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Germany and the UAE to Establish a German-Emirati Investment Council: EUR 13.6 Billion in Trade in 2025, UAE Exports Up 58% and More Than EUR 34 Billion Invested in Germany
Sultan Al Jaber proposed a German-Emirati Investment Council during the UAE President visit to Germany: what it is, the numbers behind it and what changes for business.
Published September 10, 2026
UAE Banks Lead the GCC in Q2 2026: Loans Up 4.5% to USD 816.5 Billion, 17.9% Return on Equity, 24.2% Cost-to-Income Ratio and USD 6.8 Billion Net Profit (Kamco Invest, 55 Listed Banks)
UAE listed banks led the GCC on three measures at once in the second quarter of 2026: loans up 4.5% to USD 816.5 billion, return on equity 17.9%, cost to income 24.2%.
Published September 10, 2026
Mubadala Invests About USD 1 Billion in China Luckin Coffee: 241,095,268 Preferred Shares Bought From Centurium Funds, 36,310 Stores and Almost 500 Million Customers
Mubadala is buying 241,095,268 Luckin Coffee preferred shares from two Centurium funds for about USD 1 billion. A secondary purchase: the coffee chain itself receives nothing.
Published September 10, 2026
UAE and France Launch Altair-Next Gen: A USD 1 Billion AI Satellite Constellation of 50 Spacecraft Built by Orbitworks in Abu Dhabi With Loft Orbital, Mistral, BlackSky and MaiaSpace
Marlan Space and Loft Orbital signed Altair-Next Gen in Paris on 9 September 2026: USD 1 billion, 50 AI satellites built in KEZAD, Abu Dhabi, and alerts from orbit in seconds.
Published September 9, 2026
Wizz Air Returns to Dubai and Abu Dhabi From 25 October 2026: 12 Routes and 49 Weekly Flights to the UAE, Jeddah and Amman, 470,000 Winter Seats, Fares From AED 269
Wizz Air brings back Dubai and Abu Dhabi from 25 October 2026: 8 UAE routes, 32 weekly flights and fares from AED 269 within a 12-route, 49-flight, 470,000-seat winter prog…
Published September 9, 2026
Dubai World Trade Centre Lines Up More Than 100 Events for Q4 2026 as the AED 10 Billion Dubai Exhibition Centre Expansion Moves to Phase 2: 160,000 sq m and 60,000 Visitors a Day, 1.2 km and 65,000 a Day by 2031
DWTC lines up more than 100 events for Q4 2026 while the AED 10 billion DEC expansion moves to Phase 2: 160,000 sq m and 60,000 visitors a day, 180,000 sq m and 1.2 km by 2…
Published September 9, 2026
Azizi Enters Sharjah With the AED 30 Billion Azizi Florence: 1,130 Villas, More Than 6,000 Townhouses and 3,500 Apartments Around a 1.7 Million Square Foot Park in Um Fanain, Three-Bedroom Townhouses From AED 1.89 Million
Azizi Florence, first Azizi project in Sharjah: AED 30 billion, 1,130 villas, 6,000+ townhouses and 3,500 apartments around a 1.7 million sq ft park, townhouses from AED 1….
Published September 9, 2026
Dubai Holding Awards Its Largest Contract Ever: AED 5 Billion to CSCEC Middle East for a Circular SOM-Designed Headquarters Opening in 2029 and 754 Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers Due in 2030
Dubai Holding awards its largest contract: AED 5 billion to CSCEC Middle East for a circular SOM-designed HQ opening in 2029 and 754 Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers due…
Published September 9, 2026
Record Lease in Dubai’s District One: An Eight-Bedroom Crystal Lagoon Mansion Rented for AED 21 Million Over Three Years, AED 7 Million a Year, and What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know Before Signing a Multi-Year Lease
Record lease in District One: an eight-bedroom Crystal Lagoon mansion rented for AED 21 million over three years, AED 7 million a year. What tenants and landlords in Dubai …
Published September 9, 2026
Selling Sunset’s Oppenheim Group Opens Its Fifth Office in Dubai: 7,000 Square Feet on Bluewaters Facing Ain Dubai, About 20 Agents Under Omar Abaza, and What a Foreign Brokerage Needs in a Market That Paid AED 13.59 Billion in Commissions in 2025
Selling Sunset brokerage The Oppenheim Group opens its fifth office in Dubai: 7,000 sq ft on Bluewaters, about 20 agents under Omar Abaza. What it means for UAE business.
