UAE Business News
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UAE Overhauls Its Statistics System and Rebases GDP to 2024
Sheikh Mohammed approved a national statistics overhaul: a 2024 base year, GDP rebuilt from 2010 to 2026, UN standards and tax data feeding the numbers.
Published July 24, 2026
Etihad Rail Brings Forward Madinat Zayed and Liwa Station Opening to 30 November
Etihad Rail will open the Madinat Zayed and Liwa passenger stations on 30 November 2026, a month early, extending scheduled rail into Al Dhafra.
Published July 23, 2026
Adnoc Approves $6.2 Billion Umm Shaif Gas Cap Development
Adnoc took a $6.2 billion final investment decision on the Umm Shaif gas cap with TotalEnergies, Eni and CNPC, over 600 million scfd of gas from 2030.
Published July 22, 2026
UAE Launches GulfGotTalents Creative Hiring Platform
GulfGotTalents, a new UAE marketplace, connects brands and agencies with verified models, actors and influencers, over 5,500 casting projects served.
Published July 21, 2026
Dubai’s Last-Mile Transport Plan: 25 Districts, 63 Stops by 2030
Dubai's RTA unveiled a five-year plan to link 25 residential districts with 63 public transport stops by 2030, with 96.9 million bike and e-scooter trips in 2025.
Published July 19, 2026
IMF Sees UAE Economy Rebounding in Second Half of 2026
The IMF expects the UAE economy to rebound in H2 2026 on recovering oil exports after the OPEC exit, with June crude shipments at 3.94 million bpd.
Published July 19, 2026
US Lifts Export Controls on AI Chips and Defence Tech for the UAE
The US moved the UAE into Country Group A:5, allowing licence-free exports of advanced AI chips, servers, satellites and select defence tech. What it means for business.
Published July 15, 2026
Dubai’s AED 18 Billion Package and the New Unified Investor Register
Dubai approved a AED 18 billion package including a Unified Investor Register that lets companies operate across free zones and mainland without re-registering.
Published July 12, 2026
Dubai Q1 2026 GDP: What Record Growth Means for Investors
Dubai's economy grew to AED 232 billion in Q1 2026, led by trade, finance and real estate. For foreign investors, the numbers signal where to focus when setting up a compan…
Published July 11, 2026
Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Air Mobility Push: eVTOL 2026
Published: 2026-06-19 Abu Dhabi is laying the groundwork for one of the newest frontiers in aviation: advanced air mobility. On 2026-06-19, Gulf News reported that the Abu …
Published June 19, 2026
UAE 2025 Economy Results and Record 2026 Budget
Published: 2026-06-07 On 2026-06-07 the UAE Ministry of Finance closed the books on 2025 with a set of numbers that read like a case for the country itself. Growth accelera…
Published June 7, 2026
UAE-US Investment Partnership Deepens in 2026
Published: 2026-06-05 On 2026-06-05 the UAE and the United States moved another step closer, with a high-level meeting that confirmed one of the largest cross-border invest…
Published June 5, 2026
UAE Non-Oil Economy May 2026: PMI and Property
Published: 2026-06-03 The UAE’s non-oil economy kept its momentum in May 2026, and the data behind that headline is worth reading closely if you are thinking about op…
Published June 3, 2026
Modi’s UAE Visit 2026: 7 Deals Deepen India Ties
Published: 2026-05-15 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Abu Dhabi has pushed the UAE-India relationship into a new phase. The two governments signe…
Published May 15, 2026
US-UAE Investment 2026: $100bn Deals and Jobs Growth
Published: 2026-05-12 In the year since the US presidential visit reset the tone of Gulf diplomacy, the United States and the United Arab Emirates have announced more than …
Published May 12, 2026
UAE-Syria Business Forum and the Tartus Port Deal
Published: 2026-05-11 A market that was closed for well over a decade is reopening, and the UAE is positioning itself at the front of the queue. The first UAE-Syria Busines…
Published May 11, 2026
UAE Industrial Deals 2026: AED 171bn at the Forum
Published: 2026-05-08 The Make it in the Emirates forum has closed, and the figure it leaves behind is hard to ignore: AED 171 billion in deals, roughly $46.56 billion. For…
Published May 8, 2026
Make it in the Emirates 2026: UAE Industrial Base
Published: 2026-05-04 The UAE has spent the past few years turning a familiar slogan into hard numbers, and this week the country put those numbers on full display. The fif…
Published May 4, 2026
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