Presight locks in record domestic order book + New music investment platform

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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

THIS MORNING: OpenAI brings local inference to UAE + Adnoc is shuttling Iraqi crude across the Strait of Hormuz

Good morning, everyone. Presight’s domestic order book is bursting at the seams, while a new investment platform looks to tap into a so-far untapped asset.

Presight AI posted a record domestic order book in 2Q, with revenue up 36.1% y-o-y on large renewals of two national platforms and a first push into non-kinetic defense contracting. The bigger story may be what's still in the pipeline: local government clients have been “flooding in with requests” since the UAE's mandate to deploy agentic AI across half of government operations landed.

UAE-based IPNation launched its platform to invest in Arabic music and entertainment IP, an asset it’s saying is relatively untapped and set to become all the more valuable in the age of AI and quick, cheap content.

On the energy front, Adnoc is now shuttling Iraqi crude across Hormuz using the same short-hop, transponder-off playbook it’s used to keep its own barrels moving. We also have earnings from Talabat, Emirates Global Aluminium, Dewa, and Adnic.

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Bullet train on the way

Getting from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 30 minutes will become a reality in 2031: Turkish builder Kalyon İnşaat says its consortium has started work on the Abu Dhabi section of Etihad Rail’s 150 km Abu Dhabi-Dubai high-speed line, Daily Sabah reports. The route is designed for speeds of up to 320 km/h, cutting the roughly 90-minute journey between the two cities to about 30 minutes, with completion scheduled for 2031.

Kalyon’s package covers around 97 km of the route, four stations, and one of the project’s biggest engineering jobs. The consortium, which also includes National and Construction, Trojan Tunnelling, and China State Construction Engineering, will build an 11.2 km twin-tube tunnel as part of the Abu Dhabi section.

BACKGROUND- The UAE awarded more than USD 8 bn of design-and-build contracts for the first 150 km phase earlier this year. The high-speed line will sit alongside Etihad Rail’s existing 900 km national network, which launched operations at the end of June and is set to connect an initial 11 cities, with a further seven set to be rolled out in phases. The first service linked Abu Dhabi to Fujairah, with additional stations due to open in Dubai, Al Dhafra, and Sharjah’s Al Dhaid this year. The operator also recently announced plans to extend the passenger network to Ajman.

OpenAI brings local AI inference to the UAE

The UAE is now one of only three markets globally where OpenAI runs AI model inference locally, alongside the US and Europe, under a new Inference Residency offering for eligible API, ChatGPT Enterprise, and ChatGPT Edu customers, the company stated. Why that matters: data residency only governs where content is stored at rest — inference residency means the actual computation happens on GPUs inside the UAE, not just the data sitting there afterward.

But it's not full local coverage yet: Only GPT-5.2 is currently supported under the UAE configuration, and several features are carved out — image generation, ChatGPT Work, improved memory, and GPT-Live all fall outside the residency framework and may still be processed elsewhere.

BACKGROUND- The offering is available to eligible API, ChatGPT Enterprise, and ChatGPT Edu customers, giving organizations with local compliance and governance requirements a new way to deploy OpenAI models within the country.

One producer's lifeline for another

Adnoc is shuttling Iraqi crude across the Strait of Hormuz using the same short-haul strategy that has kept most of its own barrels moving through the strait during regional disruptions, Bloomberg reports, citing people it says are in the know.

The playbook: Tankers make short journeys through the strait — often with their transponders switched off — before transferring crude to other vessels outside the Gulf. Vitol and TotalEnergies have so far been the main companies moving Iraqi oil through, while offers from the Gulf — other than Adnoc — have slowed this month as attacks and tensions picked back up.

Why it matters: Gulf producers don’t typically run interference for others’ exports — they compete for the same buyers. Adnoc doing this for Iraq is a signal of how seriously the region is treating the Hormuz risk right now and how much spare shuttling capacity and route knowledge Adnoc has built up defending its own barrels.

Tourism GDP set to contract (and then perhaps rebound?)

GCC tourism could shed 137k jobs this year as traveler numbers crater under the weight of the regional conflict, per the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Trends Report. The UAE’s tourism workforce is set to shrink to 901k jobs in 2026, down from 947k last year — though WTTC sees it rebounding to 1.2 mn by 2036.

