Abu Dhabi’s non-oil trade grew 64% y-o-y in 1H 2025. Plus: Binghatti takes USD 500 mn sukuk to market

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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

THIS MORNING: Opec+ hikes production for September, unwinding production cuts + Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah see 6% y-o-y increase in tourists in 1H

Good morning, lovely people. We have a very Abu Dhabi-heavy issue for you this morning, led by non-oil trade figures for 1H 2025 and more evidence of deflation as prices dropped further in June. Also: IHC is transferring some USD 500 mn in reins. premiums to its new reins. platform RIQ. Plus, Binghatti took a USD 500 mn sukuk issuance to market. Let’s dive in.

WEATHER- Temperatures peak at 44°C in Dubai today, with a sticky 33°C overnight. Abu Dhabi hits 45°C, cooling to a humid 34°C.

WATCH THIS SPACE-

Amea Power joins Cox’s desalination project in Morocco: Amea Power has joined the development of the second phase of Morocco’s Agadir desalination project with Spanish energy and water utility company Cox, according to a press release. The company formed a JV with Cox — in which Amea holds a 3.76% stake — back in May, to co-develop and manage water and energy infrastructure projects.

Background: Cox signed a EUR 250 mn transaction for the Morocco desalination and wind farm project last week. The project will increase capacity by 125k cbm per day, bringing total output to 400k cbm daily when operational in late 2026. It will be powered by a 150 MW wind plant set to come online in 2027.

OIL WATCH-

Opec+ hikes production for September, wrapping unwinding of supply cuts: Opec+ has approved an oil production increase of 547k barrels per day for September, wrapping its supply restoration strategy ahead of schedule, according to a press release. The hike reverses the bloc’s 2.2 mn bbl/d cut instituted in 2023, and also allows the UAE a 300k bbl/d quota increase ahead of schedule. The unwinding started back in April.

A lot to gain: Opec+ will likely benefit from its decision to prioritize market share over price stability, despite initial economic strain. Opec+ members are hoping to claw back market share ceded to US shale and other competitors as oil supply growth from non-Opec producers is expected to slow by over 80% through 2027. The hike also comes amid heightened diplomatic pressure from US President Donald Trump, who has threatened secondary tariffs targeting Moscow’s oil customers unless it reaches a quick ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Any major disruption in Russian supply risks driving up global oil prices.

More in the bag: The group is still holding onto some 1.65 mn bbl/d per day from eight member countries, and an additional 2 mn bbl/d reduction across the entire alliance, Reuters reports. Both measures are scheduled to expire by the close of 2026.

Market reax: Oil prices slipped on the news, with Brent Crude futures falling to USD 69.24. Oil prices could drop to around USD 60 per barrel by year-end due to a market surplus, Bloomberg reports, citing estimates by JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs. This could force Opec+ to reverse production hikes and resume output cuts to ease price pressure, energy consultancy FGE said. The cartel meets next on 7 September to discuss its policy for October.

India’s refiners have been quick to react to Trump’s sanction threats, with India’s biggest refiner, Indian Oil, pivoting to buy at least 2 mn barrels from Abu Dhabi and 5 mn of US crude, Bloomberg reports, citing traders. India’s Reliance Industries also purchased one mn barrels of Abu Dhabi’s Murban crude last month, with trading volumes of Murban futures having increased, in recent weeks amid growing market interest in alternative crude sources as geopolitical tensions shift procurement patterns across Asia and Europe.

DATA POINTS-

#1- Dubai welcomed 9.9 mn international visitors in the first half of this year, a 6%increase y-o-y, according to Dubai Media Office, which attributed the growth to public-private partnerships and global marketing efforts.

The breakdown: The lion’s share of visitors came from the wider GCC and MENA region, who accounted for 26% of visitors. Tourists from Western Europe followed next, accounting for 22% of the total, while those from South Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe accounted for 15% each.

#2- Also seeing a 6% increase was Ras Al Khaimah, which saw 654k tourists visit in the first half of this year, its strongest half-year performance to date, according to a Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority press release (pdf). The increase in tourist arrivals drove a 9% rise in tourism revenues compared to 1H 2024.