Published September 9, 2026
Majid Al Futtaim H1 2026 Results: Net Operating Profit Up 25% to AED 1.8 Billion, Record EBITDA of AED 2.5 Billion, Revenue of AED 17.5 Billion and a Development Pipeline Above AED 100 Billion Led by the AED 62 Billion Dubai South Community
Majid Al Futtaim H1 2026: profit up 25% to AED 1.8 billion, EBITDA AED 2.5 billion, malls up 12%, retail down 6%, AED 100 billion pipeline. What it means for UAE business.
Published September 9, 2026
Etihad Launches Year-Round Abu Dhabi to Red Sea Flights From 4 October 2026: A320 With 158 Seats, EY621 and EY622 on Sundays, Twice Weekly From 25 October and a Single Connection From Across the Network
Etihad flies Abu Dhabi to Red Sea International from 4 October 2026: A320 with 158 seats, Sundays, twice weekly from 25 October. Schedule and what it means for UAE business.
Published September 9, 2026
Trade Through Dubai’s Hatta Crossing Surges 175% to AED 37.08 Billion in H1 2026: 108,811 Loaded Trucks, 919,000 Travellers, 7,870 Shahin Smart Seals and the Green Corridor Behind the Overland Boom
Dubai Customs: AED 37.08 billion of trade through the Hatta crossing in H1 2026, up 175%, 108,811 loaded trucks and 919,000 travellers. What drives the overland boom.
Published September 9, 2026
Abu Dhabi’s IHC to Acquire 80% of Marlan Space: The Owner of Orbitworks, the Middle East’s First Private Satellite Factory, and the 10-Satellite Altair AI Constellation Joins a Conglomerate With AED 860 Billion Market Value
IHC of Abu Dhabi is acquiring 80% of Marlan Holding, the parent of Marlan Space: the Orbitworks satellite factory in KEZAD and the 10-satellite Altair AI constellation.
Published September 9, 2026
UAE Rises to Second Place in the Henley Crypto Adoption Index 2026 With 46.4 Points Out of 60 and a Perfect 10 for Tax-Friendliness: Ahead of Hong Kong, the USA and Switzerland as the World Counts 135,694 Crypto Millionaires
The UAE is second of 36 countries in the Henley Crypto Adoption Index 2026 with 46.4 of 60 points and a perfect 10 for tax; the report counts 135,694 crypto millionaires.
Published September 9, 2026
UAE Amends the VAT Executive Regulation: Cabinet Decision No. 149 of 2026 Blocks Input Tax on Cash Payments Above Thresholds Still to Be Set, Clarifies Employee Accommodation and Refines Input Tax Apportionment
Cabinet Decision No. 149 of 2026 amends the UAE VAT Executive Regulation: no input tax on cash payments above thresholds still to be set, staff housing, apportionment, medi…
Published September 8, 2026
Dubai Chambers Opens Agentic AI Training for More Than 14,000 Companies: Dubai Chambers Academy Launched on 1 September 2026, a Two-Year Programme With Incubators, Support Funds and an Executive Committee
Dubai Chambers Academy opened on 1 September 2026 with agentic AI tracks for 14,000+ member companies of Business Groups and Business Councils, part of a two-year plan to 2…
Published September 8, 2026
DIFC Confirms the First Dubai Future Finance Week on 2-6 November 2026: More Than 850 Speakers, 85 Events, 12 Forums and 14 Stages, Anchored by the Dubai FinTech Summit
DIFC confirms the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week on 2-6 November 2026: over 850 speakers, 85 events, 12 forums and 14 stages, anchored by the Dubai FinTech Summit.
Published September 8, 2026
Dubai Private Schools Enter the World’s Top 10 in Every PISA 2025 Domain: 6th in Reading, 8th in Mathematics and Science, 9th in Computational Problem Solving, 9,600 Pupils From 168 Schools
PISA 2025: 9,600 pupils from 168 Dubai private schools rank 6th in reading (501), 8th in maths (511) and science (522), 9th in computational problem solving (534).
Published September 8, 2026
UAE Non-Oil Foreign Trade Reaches AED 1.94 Trillion in H1 2026, Up 13.1% and Nearly 80% Above 2022: Al Zeyoudi at the Hili Forum on Record Exports of AED 453 Billion, 38 CEPAs on Six Continents and Fujairah and Khor Fakkan as Permanent Gateways
Al Zeyoudi at the Hili Forum: UAE non-oil trade hit AED 1.94 trillion in H1 2026, up 13.1%, record exports of AED 453 billion, 38 CEPAs and east coast ports as permanent ga…
Published September 8, 2026
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