Abu Dhabi launches new finance cluster set to create 8,000 jobs by 2045

New hub aims to create 8,000 skilled jobs and attract billions in long-term investment Abu Dhabi has launched the Fintech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) cluster, a major initiative…

3 Min Read

Editor's Pick

UAE foreign direct investment hit $46bn in 2024, ranks 10th globally

The UAE ranked among the world’s top 10 destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, as inflows surged by nearly 49 per cent to reach $45.6 billion (Dh167.6 billion),…

FDEYE

Indonesia, Qatar to create $4 bln joint fund investing in Indonesia

Published April 16, 2025 - Indonesia and Qatar have agreed…

2 Min Read

Dubai’s One Freezone Passport: Louis Vuitton becomes first corporate member under scheme

The programme enables companies licensed at a single free zone…

3 Min Read

Indian businesses top list of new companies joining Dubai Chamber of Commerce during Q1, followed by Pakistan and Egypt

Dubai, UAE – The Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the…

FDEYE

Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Trade highlight role of CEPAs in boosting service exports

DUBAI, 11th July, 2025 (WAM) -- Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers…

FDEYE

UAE gas demand to rise 50% in next 5 years, boosting investment opportunities

It is estimated that regional gas production needs to add 14 billion cubic feet per…

FDEYE

ADIA co-invests alongside PAI Partners in acquisition of majority stake in Alvest

PAI Partners, a pre-eminent private equity firm, together with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu…

FDEYE

Sharjah records $1.5 billion foreign direct investment, 361% growth in 2025 first half

February 2025 saw the highest volume of FDI activity in the emirate in terms of both project count and capital…

4 Min Read

Qatar’s economy continues sustainable growth of 3.7% in Q1 2025, mostly driven by non-hydrocarbon activities, which grew at 5.3%

The National Planning Council (NPC) has announced GDP data for the first quarter of 2025, with Qatar's economy registering real…

5 Min Read

Hotel revenues in Abu Dhabi reach AED847 million in April 2025

ABU DHABI, 12th June, 2025 (WAM) -- Hotel establishments in Abu Dhabi generated revenues amounting to AED847 million in April…

2 Min Read

UAE’s Mubadala, ADIA lead AED206 billion spending by MENA SWFs

Over a third of the capital was deployed in the US, 28 per cent in Europe, including the UK, and…

4 Min Read

Global Foreign Direct Investment Falls for the Second Consecutive Year Posing Acute Challenges for Developing Countries

UN Trade and Development alerts that uncertainty is affecting global investment and warns of the impact for developing countries of…

7 Min Read

ADGM is the MENA Region Largest IFC with 11,128 Active Licences at the end of H1 2025

ADGM, the international financial centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, reinforced its position as the largest and fastest-growing financial hub in…

12 Min Read

Sharjah Achieves record AED5.5bn Real Estate Milestone in May 2025

Sharjah achieved a total real estate trading value of AED 5.5 billion during May 2025, recording 8,415 transactions across the emirate. The…

2 Min Read

5 ways the GCC is supporting global cooperation

"While the geopolitical dial won’t, and shouldn’t, turn back to the order of the past, it must turn more towards…

8 Min Read