Key source markets showed growth, led by India with a 25% y-o-y surge in visitors. Tourist numbers from China rose 9.2% y-o-y, while Russia recorded 7% growth and the UK saw 5%. Visitor numbers from Romania, Poland, Uzbekistan, and Belarus saw significant increases after the launch of direct flights to Ras Al Khaimah International Airport.

#3- Dubai's real estate sector recorded 90.3k new unit registrations in 1H 2025, with 75.3k units sold for AED 151 bn, according to Dubai Media Office. The market saw 24 project completions valued at AED 4.5 bn, with 726 developments currently under construction. Lease activity remained stable with 465.7k registered contracts, while new lease agreements rose 7% to 232.9k and led to a 5% increase in total lease value at AED 42 bn.

The bigger picture: Total real estate transactions from Dubai’s real estate market, including sales, mortgages, and grants, reached a new record of AED 431.2 bn in 1H 2025, an uptick of roughly 25% y-o-y. Some 13.5k apartments and 4k villas were completed in 1H, accounting for 28% of the builds set to be delivered during the whole year, ValuStrat said earlier. ValuStrat also revised its forecast for new build units entering the market this year to 66.6k, up from 61.6k earlier in 1Q. There are 158.9k apartments and 40.2k villas currently in the construction pipeline, set to be wrapped up by 2029.

#4- The GCC’s real GDP rose 3.3% y-o-y in 4Q 2024 to USD 456.3 bn, according to the GCC Statistical Center’s GDP in GCC Countries quarterly report (pdf). Quarterly growth came in at 1% from 3Q’s USD 452.2 bn. Non-oil activities contributed 70.6% of GDP at constant prices, while oil-linked sectors made up just 29.4%. We reported last week that nominal GDP — measured at current prices and not adjusted for inflation — came in at USD 587.8 bn during the quarter.

The UAE’s real GDP rose to USD 119 bn in 4Q 2024, with the Emirates recording the highest GDP y-o-y growth among its GCC peers during the quarter at 5%. Non-oil activity accounted for 75.8% of the total, while the oil sector’s contribution stood at 25.2%.

Sector-wise, mining and quarrying made up 20.6% of the UAE’s GDP for the quarter, while wholesale and retail trade accounted for 14.5%. Financial and ins. activities followed at 9.9%, manufacturing contributed 8.8%, construction made up 8.6%, and transport and storage accounted for 5.2%. The UAE’s GDP grew 4% y-o-y in 2024.

PSA-

Abu Dhabi launches digital property exchange platform: The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority transitioned all land and housing exchange services to a digital platform on the Iskan Abu Dhabi app, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office. Citizens can use the new platform for direct citizen-to-citizen agreements, government inventory matching, and to access an open marketplace listing available properties. The platform includes details such as location, plot dimensions, and infrastructure status.

THE BIG STORY ABROAD-

It’s a (very) calm morning in the international press, dominated by concerns over Trump’s erratic response to jobs data, and what comes next in the Gaza war.

Defending Trump: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the president’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer is justified after the BLS made “extreme” downward revisions to job report data from May and June. Trump “wants his own people there” to make the data “more transparent and more reliable,” Hasset added.

Are revisions uncommon? US job data have been known to undergo revisions later, as some businesses do not file data before the reporting deadline, making the estimate more precise as time goes by.

OVER IN GAZA- The US and Israel appear to be shifting their approach towards an “all or nothing” agreement to end the war in Gaza, US envoy Steve Witkoff signaled in a meeting with families of Israeli captives on Friday. While Witkoff stopped short on providing more details, the shift could be motivated by mounting international pressure over the humanitarian situation in Gaza and calls for recognizing a Palestinian state.

Israel has been trying to secure a partial agreement for months, but Hamas insists on a comprehensive agreement that answers next-day questions, including governance in the enclave and the establishment of a Palestinian state. Arab states — along with the EU and 17 more countries — have called on the militant group last week to disarm and relinquish power to the Palestinian Authority “in the context of ending the war.”

