Mubadala, Getir dispute develops

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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

It’s the first day of Ramadan + Sustainable bond issuance to rise in MENA this year

Good morning, everyone, and Ramadan Kareem to all those who observe. We hope you were better prepared than we were and had the chance to hydrate and caffeinate ahead of your first Ramadan workday.

We kickstart the holy month with a relatively calm — though Mubadala-heavy — issue, with the big story being yet another development in the Mubadala-Getir saga, as Getir’s founders now moved to sue Mubadala for breaking up its assets. Mubadala Bio has also finalized its acquisition of two UAE pharma players as it looks to scale up its presence in the sector.

The Mubadala news doesn’t end there — a Mubadala VC fund backed proptech startup Stake, contributing to its USD 31 mn series.

In rare non-Mubadala news, Unikai’s shareholders rejected Kuwaiti firm Al Wafir’s offer to acquire a majority stake in the firm.

ALSO- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan alluded to a “health problem” involving UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a since-deleted post on X, prompting the cancellation of Erdogan’s visit to the UAE, originally scheduled for Monday. The post had mentioned that the two presidents got on a call instead to discuss cooperation. Al Nahyan also had a phone call with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, an official statement on Monday showed. There has yet to be any official confirmation of a health issue from the UAE authorities.

PSA

Gratis mosque parking in Dubai throughout Ramadan: Dubai’s public parking operator Parkin announced that spaces designated for mosques — marked M and MP — will be available at no charge throughout the day during Ramadan, according to a post on X. The operator also set out standard public parking hours across the emirate:

Paid parking will run from 8am to 6pm, and then from 8pm to 12am;
Parking will come at no charge between 6pm and 8pm, as well as on Sundays and public holidays.

Happening today

A UAE delegation led by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit, which started Monday and runs through Friday, 20 February, according to Abu Dhabi Media Office.

On the agenda: Discussions on global frameworks for AI governance, future strategic priorities for the technology, and mechanisms to strengthen public-private cooperation in support of Sustainable Development Goals. The program also features specialist sessions on emerging applications and global technology shifts, alongside an exhibition.

WEATHER- It’s a warm, breezy Ramadan morning, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi seeing the mercury peak at 28°C, while Dubai will see a low of 19°C and the capital will see a low of 18°C.

Watch this space

CYBERSECURITY — A major security lapse has left the personal data of over 700 high-profile attendees of last year’s Abu Dhabi Finance Week exposed, as an unprotected server hosted by the event was easily accessible to the public, the Financial Times reports. Passports and state identity cards — belonging to figures including former UK prime minister David Cameron — were among the sensitive documents compromised.

What they said: “ADFW takes, and has always taken, data protection and platform security extremely seriously, and any breaches of security are also taken with utmost seriousness,” the state-sponsored entity told the salmon-colored paper. An initial review suggested that the data was accessed only by the researcher who discovered the issue, it said. The Abu Dhabi Finance Week website appears to be under maintenance as of today.

DIPLOMACY — Regional rebuke over Israel’s land push: Israel’s decision to designate parts of the occupied West Bank as “state land” and move ahead with land registration and settlement procedures in the area has triggered a joint response from regional foreign ministries. The UAE’s foreign minister joined counterparts from Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar in condemning Israel’s actions, state news agency Wam reports.

The subtext: The bloc called the decision “unlawful” and a “grave escalation,” arguing it fast-tracks settlement activity and further erodes the two-state framework. Framing the move as a breach of international law, the statement cites UN Security Council Resolution 2334 — which explicitly states settlements have no juridical validity, a point that apparently still bears repeating — and urges the international community to act.

SPACE — Another milestone in orbit: The UAE Space Agency extended the Emirates Mars Mission to 2028, adding three years to the Hope Probe’s run after technical reviews confirmed it remains in strong condition, according to a statement on X.

Hope? Launched in 2020, the orbiter is designed to map Mars’ atmosphere and weather systems, tracking how the planet’s lower and upper layers interact across seasons. It made the UAE the fifth nation to reach Mars and the second to succeed on its first attempt.

Not its first overtime: Built for one Martian year (two Earth years), the spacecraft has now logged five Earth years in space and generated more than 10 terabytes of data — 10x its initial target, Khaleej Times reports. It will keep expanding that data bank through 2028, deepening national space capabilities while providing more information and research for a separate UAE asteroid belt mission slated for that same year.

