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UAE capital markets entered their mature era in 2025
Despite the UAE seeing only three listings in 2025, the rise in follow-ons has signaled a diversification in capital-raising methods
New rules for contracts, asset ownership, and buyer protections set under new federal decree laws
The laws introduce rules for disclosures of pre-contract negotiations, as well as managing assets as of the age of 15
THIS MORNING: Fuel prices slashed for January + Minimum wage hiked for Emiratis
Plus: Major banks begin phasing out OTP texts
Adia going long on China AI?
MiniMax is among the few survivors of China’s generative-AI shakeout and is positioning itself as the first domestic GenAI listing
Index or else
Active equity funds lost USD 1 tn in 2025 as 73% of managers trailed benchmarks in one of the narrowest…
THIS MORNING: CloudKitchens shelves plans for dual KSA, UAE listing + Alterra invests in Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ fund
Plus: Warner Bros’ board is not loving Paramount’s Gulf-backed bid
US-listed ETFs land on ADX, and KKR makes a Gulf investment
The ADX is now the first exchange in the Arab region to cross-list US-domiciled ETFs
Brics’ NBD’s list USD 50 bn note program on Nasdaq Dubai + Several firms join new FIDA cluster in Abu Dhabi
ALSO- An agentic AI platform for lawyers raises pre-seed round
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