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Abu Dhabi’s non-oil trade reached AED 195.4 bn in 1H

Abu Dhabi's non-oil foreign trade reached AED 195.4 bn in 1H 2025, marking a 34.7% increase from the AED 145 bn recorded during the same period last year, according to a statement from Abu Dhabi Customs. Exports led the growth with a 64% y-o-y increase to AED 78.5 bn, while imports rose by 15% y-o-y to AED 80 bn and re-exports expanded by 35% to AED 36 bn.

The figures follow on from a strong 1Q, which saw the emirate’s non-oil foreign trade hit AED 89.6 bn, with Switzerland coming in as its largest importer of non-oil goods. Pearls and precious stones and metals were the top export commodities, while audio and video recording equipment topped the imports table.

The wider picture: The UAE’s non-oil foreign trade came in at AED 1.73 tn in the first six months of this year, with the emirates recording a trade surplus of AED 761 mn. The UAE is on track to hit AED 4 bn in non-oil foreign trade by 2027 now — four years ahead of the original 2031 target.

Abu Dhabi prices deflate further in June

Abu Dhabi’s consumer price index continued its downward path in June, this time falling a further 0.7% y-o-y, following a 0.6% dip in May, according to data from the Abu Dhabi Statistics Center. On a monthly basis, inflation saw a 0.5% drop, after it had edged up a mere 0.1% in the previous month.

The annual picture: Prices of ins. and financial services saw the highest annual increase among Abu Dhabi inflation categories in June, rising 5.1%, followed by the recreation and culture basket which accelerated 4.7% y.o-y during the month. However, this was offset by an 11.3% dip in transport prices — the second largest component in the inflation basket — as well as a 5.8% decline in clothing and footwear.

On a monthly basis, the recreation and culture segment saw a m-o-m drop with an 8.0% decrease, followed by clothing and footwear with a 5.0% dip. Meanwhile, prices of food and beverage, as well as personal care went up 0.4% on a monthly basis, followed by housing, water and electricity which inched up 0.3% m-o-m in June.

Meanwhile in Dubai: The emirate’s annual inflation remained steady in June, coming in at 2.37%, unchanged from May, with some components of the basket recording moderate price growth, while other segments remained in deflation territory. Emirates NBD anticipates that inflation is likely to stay around current levels for the rest of this year, the bank said earlier in a research note.

The nation’s overall inflation outlook: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) slightly lowered in June its inflation forecast for the UAE for 2025 down by a 0.1 percentage point to 1.9, which it attributed to a “continuous downward trend in transportation costs” and “moderating energy prices.” This puts the CBUAE’s forecast just below that of the IMF, which now expects inflation in the UAE to come in at 2.1% in 2025, in what is a slight upward revision from the fund’s earlier estimate of 2% inflation for the year.

Binghatti Holding tightens pricing for USD 500 mn sukuk issuance on strong demand

Dubai-based real estate developer Binghatti Holding priced a USD 500 mn, five-year senior unsecured sukuk that was 5x oversubscribed, drawing USD 2.5 bn in orders under its USD 1.5 bn trust certificate program, Trade Arabia reports, citing a company statement. This marks Binghatti’s first return to the market since 2024, when it sold USD 300 mn in February and USD 200 mn in July. Our friends at Mashreq led the transaction.

Strong demand for the paper allowed Binghatti to tighten the pricing of its Reg-S sukuk to a coupon rate of 8.125%, or 418 bps over five-year US Treasuries, down from an initial price guidance of 8.5%. The sukuk will be listed on Nasdaq Dubai and the London Stock Exchange. There was no mention of the planned use of proceeds.

An industry benchmark: “This landmark issuance not only affirms their access to global capital markets but also establishes a new 5-year benchmark for the sector,” Mashreq CEO Ahmed Abdelaal said.