ICYMI- The extension lands days after Abu Dhabi’s TII advanced sovereign launch capabilities with its first homegrown hybrid rocket test, as we’ve noted in our recent coverage.

DEBT — Sustainable bond issuance in the MENA region is projected to hit USD 20-25 bn this year, picking up momentum from last year when regional appetite rose 3% y-o-y, and holding up against a global slump as issuance fell 21%, according to S&P Global. The Gulf in particular — namely Saudi Arabia and the UAE — dominated the market, accounting for 80% of all issuance by value and offsetting a significant decline in issuance from Turkey. While banks led the charge in Saudi, the UAE and Turkey saw corporates take the wheel.

Sustainable sukuk issuance hit a record USD 11.4 bn in 2025, up 44% y-o-y, and accounted for 45% of all regional sustainable bond value, up from 33% a year earlier.

Adding another layer to the funding mix, Islamic syndicated financing is also gaining traction. Fitch says outstanding global Islamic syndications rose about 16% last year to roughly USD 215 bn, lifting their share of total syndicated financing in core markets to 27.6%. Activity remains heavily concentrated in Saudi Arabia (34% of global outstanding) and the UAE (33%), with Egypt trailing at 8%.

CHEMICALS — Abu Dhabi-based Fertiglobe is leaning into Europe as policy — mainly Russian supply curbs — reshapes the fertilizers trade, Bloomberg reports. The Adnoc-owned urea and ammonia producer and exporter is expanding its footprint in the bloc as carbon pricing and trade barriers tilt the market toward lower-emissions producers.

Europe ranks among the company’s top three markets, with the company selling some 1.6 mn tons of urea to the EU last year — around a quarter of total output and a 19% increase y-o-y, per the business news outlet. Most of that urea goes into agriculture, but part of the mix is higher-value automotive-grade products used in diesel emission systems, Fertiglobe’s CEO Ahmed El Hoshy told the outlet.

Why this matters: The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which applies to nitrogen fertilizers, puts pressure on older, higher-emissions European plants while favoring newer assets with lower carbon intensity. Fertiglobe’s production base is structurally advantaged under this regime, El Hoshy said.

Keeping the portfolio balanced: India and Australia remain core markets for Abu Dhabi, while the company’s acquisition of Wengfu Australia’s distribution assets back in October locks in access to a premium counter-seasonal market — with the company open to further consolidation, El Hoshy added.

Data point

13.1% — that’s the y-o-y increase in Abu Dhabi residential capital values in 4Q 2025, as the ValuStrat Price Index (pdf) climbed 4.3% q-o-q to 139.1 points. That marks a sharp acceleration from the same period last year and the strongest annual apartment price growth in a decade.

The breakdown: Villas rose 13.4% annually and 3.9% q-o-q, while apartments gained 12.8% y-o-y and 4.7% q-o-q, with the citywide average home value reaching AED 11.3k per sqm. Rental values also firmed, up 8.2% annually and 2% q-o-q, keeping yields around 8%.

The big story abroad

The Netflix-Paramount-Warner Bros saga is making waves once again, after Warner Bros Discovery gave Paramount a seven-day window to propose its final bid, giving the suitor one last chance to counter rival Netflix’s offer. This came after Warner Bros rejected Paramount’s USD 30-per-share offer, but gave it a chance to put in its “best and final” offer. Investors have hinted that they will accept no less than 33 a share to consider a competing offer to Netflix’s current bid.

Social media giant Meta will buy mns of Nvidia chips, under a multiyear agreement worth tens of bns of USD. The move potentially gives the chipmaker a leg up in maintaining its dominance as it faces intense competition from AMD and even from its own pool of Big Tech clients. Meta framed the move as an infrastructure agreement, whereby it will use the hardware for its AI-optimized data centers.

ALSO- A few software companies released their latest earnings early to quell the recent equity selloff prompted by fears over AI overtaking the tech sector. Speaking of the selloff, it showed signs of abating with the S&P 500 information technology sector rebounding from previous losses, closing in the green yesterday. The upswing was bolstered by gains in Apple and Nvidia stocks.

