Opinion

From offshore to onshore: How DIFC Foundations are changing family investment structures

For many years, families investing internationally defaulted to offshore holding structures. Companies and trusts were often established in familiar jurisdictions even when assets and decision-making sat elsewhere. That approach is now being questioned, particularly by families with growing exposure to Dubai.

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Reserve your global business address in Dubai’s master city

The business mindset in Dubai right now centres on momentum. That means ultra-fast decision-making within an infrastructure optimised for growth. It’s a compelling place to set up or relocate your business in 2026.

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Real estate tokenisation in the UAE – what does it mean for investors?

Dubai has launched the pilot phase of its Real Estate Tokenisation Project, which is designed to create new investment opportunities in the emirate’s real estate sector.

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Startup U: How do the UAE’s universities drive startup growth?

The idea of the university as a purely academic space, divorced from commercialisation, is a concept from the distant past. Back in the 1940s, a professor at Stanford University in the US began encouraging his students to consider how their ideas and research could be applied in the industry. It's no coincidence that Silicon Valley

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Avoid these global property investment pitfalls

It’s 2026, and the global real estate investment landscape is more competitive than ever before. While opportunities abound, building a multi-country portfolio requires a clear vision and a willingness to adapt.

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Early detection works – healthcare systems just don’t prioritise it

We wouldn’t dream of skipping an annual car service, knowing that catching a small mechanical rattle now could save us from a breakdown later.

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The Gulf’s late entry into the automotive industry is, actually, perfect timing

For more than a century, the global automotive industry has followed a relatively stable geographic logic. Engineering leadership sat in Europe and Japan, large-scale manufacturing migrated across Asia, and consumption was anchored in North America, China, and Europe.

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What top CMOs at large companies actually do

The title “Chief Marketing Officer” understates the role’s responsibilities. In large organisations, marketing leadership has expanded quietly but decisively, extending far beyond campaigns, channels, and brand stewardship, while the language used to describe the role has remained largely unchanged.

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The rise of always-on content and what it means for agency production

There is a familiar cadence to the way many marketing departments operate. Resources are put into a single flagship idea, plus a handful of variations, before everyone’s attention moves to the next initiative. Campaign work is intense, but it is also brief. There are launches and clear endpoints. Always-on content moves to a different rhythm

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The rise of security innovation in the Middle East: A Venture Capital perspective

Security was once the silent partner in the Gulf’s tech story – essential, yet secondary. That era is over. As the UAE, Saudi Arabia and their neighbours accelerate towards fully digital economies, security has moved from a technical afterthought to a strategic priority, embedded into national policy, enterprise planning and infrastructure design.

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