12+ hour, 6+ min ago   (269+ words) Brics’ bank lists USD 1.75 bn on Nasdaq Dubai Brics is doubling down on finance as a key focus, with the bloc’s New Development Bank (NBD) listing a USD 1.75 bn, three-year benchmark bond on Nasdaq Dubai, state news agency Wam reports....

12+ hour, 6+ min ago   (215+ words) Kapur’s read? Years of Golden Visa-driven inflows, a maturing product shelf, and a regulatory framework built around long-term wealth holders cannot easily be “reversed,” Kapur says. Other established wealth hubs like Singapore, London, and Zurich have all weathered turbulence in…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1694+ words) Tuesday, 8 Sep 2026 Good morning, everyone. Our Big Story Today takes a look at Dubai’s short-term rental market and the hit it took due to the conflict, though industry insiders tell us that longer-stay demand helped offset the dip. The question…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (190+ words) Approvals for Azimut, Menthum ALSO- The FRA cleared Ashal for Digital Finance to offer microfinance through fintech platforms, and gave MNZL a final license to offer consumer and mortgage finance via fintech. Catching the phosphate rush ALSO- Phosphate Misr has…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (383+ words) UAE-listed companies had a strong 2Q despite the knock-on effects of the war, with combined net income across Abu Dhabi and Dubai jumping 28.6% y-o-y to USD 21.6 bn, according to Kamco Invest’s latest corporate earnings report (pdf). Abu Dhabi did most of…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (606+ words) Abu Dhabi’s balance sheet is pointed in three directions this morning — Indian mid-caps, US AI infrastructure, and an Egyptian port operator that could end up with almost nothing trading. G42 is the exception: There, the open question is who ends up…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (255+ words) Dubai-born fitness tech platform Enhance secured USD 18.2 mn in a combined equity and venture debt round to grow its operational footprint across the US from its current 700+ locations, according to a press release (pdf). The equity tranche was led by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (147+ words) There’s a timing gap that makes it difficult to compare — but comparison isn’t the story. Bahrain and Qatar reported on 1Q 2026, which ended a month into the war, while Oman’s fiscal bulletin, Qatar’s industry data, and Turkey’s GDP cover 2Q 2026 — the first…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (75+ words) More on Azura: Azura’s three plants generate roughly 10% of grid baseload power in each of the countries in which they operate. Its 1.5 GW development pipeline of gas, renewable, and battery storage projects could more than double the platform’s capacity. Khanna…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) EnterpriseAM PIF veteran Sabah Barakat (LinkedIn) has been appointed acting CEO of New Murabba, replacing Michael Dyke (LinkedIn), who had been steering the USD 50 bn gigaproject since December 2023, according to its website. Right as the project changes gear: Barakat, who…...