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Getir’s founders sue Mubadala for up to USD 700 mn, amid an ongoing exit plan for the fund

Mubadala steps deeper into Getir’s boardroom battle as full divestment looms: Turkish delivery firm Getir’s founders are suing Mubadala Investment Company for at least USD 700 mn, the Financial Times reports, citing a lawsuit filed with London’s High Court last week.

The claim: Co-founders Nazim Salur and Serkan Borancili allege they incurred “significant loss” after the fund failed to transfer assets earmarked for them under their restructuring agreement.

The governance dispute in a nutshell: The initial plan, announced in June, saw Mubadala commit USD 250 mn in fresh capital and split the business into two while assuming majority control of its food delivery unit. However, the founders claim that the fund later reneged on the agreement in a December 2024 proposal by looking to take full ownership of Getir, which they described as an “illegal coup,” and failing to transfer Getir Finance, which was valued at roughly USD 510 mn last year. Mubadala had said at the time it was trying to stabilize the company by taking over after its valuation crashed as it burnt through its liquid reserves.

REMEMBER- Salur had already started to take judicial action back in January 2025 after Mubadala sought full control of the company and was planning to challenge the decision in courts in the Netherlands, Turkey, and England.

Mubadala has already been exiting the Turkish firm. It’s selling Getir’s food delivery arm to Uber for USD 335 mn, with the takeover projected to take place in 2H this year. Uber will also invest USD 100 mn to acquire a 15% stake in Getir’s grocery, retail, and water delivery arm, aiming to increase its holding to 100% over the next few years. A sale would come following the recent sale of Getir Arac to Tiktak and parallel talks to offload the remaining stake in Getir’s finance unit.

What’s next? Mubadala has yet to file a defense to the claim, the salmon-colored paper said, so we’ll be on the lookout for its response.

Mubadala Bio takes over healthcare, pharma players

Mubadala Bio snatched up Al Ittihad Drug Store and Global Medical Supply Chain: Mubadala Investment’s new pharma arm Mubadala Bio finalized its takeover of Abu Dhabi-based healthcare logistics firm Global Medical Supply Chain and pharma firm Al Ittihad Drug Store, after acquiring an 80% stake in both firms in 2024, state news agency Wam reports. A transaction value wasn’t disclosed.

IN CONTEXT- Mubadala had acquired the stakes from Yas Holdings’ healthcare arm GlobalOne Healthcare Holding. The takeover comes as the sovereign wealth fund’s pharma arm looks to build out a comprehensive healthcare supply chain, covering the full cycle from manufacturing to distribution.

DFM-listed Unikai rejects Al Wafir’s majority takeover bid

Kuwaiti suitors won’t be getting Unikai anytime soon: Shareholders of DFM-listed Unikai Foods rejected Kuwait-based Al Wafir Marketing Services’ bid to acquire a controlling stake between 50% plus one share and 51% of Unikai’s issued and paid-up capital, according to a bourse disclosure (pdf). Despite the board’s recommendation to accept the AED 6.60 per share allcash offer, the assembly voted down all resolutions related to the takeover, including the independent financial and judicial opinions.

The offer was rejected despite coming at a 7.8% premium to its last closing price before the offer was submitted.

The rejection leaves Unikai’s modernization plans in limbo. We’ve previously noted that the company’s stretched balance sheet — with interest-bearing debt at over 3x its net income — as a primary driver for seeking a regional partner.

REMEMBER- The acquisition would have been another cross-Gulf play, after Al Futtaim’s stake acquisition in Saudi Arabia’s Cenomi Retail last year. It bore a lot of the characteristics of Al Futtaim’s play: a heritage family conglomerate (the Al Mullas) faces operational headwinds and brings in a heavy-hitting regional operator (Al Wafir) to fix the house.

What’s next? Unikai says it is now evaluating its next steps. We’ll be keeping an eye out to see if Al Wafir chooses to revise its offer.

ADVISORS- Al Wafir had appointed Fab as financial advisor and lead receiving bank, with Al Tamimi & Company providing counsel. Al Mal Capital acted as an independent financial advisor, and Abdulla Alawadi & Associates provided counsel to Unikai.

