{"id":101412,"date":"2025-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=101412"},"modified":"2025-12-15T03:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:05:29","slug":"ras-al-khaimah-issues-usd-1-bn-sukuk-dwtc-sets-up-jv-with-informa","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/issues\/ras-al-khaimah-issues-usd-1-bn-sukuk-dwtc-sets-up-jv-with-informa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ras Al Khaimah issues USD 1 bn sukuk + DWTC sets up JV with Informa"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"101414\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101414\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TODAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/this-morning-gulf-capital-plans-to-sell-its-fertility-business-art-fertility\/\">\r\n                            THIS MORNING: Gulf Capital plans to sell its fertility business Art Fertility                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/this-morning-gulf-capital-plans-to-sell-its-fertility-business-art-fertility\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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On the M&amp;A front, Talabat closed its acquisition of Instashop, and Dubai World Trade Center is merging its B2B events business with Informa\u2019s Dubai-based B2B unit. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- Ever wondered what an ex-pro basketball player and special forces officer would do a few years down the line?<\/strong> Start a fintech in Dubai, apparently. Idriss Al Rifai, CEO and co-founder of Dubai-based fintech Flow48, dives into his unconventional background and his trials and tribulations with entrepreneurship in this week\u2019s My Morning Routine, below. <\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f<\/strong><strong>WEATHER- Brace yourselves for the hottest day of the year yet<\/strong>, with Dubai seeing highs of 34\u00b0C during the day, before cooling to 24\u00b0C overnight, according to our favorite weather app and the National Center of Meteorology's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/536.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">forecast (pdf<\/a>. Temperatures will hit highs of 29\u00b0C in Abu Dhabi during the day, and a low of 22\u00b0C at night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>So, when do we eat? <\/strong>Maghrib is at 6:27pm today in Dubai and 6:31pm in Abu Dhabi. You\u2019ll have until fajr prayers at 5:18am in Dubai and 5:22am in Abu Dhabi tomorrow to finish your sohour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>UAE<\/strong><strong>-based<\/strong><strong> private equity firm <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcapital.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf Capital<\/a><\/strong><strong> is looking to sell its fertility<\/strong><strong> clinic business, Art Fertility<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-05\/abu-dhabi-s-gulf-capital-said-to-explore-sale-of-ivf-business\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Several buyers are interested in the sale, which Moelis &amp; Co are advising Gulf Capital on, the sources said. EnterpriseAM UAE did not hear back in time from a Gulf Capital representative to comment on the sale of the business, which has clinics in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Dubai, as well as in India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>We interviewed Gulf Capital\u2019s CEO Karim El Solh <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b015a371-c9b1-4f1f-821a-7974aa71fc68\/coffee-with:-karim-el-solh,-ceo-of-gulf-capital\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last year<\/a>, who spoke at the time about expanding the company\u2019s healthcare ventures through Art Fertility further into the Indian market. Gulf Capital <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dubai2023.artfertilityclinics.com\/art-fertility-clinics\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired<\/a> the firm from fertility group IVI RMA in 2020, after which it <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcapital.com\/2021\/03\/gulf-capital-invests-us30-million-to-expand-its-art-fertility-clinics-to-india\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">invested USD 30 mn<\/a> to expand it to India. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a><strong> #2- <\/strong><strong>German <\/strong><strong>m\u2019naires eye UAE as a relocation destination<\/strong><strong> amid economic and political <\/strong><strong>shifts: <\/strong>The UAE is emerging as a key relocation destination for German high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), with 11% of German m\u2019naires considering a move to the country in the next 12 months, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/business\/safety-no-income-tax-uae-among-top-10-countries-where-german-millionaires-want-to-relocate?_refresh=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Khaleej Times<\/a> reports, citing a recent study by investor migration consultancy Arton Capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why are m\u2019naires leaving?<\/strong> The survey, conducted between 24 February and 3 March 3, 2025, polled 1k German m\u2019naires with a net worth of at least EUR 1 mn. It found that economic stagnation, high taxes, and the rise of far-right politics are prompting HNWIs to seek alternative residency options. Armand Arton, CEO of Arton Capital, also pointed to geopolitical instability, safety, and rising energy costs as key drivers of the trend, adding that many German HNWIs invest in UAE real estate for personal use or investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why the UAE?