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New year, new rules: 2026 edition
The UAE’s 2026 rule changes span tax, invoicing, hiring, digital platforms, and banking
THIS MORNING: Rakbank is the latest to join the stablecoin party + Contract awards fell in 2025
Plus: Health and Prevention Ministry is drafting rules to cap salt levels in food
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
Sharjah 2026 budget set at new high
The budget allocates the majority share to the infrastructure sector at 35%
The UAE took major steps towards rolling out its gaming framework this year, but gray zones remain amid cultural sensitivities
Cultural sensitivities will impact how gaming resorts approach Emiratization and process revenues, and emirate-level enforcement could create discrepancies
The end of the “onshore-offshore” divide?
The amendments finally bring sophisticated tools like multi-class shares and drag-along rights into the mainland LLC framework
UAE overhauls commercial companies law
The decree pushes the mainland framework closer to common law practice
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