 57% of activity and international issuers making up the remaining 43%.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has closed its USD 9 billion acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, vaulting the Dubai-based company to third place among the world's largest aircraft lessors by both fleet value and number of owned and managed aircraft.
Dubai Investments PJSC has acquired the remaining 80% stake in Clemenceau Medical Center Dubai (CMC Dubai), raising its holding from 20% to 100% and making the hospital a wholly owned subsidiary of the group.
UAE nationals dominated Sharjah's property market in the first half of 2026, investing AED 14.9 billion across 22,599 properties to account for 50.6% of the emirate's total real estate trading value of AED 29.5 billion, according to the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department.
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) recorded a 30% increase in new company registrations in the 12 months to end-June 2026, attracting 2,318 new active firms.
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