Stake secures USD 31 mn to drive its local development and international expansion

Dubai-based real estate investment platform Stake raised USD 31 mn in a Series B round led by Emirates NBD to fuel its expansion plans, according to a press release. The round saw participation from Mubadala’s MENA VC Fund, Dubai-based Middle East Venture Partners, Ellington Properties, and GFH Partners. Saudi’s STV Nice, Wa’ed Ventures, and Property Finder also took part. This new funding brings Stake’s total capital raised to USD 58 mn.

Where will the money go? The capital will be used to increase investments in Saudi Arabia, expand local capabilities, and accelerate Stake’s international strategy, co-founder Manar Mahmassani said. The firm closed three real estate funds in the Kingdom so far, channeling over SAR 416 mn (c. USD 110.9 mn) into projects. It also launched into the US industrial real estate market last year as part of its foreign expansion plan. The firm was reportedly aiming to invest SAR 1 bn in Saudi’s real estate market last year.

What’s next? Stake is moving toward regulated real estate tokenization, together with Property Finder, which acquired an undisclosed equity stake in Stake last October, also giving the startup a capital injection. The startup has already received in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for the move.

The funding comes at a time when real estate tokenization is taking off in the UAE. The Dubai Land Department (DLD) this week plans to launch the second phase of its real estate tokenization initiative, allowing secondary-market trading of tokenized property interests starting Friday. The first phase, launched in March under DLD’s REES innovation initiative, focused on tokenizing title deeds. Authorities later signaled plans to widen the model — including non-resident participation, off-plan assets, and digital-currency payments — positioning tokenization to scale beyond a sandbox.

About the company: Founded in 2020 by Rami Tabbara (LinkedIn), Mahmassani (LinkedIn), and Ricardo Brizido (LinkedIn), the digital real estate investment platform is designed to facilitate investments from overseas investors into local real estate. It allows users to co-invest in properties by placing fractional investments starting from AED 500.

Emirates Group CFO to step down by 1H-end

Emirates finance chief is exiting in June: Emirates Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael Doersam (LinkedIn) is stepping down by the end of June, Bloomberg reports, citing a company statement. Dubai’s flag carrier is currently in the process of selecting a successor for Doersam, who is leaving for personal reasons. Doersam took the post back in 2021, having previously served as the firm’s vice president of outstation finance and risk management from 2006 to 2008.

What’s next? While the airline has not yet named a successor or issued a formal statement, the departure of a high-level veteran suggests a significant transition is coming for the world’s largest long-haul carrier as it navigates a massive aircraft order book and shifting regional competition. CEO Tim Clarke, who’s held his position since 2003 and is a close ally to Doersam, according to Bloomberg, has also been quietly preparing to cede control to a successor.

MGX’s USD 100 bn AI ambitions make waves in int’l business press

MGX under the spotlight: Bloomberg is out with a piece looking at Abu Dhabi AI investor MGX as it expands its holdings in notable tech players, namely Anthropic, OpenAI, and xAI. The firm’s AI investment chief Ali Osman reiterated MGX’s plans to deploy as much as USD 10 bn in annual capital toward strategic investments over the coming years — a figure Bloomberg described as “staggering…even by the standards of Abu Dhabi’s constellation of investors.” Osman thinks that the generative AI market will be worth USD 700 bn in five years, which is markedly higher than other predictions.

The move to back major AI players comes as the UAE looks to become a global AI hub, with Stargate UAE — a massive data center cluster led by OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, and Abu Dhabi’s G42 — being an anchor of that ambition.

Jafza gets a new manufacturing facility, Nord Anglia expands in Dubai, and Mashreq rolls out new mobile service

New sulfur capacity lands in Jafza

Dubai’s chemicals cluster added 60k tons per year of sulfur bentonite capacity after Amarak Chemicals — the UAE-based associate of Indian micronutrient and fertilizer manufacturer Aries Agro — launched a fully automated plant in Jebel Ali FreeZone (Jafza), according to a Dubai Media Office statement. The facility will produce sulfur bentonite and other sulfur-based products for the global agricultural market.

Export-first strategy: This plant is built for foreign fields, not local shelves. Amarak already exports to 18+ countries — from Brazil to Australia — and says customers from seven countries have signalled interest in long-term supply agreements. It will also tap the India-UAE Cepa corridor to ship products into India dutyfree.