GDP contribution from the Gulf’s travel and tourism sector is also expected to contract 14.5% to USD 330 bn, down from USD 386 bn in 2025. In March, the council estimated the conflict was costing regional tourism USD 600 mn a day, and GCC Secretary General Jasem Albudaiwi previously put the region’s potential revenue loss at USD 32 bn.

On the bright side: WTTC expects tourism’s contribution to GDP to rebound to USD 605 bn by 2036 — the sector’s long game holding up despite the turmoil. Experts previously told us a full recovery in tourism flows wouldn’t land until 2029.

BACKGROUND- 1H results for the hospitality sector showed hotel revenue per room down 31.8% YTD as occupancy slid 22.2% YTD to 57.9% — tracking with analysts’ call that inbound arrivals could drop 27% y-o-y for 2026.

Sports

Croatian manager Zlatko Dalić will be taking over as the UAE’s new head coach, succeeding Cosmin Olaroiu, according to an announcement by the UAE Football Association. Dalić previously led Al-Ain FC to a league title and an AFC Champions League final before taking charge of Croatia in 2017.

Data point

AED 148.4 bn — that’s the value of foreign investments poured into Dubai’s property sector in 1Q 2026, according to data from the Dubai Land Department (DLD). Total transactions were up 31% y-o-y during the quarter, coming in at AED 251 bn.

Data from 2Q could tell a different story. While DLD hasn’t released figures on international capital for the second quarter, Dubai’s real estate became increasingly fragmented in 2Q, with transactions falling 19% q-o-q and prices sliding.

PSA

WEATHER- It’s getting significantly hotter in the UAE today, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi seeing a high of 46°C and lows of 42-41°C, according to our favorite weather app.

The big story abroad

In the absence of a major update on the regional war, several stories from the business press took precedence on the front pages. Here are the most notable headlines:

US inflation in July was moderate: The consumer price index indicated that US inflation continued to ease last month, yet energy prices are still riding high since the US-Iran war erupted. The indicator rose 0.1% m-o-m and 3.4% annually, while core CPI (excluding food and energy) rose 2.5% over the year, potentially quelling the urgency of an imminent rate hike.

Bank of America has its eyes on the booming Indian economy, agreeing to acquire as much as 49.9% of Jio Financial Services’ lending unit for about USD 1.9 bn. The second-largest US lender will execute the investment through an allotment of shares and warrants in the Mumbai-based company, which is one of the region's fastest-growing financial firms.

Putting a price on the Truth (Social): US President Donald Trump has been hit with a lawsuit after his social media company Trump Media & Technology Group offered users a paid subscription that provides faster access to his Truth Social feed, through which he frequently signals policy changes. The service, called Truth API, charges a USD 100k monthly subscription and has been blasted by the plaintiffs as “profoundly corrupt” in a filing to a Manhattan federal court.

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Presight’s domestic order book hit a record in 2Q 2026, with more to come on government agentic AI mandate and SME push

AI-powered data analytics firm Presight AI Holding posted a record domestic order book in the second quarter, driven by large renewals of two mission-critical national platforms and a first push into non-kinetic defense contracting, Senior Director of Investor Relations Roger Tejwani tells EnterpriseAM. Group revenue rose 36.1% y-o-y to AED 713.2 mn in 2Q 2026, with net income after tax up 30.2% to AED 116.8 mn, according to its management discussion and analysis report (pdf). The firm’s order backlog stood at AED 4.9 bn as of the end of June, up 33.5% y-o-y.

The results are evidence that Presight’s “twin engines of growth” — sovereign AI at home, exportable platforms abroad — are “firing on all cylinders,” Tejwani says. The quarter’s domestic order book topped AED 2.5 bn, anchored by renewals for the National Crisis and Emergency Authority’s emergency response system and Abu Dhabi’s Safe City platform. Both platforms focus on public safety and security at a time when the government has sharpened its focus on national resilience.

The firm landed its first two non-kinetic defense contracts at the federal level, built around database integration — for instance, across the Defense Ministry — to support real-time decision-making for supply chain logistics and joint manpower operations, Tejwani says. More negotiations in that space are ongoing, with movement expected over the next few weeks, he adds.