The issuance caps off a strong 1H for Binghatti: Binghatti reported a net income of AED 1.8 bn in 1H 2025, a 172.3% y-o-y jump from 1H 2024. Revenues also saw a big jump, reaching AED 6.3 bn during the six-month period. The results come on the back of a busy 1H for Binghatti, during which it launched an asset management arm, and acquired freehold land in Dubai’s Meydan district for an AED 25 bn development. The firm currently has almost 30 projects underway and is also exploring real estate tokenization, with plans to enable investors to enter the market with as little as AED 500. The company is rated Ba3 by Moody’s and BB- by Fitch, both with a stable outlook.

IHC to transfer USD 500 mn reins. premiums to reins. platform RIQ

RIQ to provide USD 500 mn in risk coverage for IHC: Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC) is transferring some USD 500 mn in reins. premiums to its new subsidiary, Reins. Intelligence Quotient (RIQ) over the next decade, according to a press release. The transaction — which will be the first for RIQ — is subject to regulatory approval.

ICYMI- RIQ is IHC’s AI-native reins. platform that it launched last May in collaboration with BlackRock and Lunate. Backed by USD 1 bn in equity commitments with a target of writing USD 10 bn in liabilities per year, it is currently working towards securing regulatory approval within the ADGM, where it will operate as a reinsurer once licensed.

IN OTHER INS. NEWS-

The ADGM has established the Association of Reins. (ARIA), the UAE’s first dedicated platform for the reins. sector, according to a press release. The initiative is backed by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), and open for firms and individuals working in the sector in the Emirates and elsewhere to join, the statement reads.

The mandate: ARIA will act as a central forum for market participants, regulators, and service providers, aiming to boost sector-wide collaboration and knowledge sharing. It will focus on developing the competitiveness of the UAE’s ins. market and financial ecosystem to bring in more investment.

Who is involved so far? The association’s founding members include Abu Dhabi Reins. Company, Fidelis Opco, Aon Management Services, Dubai-based ins. specialist Afroditi Boura (LinkedIn), and Meridiem Group’s Oussama Kaissi (LinkedIn). ARIA will also serve as a channel between international players and ADGM’s financial ecosystem.

1H 2025 earnings roll in from Alpha Dhabi, ADNH, Tecom, and Abu Dhabi Aviation

ALPHA DHABI HOLDING-

AlphaDhabi Holding saw its net income reach AED 4.5 bn in 2Q 2025, more than double the AED 2.1 bn it reported in the same period last year, according to its financials (pdf). The jump was driven by an AED 1.6 bn gain from other income. Revenues rose 21.9% y-o-y to AED 18.4 bn for the quarter.

For the six-month period, net income remained somewhat flat at AED 6.6 bn, down slightly from the AED 6.7 bn recorded last year, while revenues grew 22.3% y-o-y to AED 35.9 bn. The flat bottom line growth reflects an AED 1.4 bn drop in non-recurring accounting adjustments, according to a separate earnings release (pdf).

Segment-wise, its industrial operations — through NMDC and other subsidiaries — brought in AED 13.4 bn, while real estate — led by Aldar and Modon — contributed AED 12.7 bn. Its construction segment accounted for AED 6 bn, and services and other segments contributed AED 3.7 bn.

TECOM-

Business district developer Tecom Group posted bottom line growth of 21.3% y-o-y in 2Q, reaching AED 376.6 mn, according to its financials (pdf). Revenues grew 21.5% to AED 709.4 mn during the quarter, amid high occupancy and elevated rental rates, according to a separate earnings release (pdf). The group’s acquisitions last year, which included a AED 720 mn asset in Dubai Internet City and others obtained earlier that year, also helped boost top line growth. On a six-month basis, net income hit AED 737.4 mn, up 22.3% y-o-y in 1H 2025. Revenues climbed 21.0% y-o-y to AED 1.4 bn during the same period.

Tecom’s board approved an interim dividend of AED 400 mn, with a new dividend policy — expected to include a 10% increase — set to take effect in 2H, subject to shareholder approval.

Occupancy across Tecom’s commercial and industrial portfolio hit 95% in 1H 2025, up from 92% a year ago. Land lease occupancy rose to 99%, supported by demand in Dubai Industrial City, and its overall customer base rose 5% y-o-y to surpass 12.2k.

