NEWS
Politics
Egypt’s Sisi to travel to UAE Monday on official visit
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates...
September 25th, 2017
My first day in the UAE: Arrived a Lebanese, embraced Emirati life
Ghaleb Farha, who moved to the UAE as a young man, says the business-friendly environment...
September 11th, 2017
Economics
Dubai to get seven new bus routes and two metro links
Seven new bus routes, including two metro links, have been introduced in Dubai to meet gro...
September 24th, 2017
Gitex Shopper kicks off in Dubai, draws record crowd
The Middle East’s largest and most anticipated consumer electronics show, Gitex Shopper, k...
September 24th, 2017
Industry
Costa Rica seeks UAE investments in its logistics sector
Costa Rica is aiming to become a major logistics hub in Central America and Caribbean regi...
September 25th, 2017
UAE approves infrastructure projects worth $327mln
The Follow-up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President has approved the funding o...
September 24th, 2017
Markets
DFM closes Sunday at 3,600 pts
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) closed Sunday in the red, marking its third successive dr...
September 25th, 2017
DFM closes week in red; real estate weighs
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) closed the week ended Wednesday in the red, its first wee...
September 22nd, 2017
ANALYSIS
Politics
What’s next for GCC-Iraq ties after Sadr's UAE visit?
On Aug. 13, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flew in Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtad...
August 24th, 2017
Economics
What’s next for GCC- Iraq ties after Sadr's UAE visit?
On Aug. 13, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flew in Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric Muqtad...
August 30th, 2017
Industry
Can the UAE bank on post-Brexit financial business?
The UAE has got into the habit of proving the rest of the world wrong, particularly when i...
September 3rd, 2017
Markets
GCC bourses await new liquidity to recover – Analysts
The GCC stock markets need the entry of new liquidity on Monday to be able to break above ...
August 8th, 2017
ECONOMY
UAE Economy August 2017
The International Monetary Fund said that growth of the UAE economy would rebound in its May 2017 annual Article IV assessment but cut its outlook for 2017. The forecast of…
RISK
UAE Risk August 2017
The United Arab Emirates is a stable country in terms of politics and economics but needs to continue to diversify further away from oil activities. • Political risk (LOW): Strong…
INDUSTRY
UAE Retail & FMCGs August 2017
The UAE possesses one of the most advanced retail landscapes in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Thanks to a high per capita income, a majority expatriate population and a government…
FDI
MENA FDI July 2017
Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…
SME
UAE Small & Medium Enterprises October 2015
There are over 300,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accounting for 92% of businesses. SMEs contribute 60% to the country’s non-oil GDP, and…