REMEMBER- Tejwani told us earlier in May that the firm will expand its defense tech stack and sharpen its focus on domestic resilience amid a broader national focus on security and defense in light of the regional conflict.

International momentum builds beneath a domestic-heavy quarter

International revenue made up 23.5% of the total revenue for the group in 2Q, down from 30% the previous quarter — but Tejwani says that’s a function of an unusually large domestic renewal quarter, not a slowdown abroad. Domestic revenue grew 42% in 2Q, while international revenue grew at a smaller 19% clip during the quarter and rose 40% across the first half.

The firm’s global expansion strategy, which it also refers to as “land and expand,” is bearing fruit, Tejwani says. He flagged deeper engagement in Kazakhstan — including new agreements with the Transport Ministry and the Almaty city government, building on the Astana smart city platform — alongside a new Interior Ministry engagement in Montenegro that has, in turn, unlocked discussions in neighboring Bosnia.

Presight is also in earlier-stage discussions in Greece around a broader energy, defense AI, and smart infrastructure framework, alongside ongoing conversations in Malaysia, Vietnam, and across Africa.

Presight’s AI joint venture with Adnoc, AIQ, is also making headway abroad. Shortly after the second quarter ended in June, the energy-focused AI company signed its first international contract with a large Indian conglomerate for computer vision and video analytics spanning refining and retail operations. The mandate pushes the energy-sector-born platform beyond oil and gas for the first time.

The agreement is “the tip of the iceberg,” says Tejwani, pointing to developing relationships across Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Colombia, adding that AIQ is now set to “follow a similar playbook” to Presight’s own expansion strategy, which today spans 70-80 markets. It’s also launching pilot programs and commercial outreach in Colombia, Kazakhstan, Oman, and Indonesia while also targeting North America, Europe, and Australia, CEO Dennis Jol told CNBC last month.

Looking ahead

The quarter’s headline growth doesn’t yet reflect what may be the biggest medium-term demand driver: the UAE government’s mandate to deploy agentic AI across 50% of government operations within two years. Tejwani tells us local government clients have been “flooding in with their requests” since the mandate landed, but notes that this demand is still in the pipeline rather than the P&L and should start materializing in the upcoming quarters.

Sovereign AI for SMEs: Presight’s new MoU with the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, aimed at scaling agentic AI deployment across more than 100k SMEs in the emirate, is also evidence of a broader shift in appetite for sovereign AI that goes beyond big enterprises. SMEs “increasingly want control over their compute, over their data locality, and also the cost of consumption,” he says.

IPNation launches music and entertainment-focused investment platform

A new UAE-based investment platform focusing on music and entertainment IP has been launched and is bringing in investors. IPNation launched its platform to tap into Arabic music’s cultural cachet, focusing on IP from the Arabic entertainment and music industry in the MENA region. It brought on New York-based Influence Media Partners as an investor and has a USD 100 mn target investment size.

The pitch: IPNation is investing in artist brands, music masters and publishing rights, IP, and name, image, and likeness (NIL). It’s also got an eye on acquisitions in multi-format entertainment ventures like live shows and AI-powered derivatives. IPNation sees Arabic music and entertainment as an under-monetized asset class compared to other regional music markets.

UAE names are behind the idea: IPNation was founded by Abu Dhabi-based music streaming platform Anghami’s co-founder Eddy Maroun (LinkedIn) and Multiply Group’s former chief investment officer José María Dot (LinkedIn).

There’s also a scarcity value angle at play: Authentic IP is becoming increasingly valuable in the age of AI and quick, cheap content, Maroun said in a LinkedIn post.

It seems IP investment is gaining traction in the UAE. CineNow picked the UAE as its HQ as it looks to tokenize IP from India’s cinema industry into a structured, investable asset class.

Talabat, EGA, Dewa, and Adnic report earnings

Talabat pays for growth

Talabat’s investment push weighed on its 2Q earnings even as revenue kept growing — and the company raised its full-year guidance anyway. The delivery platform’s net income fell 18% to USD 100 mn in 2Q 2026, according to its earnings release (pdf). Revenue increased 16% y-o-y to USD 1.1 bn during the quarter, while gross merchandise value (GMV) rose 11% (12% on a constant currency basis) to USD 2.9 bn.

