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ADNOC, XRG and Masdar Sign Nine Agreements With German Partners With the Potential to Enable More Than EUR 5 Billion of Investment
ADNOC, XRG and Masdar announced nine agreements with eight German partners in Munich on 11 September 2026, with the potential to enable more than EUR 5 billion of investment.
Published September 13, 2026
Private Capital Summit Dubai Meets at The Lana on 15 September 2026 After 884 MENA Deals Worth USD 106.1 Billion in 2025
Private Capital Summit Dubai meets at The Lana on 15 September 2026. EY counted 884 MENA deals worth USD 106.1 billion in 2025 and USD 46.7 billion in H1 2026.
Published September 13, 2026
Non-Resident Deposits in UAE Banks Rebound 6.8% to AED 311.4 Billion in July 2026, Still Below the May Level
CBUAE July 2026 data: non-resident deposits up 6.8% to AED 311.4 billion, total deposits AED 3,509.8 billion, credit AED 2,798.9 billion. A rebound, not a record.
Published September 13, 2026
ADIO and Bayer Sign a Strategic Agreement in Abu Dhabi: Desert Crop Trials, Advanced Therapies and Two Clusters Targeting AED 94 Billion and AED 90 Billion of GDP by 2045
ADIO and Bayer signed a strategic MoU during the UAE President state visit to Germany: desert crop trials, advanced therapies and the HELM and AGWA clusters behind the head…
Published September 12, 2026
Gulf Tourism Reaches USD 254 Billion: GCC Ministers Approve a Joint Recovery Plan in Manama After 75 Million Arrivals and USD 131 Billion of Visitor Spending in 2025
GCC ministers approved a joint recovery plan for Gulf tourism in Manama: 75 million arrivals in 2025, USD 131 billion of spending and USD 254 billion of GDP.
Published September 12, 2026
Dubai International Has Handled 1.5 Billion Passengers Since 1960: DXB Expects About 70 Million in 2026, 100 Million a Year by the End of 2027, and the Move to Al Maktoum Could Start Next Year
DXB has handled 1.5 billion passengers since 1960, expects about 70 million in 2026 and 100 million a year by the end of 2027, with the Al Maktoum move starting next year.
Published September 12, 2026
Al Maktoum Airport Second Runway to Open by End of 2027: flydubai Likely First to Move Part of Its Operation From DXB, Starting With Five or Six Aircraft
DWC will open its second runway by the end of 2027, Dubai Airports says, and flydubai will probably move part of its operation from DXB first, starting with five or six air…
Published September 10, 2026
Musk’s The Boring Company Raises USD 3 Billion in a UAE Led Round at a USD 23 Billion Valuation: More Than 150 km of Tunnels Across the Emirates
The Boring Company raised USD 3 billion in a UAE led Series D at a USD 23 billion valuation on 9 September 2026, with more than 150 km of tunnels planned across the Emirates.
Published September 10, 2026
UAE Bank Assets Reach AED 5.67 Trillion in July 2026: Credit to Individuals Up AED 13.9 Billion, More Than Double the June Gain
CBUAE July 2026 data: bank assets AED 5,669.1 billion, credit up AED 41.2 billion, loans to individuals up AED 13.9 billion. What changed and what it means 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
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
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
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