Uh, so why Jafza? The location allows Amarak to add a logistics boost to its manufacturing operations. Basing production in Jafza consolidates volumes at a trade hub, cuts freight costs, and shortens the trip from factory floor to farm gate.

Nord Anglia expands foothold in Dubai

Nord Anglia accelerates presence in Dubai: UK-based private school operator Nord Anglia is partnering with Dubai Holding to roll out several K-12 schools within Dubai Holding’s residential communities across the emirate, according to a press release.

The details: Dubai Holding Asset Management will develop the facilities and school campuses, with the first school scheduled to open its doors in Dubai Production City in the next few years, subject to regulatory approval. The school will look to tap into demand from communities like Jumeirah Golf Estates, Emirates Living, and Tilal Al Ghaf.

IN CONTEXT– In March, Dubai Holding was part of a consortium that took over Nord Anglia Education for USD 14.5 bn. Later in April, Mubadala joined the consortium by acquiring a minority USD 600 mn stake in the UK private school operator. The British firm already operates four schools in the UAE: two in Dubai — the Nord Anglia International School Dubai and Swiss International Scientific School Dubai — and two in Abu Dhabi.

Mashreq rolls out mobile virtual card for corporate payments

Our friends at Mashreq introduced Visa Commercial Pay on Mobile (VCP Mobile), a card payment solution targeting business and corporate clients, according to a press release. The platform allows real-time card issuance, spending controls, and mobile integration, aiming to simplify vendor payments and liquidity management.

Behind the move: The service will be rolled out to boost operations by reducing petty money, managing fleet and fuel costs, and tracking corporate travel and entertainment expenses through the virtual card and mobile platform.

AD Ports, BUA, Mair eye food manufacturing

AD Ports Group will explore developing integrated sugar refineries and edible oil facilities in Abu Dhabi and abroad under an MoU inked with Nigerian conglomerate BUA Group and ADX-listed Mair Group. The MoU will see the three sides look into setting up projects at Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port as well as markets in Africa and South America.

There’s more: The agreement also covers prospects in other sectors, namely grains, pulses, animal feed, agricultural products, as well as maritime, port, and distribution projects.

MENA’s M&A surge is about buying global supply chains and tech dominance

M&A activity across the MENA region jumped in 2025, with value climbing 15% to USD 106.1 bn across 884 transactions, according to a report from EY. While domestic consolidation remained healthy, the real engine was cross-border activity, which accounted for 61% of value. The UAE and Saudi Arabia continue to dominate the landscape, capturing 59% of all regional investment and 66% of total investor activity.

Why it matters: We are seeing a shift from defensive domestic merging toward aggressive, strategic international expansion. Domestic transactions accounted for 46% of total volume at USD 41.6 bn. Outbound capital is no longer just parked in safe havens — 64% of outbound value was driven by government-related entities and sovereign wealth funds like Adia, Mubadala, and PIF, which are now using M&A to buy into global supply chains.

The sector play: Technology and diversified industrial products led the way, making up 38% of total volume. Meanwhile, the banking sector is aggressively eyeing the India-MENA corridor, evidenced by Emirates NBD’s USD 4.4 bn play for RBL Bank.

What’s next: Expect the surgical use of M&A to continue as companies look to acquire AI and tech capabilities to offset global trade uncertainties. The UAE remains the primary entry point for foreign capital, accounting for a massive 92% of total inbound value into the region.

MARKETS THIS MORNING-

Asia-Pacific markets are mixed in early trading this morning, with most of them reopening after taking yesterday off in observance of the Lunar New Year. Over on Wall Street, futures suggest that markets are in for another volatile trading day, despite hopes that the tech selloff will soon be over.

ADX	10,624	0.0% (YTD: +6.3%)
DFM	6,684	-0.3% (YTD: +10.5%)
Nasdaq Dubai UAE20	5,525	-0.2% (YTD: +13.0%)
USD : AED CBUAE	Buy 3.67	Sell 3.67
EIBOR	3.4% o/n	3.7% 1 yr
TASI	11,098	-0.8% (YTD: +5.8%)
EGX30	51,834	+0.7% (YTD: +23.9%)
S&P 500	6,843	+0.1% (YTD: 0.0%)
FTSE 100	10,556	+0.8% (YTD: +6.3%)
Euro Stoxx 50	6,022	+0.7% (YTD: +4.0%)
Brent crude	USD 67.39	-1.8%
Natural gas (Nymex)	USD 3.05	-6.1%
Gold	USD 4,899	-2.9%
BTC	USD 67,652	-1.8% (YTD: -22.8%)
Chimera JP Morgan UAE Bond UCITS ETF	AED 3.76	+0.3% (YTD: +0.3%)
S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk	153.40	+0.1% (YTD: +1.0%)
VIX (Volatility Index)	20.45	-3.4% (YTD: +48.0%)