Talabat now expects full-year revenue growth of 16-18% (up from 14-17%) and GMV growth of 13-15% at constant currency (up from 11-14%), with net income guidance raised to USD 325-355 mn — above the prior range.

What moved this quarter: Revenue growth outpaced GMV on a higher contribution from Talabat Mart and expanding adtech margins, partly offset by lower commission rates and increased customer incentives. Profitability was pressured by spending to strengthen the food delivery business and expand the company’s “Everyday App” ecosystem, with close to USD 58 mn deployed across the investment program in 1H.

In half-year terms: Talabat’s net income fell 18% y-o-y to USD 186 mn in 1H, while its revenue rose 19% to nearly USD 2.2 bn and GMV increased 15% to USD 5.6 bn.

EGA bottom line rises despite Al Taweelah roadblocks

Higher aluminum prices and resilient operations helped Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) lift adjusted net income 34% y-o-y to AED 2.4 bn in 1H 2026, despite production and logistics disruptions following the March attack on its Al Taweelah facility, it said in its earnings release. Reported net income stood at AED 473 mn after EGA recognized an AED 725 mn related impact from the attacks.

Disruption also hit sales, which led to a 10% y-o-y decline in revenue to AED 13.5 bn, though higher aluminium prices somewhat offset the full impact. Aluminium sales were down 32% to 939k tons, as production fell 47% and logistics constraints through Hormuz complicated exports, with EGA having since found alternative routes.

The company expects to spend around AED 1.5 bn restoring production at Al Taweelah. EGA said hot metal production at Al Taweelah is expected to be back at pre-incident levels in 1Q next year, with around 18% of reduction cells currently restored, while full production at its new recycling plant is slated for 4Q this year.

Dewa 2Q revenue dims despite a bright 1H

Dubai’s underlying utility demand remains strong even as revenue growth moderated in Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa) 2Q performance, with revenue dipping 2.6% y-o-y to AED 8.4 bn, while net earnings were down 0.2% to AED 2.3 bn, according to Dewa’s financial statement (pdf).

A record 1H performance: Dewa reported record revenue of AED 14.9 bn in 1H, up 1.8% y-o-y, it said in its earnings release (pdf). Meanwhile, its bottom line climbed 15% y-o-y to AED 3.3 bn, with the firm attributing growth to sustained demand for electricity, water, cooling, customer growth, and disciplined operations.

Dewa generated 15.8 TWh of electricity during 2Q, up from 11.1 TWh in the first quarter, with desalination production coming in at 40.3 bn imperial gallons, up 7% m-o-m. The provider also added 18.2k customer accounts in 2Q.

Dividends galore: Dewa is expected to distribute AED 3.1 bn in dividends for 1H this October, awaiting approvals, consistent with its semi-annual dividend policy.

Adnic’s 2Q earnings edge down as claims and provisions weigh

Geopolitical risk provisions, flood-related claims, and short-term market volatility led to a 2.3% y-o-y decline in Abu Dhabi National Ins. Company’s (Adnic) 2Q net income, hitting AED 113.1 mn, according to its latest financial statements (pdf). Ins. revenue, nevertheless, rose 10.7% y-o-y to AED 2.2 bn.

1H earnings under pressure: For 1H, net income fell 14.6% y-o-y to AED 201 mn, while top-line ins. revenue edged up 2% to AED 4.1 bn, supported by new construction projects and corporate accounts.

Behind the earnings: Ins. expenses shot up 121.5% y-o-y to AED 4.6 bn in 1H, while net ins. service results were down 16.7% y-o-y to AED 215.4 mn, documenting the pressure from claims and provisions. Net investment income provided a partial cushion, rising 5.7% to AED 150.4 mn on solid bond interest and rental income. Gross written premiums reached AED 6.1 bn.

GSU completes Central African Republic’s largest infrastructure build, Mubadala raises stake in Aldar, Space42 taps Leonardo DRS

UAE utility completes Central African Republic’s largest infrastructure project

Abu Dhabi-based Global South Utilities (GSU) completed the largest infrastructure project in the Central African Republic’s history — a 50-MW solar plant that is set to lift the country’s power generation capacity by more than 60% and supply electricity to over 300k households, state news agency Wam reports.

