Business Bay leads market as demand for Grade A office space drives record sales, with five projects accounting for nearly three-quarters of total transaction value.
Adnoc mulls changing offshore oil pricing mechanism for three grades, sources say
Under the change, the grades would be priced at differentials to Dubai quotes for cargoes loading two months ahead …
Dubai authorities arrest drug smuggling gang, seize nearly 200kg of narcotic pills
Dubai Customs, using shipment data analysis systems, flagged a suspicious shipment arriving from an Asian country …
UAE plans 2 more issuance after strong response to its inaugural retail sukuk
Inaugural Sovereign Retail T-Sukuk Programme drew Dh445 million in demand against a Dh50 million target, prompting the Ministry of Finance to raise the issuance size to Dh100 million …
Dubai’s 12 hour sale offers up to 90% discounts across major malls
Organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), the annual summer festival will run until August 30, 2026, delivering more than 60 days of shopping …
Abu Dhabi Biobank and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute partner to establish the Middle East’s first Eye Bank in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Biobank and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute partner to launch the Middle East’s first Eye Bank, based in Abu Dhabi. The facility will reduce reliance on imported donor corneal tissue and build …
India extends UAE gold import quota authorisations till September 30
Government extends India-UAE gold TRQ validity to September 30, easing import timelines, while DGFT reviews wheat flour export quotas and seeks utilisation data.
UAE companies using AI to help decide who gets hired, fired and promoted, HR leaders say
AI is helping make promotion decisions at 42 per cent of UAE employers, while nearly one in three companies also use it to support termination decisions …
Perk chooses Abu Dhabi for Middle East expansion as UAE business travel market heads for $94bn
Perk has opened its Middle East headquarters in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM with ADIO, targeting a tripling of UAE business travel spend by 2028 …
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery imports first crude oil from UAE
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has imported two cargoes of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates this month, marking its first ever purchase from a Middle Eastern supplier, S&P Global …
Validity of FY26 gold import quota licences under India-UAE trade pact extended till September 30
Gold importers under the India-UAE free trade agreement have received an extension until September 30, 2026, to utilize their tariff rate quota authorisations for FY 2025-26. This move comes as gold …
Ahmed bin Saeed leads push to transform Dubai’s investor journey
Dubai Free Zones Council, led by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, advances a digital integrated framework to redesign the investor journey, streamline approvals, launch the Dubai Investor Register, and strengt …
India-UAE Gold Import Quota Extended to Sep 30, 2026
India extends FY26 gold import quota licences under the India-UAE CEPA until September 30, 2026. DGFT announced automatic extension, no new application needed.
As UAE businesses prioritise flexibility, flowork enables it
As businesses across the UAE increasingly prioritise flexibility, scalability and operational efficiency, flowork is responding to a growing shift in how companies establish and manage their workspace …
Increased audits lift UAE tax revenue by over $1bn
The UAE is stepping up tax enforcement, with audits rising by almost half last year as the Federal Tax Authority enters a new phase driven by artificial intelligence and e-invoicing. The FTA increased …
NRIs in UAE: New Income Tax Return deadlines revealed
India has set a new deadline for Income Tax Return filing this year. Last year, the deadline had been moved twice to accomodate for the new ITR forms and tax rule implementation. Income Tax Return …
Policybazaar parent PB Fintech to invest Rs 20 cr in payments business
Policybazaar parent will fund its payments arm to support business expansion and set up two DIFC-based subsidiaries for insurance advisory and reinsurance services …