ABU DHABI NATIONAL HOTELS-

Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) reported a 5.7% y-o-y net income drop to AED 122.1 mn in 2Q 2025, according to the company's financial statements (pdf). The firm's revenues saw a 9.5% y-o-y uptick to AED 845.8 mn. On a six-month basis, ADNH posted a 75.8% bottom line drop to AED 278.5 mn in 1H 2025, after 1H 2024 had seen an AED 916.4 mn boost from the fair value gain on its takeover of its JV with Compass Group, according to a separate earnings report (pdf). Revenues saw a 40.8% increase y-o-y to AED 1.7 bn, driven by strategic acquisitions in the catering segment and strong operating performance across other business segments, according to an earnings release (pdf).

By the segment: The hotels division generated AED 780 mn in revenue, up 12% y-o-y, while the catering segment contributed AED 838 mn, up from AED 408 mn the year before, on the back of the Compass acquisition. Transportation services remained stable at AED 150 mn.

ABU DHABI AVIATION-

Abu Dhabi Aviation saw its bottom line fall 74.2% y-o-y to AED 179.1 mn in 2Q 2025, according to the company's financial statements (pdf). The firm had seen a one-off gain on a bargain purchase for AED 596.8 mn the year before. Revenues saw a 7.1% y-o-y uptick to AED 1.7 bn, supported by strong performance across key subsidiaries including Etihad Airways Engineering and its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations, according to a separate earnings release (pdf).

On a six-month basis: The company saw its net income decline 45.4% to AED 394.4 mn in 1H 2025, while revenues increased 12.5% y-o-y to AED 3.6 bn, as the impact of its AED 4 bn acquisition of stakes in three aviation firms from ADQ subsidiary ADQ Aviation were reflected in its financials, providing a AED 259 mn boost. Its general aviation segment saw a 15% y-o-y dip in revenues, while its MRO operations saw 6% yearly growth and its investments sector recorded a 9% y-o-y uptick.

Emaar opens AED 682.9 mn resort in Egypt’s North Coast

REAL ESTATE-

Emaar opens the doors to its EGP 9 bn Egypt resort: DFM-listed Emaar Properties’ Egyptian arm, Emaar Misr, inaugurated its EGP 9 bn (c. AED 682.9 mn) Palace Beach Resort Marassi in Egypt’s North Coast’s Marassi development, according to an Egyptian cabinet statement. Spanning 140k sqm, the resort includes 87 rooms, 31 luxury villas, and wellness and hospitality facilities.

More in the pipeline: Earlier this summer, Emaar Misr was also planning a 10 mn sqm integrated tourism project on Egypt’s Red Sea with Saudi Arabia’s City Stars Properties. It is also set to invest AED 7.3 bn alongside Egypt’s Midar Investment in a residential project in New Cairo.

BANKING-

Emirates Entrepreneurs Association partners with ruya for SME support: Homegrown digital Islamic community bank ruya will provide banking and loan solutions for Emirati entrepreneurs who are members of the Emirates Entrepreneurs Association under an MoU, according to a press release.

Big Tech and big banks drive US earnings in 2Q 2025, but others aren’t faring so well

The US economy is showing signs of a growing gap, with major tech firms and big banks thriving while many other businesses are struggling with higher costs and new tariffs, the Financial Times reports. Second quarter earnings from companies like Apple, Meta, Microsoft, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs have exceeded expectations, reinforcing President Trump’s assertion that the American economy is booming, but that can’t be said for all companies. These companies, especially those in tech and finance, are driving a disproportionate share of S&P 500 earnings, as the top ten stocks now account for one-third of total earnings — with tech leading the way with 41% y-o-y earnings growth and finance following with a 12.8% y-o-y increase.

Tech giants, including Microsoft and Meta, both beat expectations, with profits up 25% and 36%, respectively, due in part to strong spending on artificial intelligence. “It’s been another solid earnings season, with bulls focused on their growing artificial intelligence capex spending,” AlphaCore’s David Stubbs said.