More about the plant: The Saka plant, which pairs the 50-MW solar array with a 15-MWh battery storage system, went from groundbreaking to inauguration in 10 months. It was backed by concessional financing coming from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.

BACKGROUND- GSU delivered a 50-MW plant in Chad last September and is targeting 750 MW of operational solar-plus-storage capacity by 2027. It’s also building a 50-MW plant in Madagascar.

Mubadala raises Aldar stake to 28%

Mubadala Investment Company upped its stake in Aldar Properties to 28%, buying an additional 78.6 mn shares through its subsidiary Mamoura Diversified Global Holding, per an ADX disclosure (pdf). The open-market trades ran between 8 May and 11 August, and Aldar said the move was independent of any corporate action.

Aldar had a strong 1H: Aldar’s revenue rose 8% y-o-y to AED 16.8 bn in 1H 2026, driven by development-backlog recognition, rental growth, and recent acquisitions. In addition, construction on the developer’s AED 100 bn Marsa Al Saadiyat waterfront project is set to start in 3Q, with initial residential sales scheduled for 2H 2026.

Space42 partners with Leonardo DRS on UAE national security

Space42 taps Leonardo for UAE security systems: Local space tech firm Space42 and US-based defense contractor Leonardo DRS are joining forces to integrate Leonardo’s defense mission systems into UAE sovereign security applications, according to a press release. The partnership will see Leonardo integrate expertise from its control, communications, cyber, and surveillance systems into Space42’s satellite communications systems.

IN CONTEXT- The tie-up supports the UAE’s push to build more locally controlled national security and space capabilities by localizing more of its space stack as it aims to double space economy revenues. Space and defense were also among the areas flagged for UAE-US collaboration back in 2024.

Coordinated US-Japan JPY intervention loses its grip as carry trade reasserts itself

The JPY has clawed back to 159 against the USD, shedding roughly half the ground it gained since Tokyo and Washington staged the first coordinated JPY-buying operation in 1998, CNBC reports. The intervention — which took place late in July — had briefly pushed the JPY’s rate to 155 per USD from over 163.

The math is simple, really: US 10-year Treasuries yield roughly 4.7% against 2.8% for Japanese equivalents — a gap wide enough to keep the carry trade alive no matter how many times the two governments buy JPY together. Monex’s Jesper Koll told CNBC that intervention can scare speculators but can’t override where the money actually wants to go.

Firepower backs up the point: The US Treasury’s main tool, the Exchange Stabilization Fund, holds under USD 220 bn in total assets — a stark contrast to the estimated USD 53 bn Japan spent in a single day (30 July) to defend its currency. Coordination buys optics, not leverage, Manulife’s Nathan Thooft told Bloomberg.

Oil prices and Japan’s status as a heavy energy importer are compounding the pressure, per CNBC, while Washington’s motive for stepping in has less to do with rescuing the JPY than protecting its own bond market. Treasury veteran Mark Sobel told Bloomberg that Japanese bond selloffs have occasionally spilled into US Treasuries and called FX intervention a “Band-Aid” for a problem that only fiscal discipline can address.

Even if the intervention held, the path was already sketched out: UBS strategists told CNBC they expected USD/JPY to stay range-bound around 160 into year-end even in a best-case scenario, while Lombard Odier’s John Wood argued the Bank of Japan (BOJ) still needed at least two more rate hikes to draw a durable line under the currency. In other words, a successful intervention was never going to mean a stronger JPY on its own — it was buying the BOJ room to hike without a market panic in the meantime, which is now shrinking.

OUR TAKE- Intervention may have been a stalling tactic dressed up as policy. The real lever is a BOJ rate hike, penciled in for September, and every week the BOJ hesitates is a week the carry trade gets to reassert itself. Markets have already priced that in, which is exactly why JPY 159 didn’t need a headline to get here.

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MARKETS THIS MORNING-

Asian stocks advanced in early trading, as anticipated US inflation figures tempered speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again in the near future. South Korea’s Kospi gained 3.9%, while Japan’s Nikkei followed at 1.3%. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index, excluding Japan, gained 0.97%.

