UAE Business News

UAE Business News

Daily business news from the UAE with the angle that matters to founders and companies: what changed, who it affects and what to do next. Company setup, banking, taxes, visas, trade and real estate - sorted by date, newest first.

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Every item is checked against its primary source - government and emirate media offices, regulators, ministries, exchanges and company releases - and the source is named in the article. Use the topic buttons to narrow the feed to UAE Economy, Banking & Finance, Tax & Compliance, Visas & Residency, Trade & Customs, Real Estate or Company Setup.

For step-by-step procedures - how to open a company, a bank account or obtain a residency visa - see our UAE Business Guides. The news feed tells you what is changing; the guides tell you what to do.

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

Zand and DWTC Free Zone: Easier Business Banking

Published: 2026-05-22 For anyone who has set up a company in a UAE free zone, one hurdle tends to loom larger than the rest: opening a corporate bank account. The licence c…

Published May 22, 2026

Dubai Customs Center of Excellence: What It Means

Published: 2026-05-21 Dubai has taken another deliberate step to cement its position as a global trade and logistics hub. On 21 May 2026 Dubai Customs and the University of…

Published May 21, 2026

UAE-India CEPA at Four Years: What It Means

Published: 2026-05-20 Four years is long enough to tell whether a trade agreement is working. In May 2026 the UAE and India marked the fourth anniversary of their Comprehen…

Published May 20, 2026

Win Your Home in Dubai: Retail and the D33 Agenda

Published: 2026-05-19 A city-wide retail campaign that gives shoppers a chance to win a home might read as pure consumer marketing. Look closer and it is something more str…

Published May 19, 2026

Dubai Customs Green Corridor: Trade Resilience

Published: 2026-05-17 When sea routes falter, trade does not have to stop. In the spring of 2026 Dubai proved the point: as disruption hit maritime shipping lanes, Dubai Cu…

Published May 17, 2026

UAE Golden Visa for Families 2026: 167,000 Issued

Published: 2026-05-16 New figures from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai put a hard number on something families already sense: the UAE G…

Published May 16, 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

Al Selmiyyah: Abu Dhabi’s Defence Free Zone

Published: 2026-05-06 Abu Dhabi is adding a new and highly specialised address to its industrial map. Tawazun Council and AD Ports Group are creating the Al Selmiyyah Defen…

Published May 6, 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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FAQ

How often is the news published?

Several items a day, on the day the source publishes them. Older items stay in the feed and can be filtered by topic.

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Only from primary sources: UAE government and emirate media offices, regulators, ministries, exchanges and company releases. The source is named in each article.

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