THE CLOSING BELL-

The DFM fell 0.3% yesterday on turnover of AED 764.9 mn. The index is up 10.5% YTD.

In the green: Sukoon Ins. (+14.6%), United Foods Company (+2.4%), and Watania International Holding (+2.1%).

In the red: Al Firdous Holdings (-4.7%), Dubai Islamic Ins. and Reins. Co. (-4.0%), and Islamic Arab Ins. Company (-3.6%).

Over on the ADX, the index held flat on turnover of AED 989.1 mn. Meanwhile, Nasdaq Dubai was down 0.2%.

CALENDAR

FEBRUARY

18 February (Wednesday): First day of Ramadan.

MARCH

19-20 March (Thursday-Friday): Eid Al Fitr, public holiday.

31 March – 2 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Arab Media Summit, Dubai.

26-28 March (Thursday-Saturday): Social Capital Conference, Dubai.

28-29 March (Saturday-Sunday): Emirates International Congress on AI & Visionary Leadership in Transforming Healthcare, Adnec Center Abu Dhabi.

30 March – 2 April (Monday-Thursday): IAAPA Middle East Exhibition and Conference, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.

31 March-2 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Investopia, Abu Dhabi.

APRIL

7-9 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Future Health Summit, Adnec Center Abu Dhabi.

13-15 April (Monday-Wednesday): AIM Congress, Dubai World Trade Center.

13-15 April (Monday-Wednesday): The International Glass Manufacturing Show, Dubai.

14-16 April: (Tuesday-Thursday): the International Property Show, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai.

21-23 April (Tuesday-Thursday): UITP Public Transport Summit, Dubai.

MAY

4-8 May (Wednesday-Saturday): Make It in the Emirates, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.

11-15 May (Monday-Friday): Dubai Future Finance Week, Dubai.

11-13 May (Monday-Wednesday): AI Everything Global, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.

12-14 May (Tuesday-Thursday): Airport Show, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.

19-20 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): Capital Market Summit, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

19-22 May (Tuesday-Friday): Abu Dhabi Water and Energy Week, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.

JUNE

3-4 June (Wednesday-Thursday): Annual MENA Investor Conference, Ritz-Carlton DIFC, Dubai.

15 June – 15 September (Monday-Thursday): Dubai Mallathon, Dubai.

JULY

31 July (Friday): Large businesses achieving annual revenues equal to or above AED 50 mn must appoint an accredited service provider for e-invoicing implementation.

Signposted to happen sometime in October 2026:

Abu Dhabi Space Week, Abu Dhabi.

NOVEMBER

9-10 November (Monday-Tuesday): Annual government meetings, Abu Dhabi.

OCTOBER

4-10 October (Sunday-Saturday): World Space Week, Abu Dhabi.

DECEMBER

2-4 December (Wednesday-Friday): UN Water Conference, UAE.

Signposted to happen in 2026:

The UAE to host the Arab Competition Forum;
Investopia Global Talks, Tashkent.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2027:

1 January: Deadline for large businesses to implement e-invoicing;
1Q 2027: Completion of the first phase of Hassyan seawater desalination project;

1-3 February (Monday-Wednesday): World Governments Summit.
31 March: Small businesses with annual revenues of less than AED 50 mn are obliged to contract with an accredited service provider for e-invoicing implementation;
31 March: Government entities are required to appoint an accredited service provider for e-invoicing implementation;
1 July: Deadline for small businesses to implement e-invoicing;
1 October: Deadline for governments to implement e-invoicing;
Abu Dhabi’s solar and battery energy facility, combining 5.2 GW of solar capacity and 19 GWh of battery storage, is set for commissioning.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2029:

Sibos 2029 organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Dubai;
The commissioning of the seventh phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

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