ADX	10,013	+0.1% (YTD: +0.2%)
DFM	5,920	+0.7% (YTD: -2.1%)
Nasdaq Dubai UAE20	4,853	+0.9% (YTD: -0.7%)
USD : AED CBUAE	Buy 3.67	Sell 3.67
EIBOR	3.5% o/n	4.4% 1 yr
TASI	10,844	+0.1% (YTD: +3.4%)
EGX30	55,040	+0.4% (YTD: +31.6%)
S&P 500	7,749	+0.3% (YTD: +13.2%)
FTSE 100	10,833	-0.1% (YTD: +9.1%)
Euro Stoxx 50	6,534	-0.3% (YTD: +12.7%)
Brent crude	USD 88.16	+0.9%
Natural gas (Nymex)	USD 2.79	-0.5%
Gold	USD 4,488	+0.5%
BTC	USD 63,561	-0.3% (YTD: -27.5%)
Chimera JP Morgan UAE Bond UCITS ETF	AED 3.62	+0.0% (YTD: -0.6%%)
S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk	150.82	+0.0% (YTD: -0.7%)
VIX (Volatility Index)	14.55	-4.8% (YTD: -2.7%)

THE CLOSING BELL-

The DFM rose 0.7% yesterday on turnover of AED 606.8 mn. The index is down 2.1% YTD.

In the green: Mashreqbank (+6.8%), Sukoon Ins. (+2.8%), and Watania International Holding (+2.6%).

In the red: Dubai Refreshment Company (-5.0%), Emirates Reem Investments Company (-3.7%), and Amlak Finance (-3.3%).

Over on the ADX, the index rose 0.1% on turnover of AED 1.2 bn. Meanwhile, Nasdaq Dubai was up 0.9%.

CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

1-3 September (Tuesday-Thursday): Middle East Energy, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.

7-9 September (Monday-Wednesday): AIM Congress, Dubai World Trade Center.

7-9 September (Monday-Wednesday): International Property Show, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.

12-13 September (Saturday-Sunday): Emirates International Congress on AI & Visionary Leadership in Transforming Healthcare, Adnec Center Abu Dhabi.

14-17 September (Monday-Thursday): Arabian Travel Market, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.

15-16 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

17-19 September (Thursday-Saturday): International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS), Adnec, Abu Dhabi.

29-30 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): AFCM Annual Conference, Abu Dhabi.

OCTOBER

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

5-7 October (Monday-Wednesday): AI Everything Global, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.

12-14 October (Monday-Wednesday): Airport Show, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.

14-15 October (Wednesday-Thursday): Sharjah Investment Forum, Jawaher Reception and Convention Center, Sharjah.

13-15 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders, Dubai.

20-22 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Future Health Summit, Adnec Center Abu Dhabi.

27-28 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): Arab Competition Forum, Dubai.

27-28 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

30 October (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

2-6 November (Monday-Friday): Dubai Future Finance Week, Dubai.

4 November (Wednesday): Digital Transformation Summit, Sofitel, Abu Dhabi.

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

9-12 November (Monday-Thursday): EMEA Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Conference, Dubai College of Tourism, Dubai.

10-12 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Dubai International Electric Vehicle Exhibition & Conference, Dubai World Trade Center.

16-18 November (Monday-Wednesday): World Police Summit, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.

18-19 November (Wednesday-Thursday): Touchdown Middle East 2026, Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi.

25-26 November (Saturday-Sunday): Doers Summit, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai.

DECEMBER

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

4-6 December (Friday-Sunday): Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi.

8-9 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): Capital Market Summit, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

8-9 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

7-10 December (Monday-Thursday): Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.

8-10 December (Tuesday-Thursday): Abu Dhabi Water & Power Week, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.

8-10 December (Tuesday-Thursday) Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association Show, DWC, Dubai Airshow Site.

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;
21-22 April (Wednesday-Thursday): Token2049, Dubai;
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 2028:

Artificial Intelligence Summit.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2029:

Sibos 2029 organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Dubai;
Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, Abu Dhabi;
The commissioning of the seventh phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

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