But, the rest of corporate America is telling a different story. Many companies in the consumer staples and materials sectors are seeing declines, with earnings down y-o-y. Over half of S&P 500 firms that have reported 2Q earnings so far have seen their margins shrink. While sales are rising, increased costs — partly due to tariffs — are affecting earnings as many firms have not yet passed those costs on to consumers.

The effects of Trump’s tariff policy are becoming more visible, especially in sectors tied to manufacturing and consumer durables. Automakers, airlines, and home appliance producers reported some of the steepest downward revisions to their full year net income guidance. Ford, for example, posted a surprise loss partly due to a USD 800 mn tariff-related expense. Meanwhile, companies missing earnings expectations saw their share prices drop an average of 5.6% in the four days around their earnings announcements, which is more than double the five-year average.

The economic data is also showing signs of a slowing momentum. Job growth slowed significantly, with only 106k jobs added between May and July, compared to 380k in the previous three months. GDP grew at an annualized rate of 1.1% in 1H 2025, down from 2.9% in 2H 2024. Despite this, the Federal Reserve held rates steady last week at 4.25-4.5%, resisting Trump’s pressure for cuts amid what he claims is an economy resilient to his trade war.

MARKETS THIS MORNING-

Asian markets are mostly in the green in early trading this morning with South Korea’s Kospi leading gains, rising 0.5%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite are looking at more moderate gains of 0.2%, meanwhile Japan’s Nikkei is down 1.9%.

ADX	10,317	-0.5% (YTD: +9.5%)
DFM	6,112	-0.8% (YTD: +18.4%)
Nasdaq Dubai UAE20	5,099	-0.7% (YTD: +22.4%)
USD : AED CBUAE	Buy 3.67	Sell 3.67
EIBOR	4.2% o/n	4.1% 1 yr
TASI	10,833	-0.8% (YTD: -10.0%)
EGX30	34,272	+0.2% (YTD: +15.2%)
S&P 500	6,238	-1.6% (YTD: +6.1%)
FTSE 100	9,069	-0.7% (YTD: +11.0%)
Euro Stoxx 50	5,166	-2.9% (YTD: +5.5%)
Brent crude	USD 69.25	-0.6%
Natural gas (Nymex)	USD 3.05	-1.1%
Gold	USD 3,410	+0.3%
BTC	USD 114,262	+1.2% (YTD: +22.0%)
Chimera JP Morgan UAE Bond UCITS ETF	AED 3.53	+2.4% (YTD: +1.4%)
S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk	147.17	+0.2% (YTD: +5.2%)
VIX (Volatility Index)	20.38	+21.9% (YTD: +17.5%)

THE CLOSING BELL-

The DFM fell 0.8% on Friday on turnover of AED 632.7 mn. The index is up 18.4% YTD.

In the green: Gulf Navigation (+5.8%), National International Holding Company (+4.6%) and Spinneys (+1.9%).

In the red: Union Properties (-4.0%), Mashreqbank (-3.5%) and Commercial Bank of Dubai (-3.5%).

Over on the ADX, the index fell 0.5% on turnover of AED 1.0 bn. Meanwhile, Nasdaq Dubai was down 0.7%.

CALENDAR

AUGUST

8-15 August (Friday-Friday): Expected trading window for Al Mal Capital REIT’s new units on the DFM.

SEPTEMBER

1-6 September (Monday-Saturday): Dubai Fashion Week, Dubai Design District.

8-10 September (Monday-Wednesday): DigiHealth exhibition, World Trade Center, Dubai.

8-10 September (Monday-Wednesday): WHX-Tech Expo, Dubai World Trade Center.

8-19 September (Monday-Friday): Universal Postal Congress, Dubai World Trade Center.

8-18 September (Monday-Thursday): BHM Capital Financial Services’s AED 200 mn rights issue will be open for subscriptions.

10-11 September (Wednesday-Thursday): MENA Public-Private Partnership Forum, Dubai.

10-20 September (Wednesday-Saturday): IFMA Youth World Muay Thai Championship, Abu Dhabi.

12-14 September (Friday-Sunday): The International Real Estate and Investment Show, Abu Dhabi.

