Dubai is becoming a full-spectrum global wealth hub where capital, people and businesses are relocating in parallel.
India-UAE trade surges 37% under CEPA as partnership targets $200bn
India-UAE CEPA has driven 37 per cent bilateral trade growth since 2022 as leaders in Dubai highlight progress toward a $200bn target …
UAE private sector salary update: How does it work? Why has it been introduced? What benefits does it bring?
Here is all you need to know about the latest update to the UAE wage protection system for salaries of private sector employees …
Market‑leading institutional fund platform Gordian Capital, part of IQ-EQ, secures DFSA approval to establish presence at DIFC
Global investor services group IQ-EQ today announced that its subsidiary Gordian Capital (Gordian) has achieved regulatory approval to expand its instit …
Zand and Dubai World Trade Centre Free Zone sign MoU to advance business growth and the digital economy
Under the partnership, eligible new and existing companies registered with the DWTC Free Zone would be able to benefit from faster service delivery time, streamlined processes, and more, with Zand’s a …
Deem Finance partners with Yusr to expand embedded finance in UAE
Yusr currently provides embedded finance solutions, including Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) offerings, primarily targeting the automotive sector …
Mashreq launches one-day UAE business bank account opening with $272 cashback promise
Mashreq launches one-day UAE business account opening through NEO BIZ with a $272 cashback promise for eligible firms …
Mashreq becomes first bank in the UAE to guarantee business account opening for SMEs within one day
Mashreq, a leading financial institution in the MENA region, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking One-Day Service Promise to business customers, making the bank the first in the UAE to …
UAE to bounce back next year, achieve pre-war growth rate, says global think tank
The UAE economy is expected to bounce back strongly in the post-conflict years after a slowdown in 2026, achieving pre-war growth rates, according to a global think-tank, following a stress test of …
Banking on the future: Ahmed Al Naqbi, EDB CEO on powering the UAE’s industrial transformation
As the UAE accelerates its transition toward a diversified, innovation-led economy, financial institutions are playing an increasingly strategic role in shaping the nation’s industrial future. At the …
UAE state entities up deposits in financial-sector liquidity boost
The UAE state and government-related entities increased their deposits and borrowings at banks in the country in March, central bank data shows, as policymakers sought to boost financial-sector …
Mal receives in-principle approval for bank licence from CBUAE
Mal.ai secures in-principle bank licence approval from the Central Bank of the UAE after a record $230 million seed round, advancing plans to launch a global Shariah-compliant digital bank in Abu Dhab …
Where expat escapees from Dubai end up
L IFE IN DUBAI used to be about as blissful as white-collar expatriate existence gets. The private schools are good, beaches pretty, flight connections plentiful and booze legal ( …
Cerebras IPO: Wafer-Scale Performance, Wafer-Scale Pricing
Cerebras (CBRS) analysis: $24.6bn RPO backlog and OpenAI partnership vs. 18x FY28E sales and high customer concentration risk. Read the full analysis here.
UAE’s Mal secures central bank in-principle approval to launch AI-native Islamic digital bank targeting $7tn market
It comes months after Mal raised $230m in a seed funding round, which the company said was the largest fintech seed raise in Middle East and Africa history …
UAE ranked among world’s top startup and business destinations
Executives say the UAE’s flexible policies, free zones and digital infrastructure are boosting its position as a global startup hub …
How software development services in UAE are powering cross-border fintech and digital currency initiatives
The recent historic treaty between the UAE and the Philippines to develop interlinked central bank digital currencies (C …