16-17 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

23-24 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): MENA EV Show, The Agenda, Dubai Media City.

24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): The KT UniExpo, The H Dubai.

24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Forum, Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development, Dubai.

24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport, Dubai.

OCTOBER

1-2 October (Thursday-Friday): World Green Economy Summit (WGES), Dubai World Trade Center.

30 September-2 October (Tuesday-Thursday): The Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX), Dubai World Trade Center.

3-16 October (Friday-Thursday): Dubai Home Festival.

7-9 October (Tuesday-Thursday): The International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection, the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal.

9 October (Thursday): Family Office Summit, Park Hyatt, Dubai.

9-15 October (Thursday-Wednesday): IUCN World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi.

12–15 October (Sunday-Wednesday): Expand North Star, Dubai Harbor.

14-16 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Global Future Councils, Dubai.

15-18 October (Wednesday-Saturday): Middle East Electric Vehicle Show, Expo Center Sharjah.

20 October (Monday): Reuters NEXT Gulf Summit, The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi.

22-24 October (Wednesday-Friday): World Investment Conference, Expo Center Sharjah.

27-29 October (Monday-Wednesday): Future Hospitality Summit, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

27-29 October (Monday-Wednesday): Asia Pacific Cities Summit, Dubai Exhibition Center.

28-29 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

NOVEMBER

4-9 November (Tuesday-Saturday):Dubai Design Week, Dubai.

11-17 November (Tuesday-Monday): International Council of Museums (ICOM) General Conference, Dubai

12 November (Wednesday): Dubai Business Forum, Cipriani South Street, New York City.

12-17 November (Wednesday-Monday): RoboCup Asia-Pacific, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi.

15-17 November (Saturday-Monday): Myplant & Garden Middle East Green Expo, Dubai Exhibition Center, Expo City.

17-21 November (Monday-Friday): Dubai Airshow, Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai.

18-19 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): Dubai Future Forum, Museum of the Future, Dubai.

DECEMBER

1-3 December (Monday-Wednesday): Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day).

1-5 December (Monday-Friday): The World Congress of Neurosurgery, Dubai World Trade Center.

7-14 December (Sunday-Sunday): Asian Youth Para Games, APC headquarters, Dubai.

8-9 December (Monday-Tuesday): BTC Mena Conference, Adnec, Abu Dhabi.

8-10 December (Monday-Wednesday): Bridge media summit, Abu Dhabi.

8-11 December (Monday-Thursday): Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Abu Dhabi's International Financial Center.

9-10 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

18-23 December (Thursday-Tuesday): Games of the Future, Adnec, Abu Dhabi.

29-30 December (Monday-Tuesday): World Sports Summit, Dubai.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2025:

e& will complete Adnoc’s private 5G network.
Executive Committee Meeting (EXCOM 2025) conference of the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation (WeGO)

Signposted to happen sometime in 2H 2025:

Closing of XRG's acquisition of Covestro

JANUARY 2026

1 January: Client asset regime changes in Dubai International Financial Center take effect.

9-11 January (Friday-Sunday): 1 Bn Followers Summit, UAE.

28-29 January (Wednesday-Thursday): IBA Arbitration Day Conference, Abu Dhabi.

FEBRUARY 2026

3-5 February (Tuesday-Thursday): The World Governments Summit.

12-15 February (Thursday-Sunday): The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Global Conference, Abu Dhabi.

Signposted to happen in 2026:

31 March - 2 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Arab Media Summit, Dubai.
13-15 April ( Monday-Wednesday) : The International Glass Manufacturing Show, Dubai.
14-16 April: (Tuesday-Thursday): the International Property Show, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai.
11-13 May (Monday-Wednesday): AI Everything Global, Adnec Center.
The UAE to host the Arab Competition Forum
Dubai to host the Arab Actuarial Conference
United Nations Water Conference
Dubai Future Finance Week
Investopia Global Talks, Tashkent

Signposted to happen sometime in October 2026:

Abu Dhabi Space Week, Abu Dhabi.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2027:

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 between 2027 and 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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