<\/strong> The country\u2019s zero income tax, security, and strong real estate market make it an attractive destination for wealthy investors. The UAE ranked seventh among the top destinations for German m\u2019naires , following Canada, Australia, the US, New Zealand, Spain, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER\u2013<\/strong> The UAE was among the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/34e1894e-0b6c-4cfd-b1d2-371a75ad6a59\/this-morning:-uaev-plans-10k-ev-chargers-by-2030-%2B-142k-hnwis-to-emigrate-this-year%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">top destinations for HNWIs<\/a> with assets of USD 1 mn or more in 2024, alongside the US and Italy, according to Henley &amp; Partners estimates. The country\u2019s golden visa programs, pro-crypto policies, and modern infrastructure made it a preferred choice. Globally, 134k m\u2019naires emigrated last year, with 142k more projected to relocate in 2025 \u2014 which would mark the largest wealth migration in history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">KUDOS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong>Central<\/strong><strong> Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has become the first c<\/strong><strong>entral bank in the <\/strong><strong>Arab world to adopt the FX Global Code<\/strong>, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/15g8w8x-cbuae-adheres-global-code\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The FX Global Code sets ethical and professional standards for market participants to improve transparency and stability in the foreign exchange market. The CBUAE is advising licensed financial institutions in the UAE to align with the Code and issue statements pledging commitment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSA- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is waiving fees on deferments of personal<\/strong><strong> finance installments during Ramadan<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emaratalyoum.com\/business\/local\/2025-03-06-1.1926291\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Emarat Al Youm<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> HAPPENING TODAY- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/connect\/event\/2025-forbes-3050-summit-abu-dhabi\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes 30\/50 Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on its third day and runs until Saturday in Abu <\/strong><strong>Dhabi.<\/strong> Coinciding with International Women\u2019s Day, the event brings together influential leaders from entertainment, sports, business, and activism, including Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, Iraqi para table tennis player Najlah Imad, Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, and Saudi race car driver Reema Juffali.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/ar\/article\/biigr2y-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ajman Entrepreneurship Week<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on its third day and <\/strong><strong>runs until Sunday<\/strong> in Al Jurf Park and Mushairif Market, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators. Organized by the Ajman Department of Economic Development, the event includes the Dakkakin Initiative to support SMEs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US President Donald Trump backtracked on his plan to implement a 25% tariff on <\/strong><strong>goods from Canada and Mexico<\/strong>, saying that goods under the trade agreement signed between the three countries would be exempt from the levy. This marks the second u-turn on his aggressive trade policy this week, after he granted a 30-day exemption for vehicles that comply with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) yesterday. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/us\/futures-slide-marvells-forecast-fails-impress-tariffs-focus-2025-03-06\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cd33d571-f558-4a89-83fb-2ffa271ea2df\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">FT<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/stock-market-today-dow-sp500-nasdaq-live-03-06-2025?mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos_1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">WSJ<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US stocks \u2014 which have had a volatile week on the back of whipsawing policy \u2014 failed to recover from their early losses <\/strong>despite the reprieve, with the S&amp;P 500 down 1.8% and the Nasdaq confirming it is in correction territory. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ON GAZA-<\/strong> The Trump administration said that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/26db7b2e-aa16-4172-a432-57ce763c7c78\/this-morning:-arab-countries-back-usd-53-bn-gaza%253cmark%253e-reconstruction%253c%2Fmark%253e-plan-%2B-iraq-to-tap-local-firm-to-develop-new-airport%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt\u2019s USD 53 bn reconstruction plan<\/a> \u201cdoes not fulfill the requirements, the nature of what President Trump was asking for,\u201d State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said yesterday, adding that Hamas must not be a \u201cfactor in Gaza\u201d in order for there to be a way forward. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN BUSINESS NEWS- US pharma giant Walgreens will be taken private by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a USD 10 bn transaction<\/strong>, after nearly a century of public trading, as the company loses market share to cheaper rivals like Amazon and Walmart. 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Adnoc purchased two partials \u2014 each 25k barrels \u2014 from BP and Trafigura at USD 70.25 per barrel as part of the 42 partials traded during the Platts Market on Close process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This is a rare move for a Middle Eastern oil producer<\/strong>, who rarely participate in trades that influence regional crude pricing<strong>. <\/strong>The Middle East continues to be a leading crude supplier, exporting 17 mn barrels per day in 2024, which accounted for 42% of global crude shipments, according to data from Kpler.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P Global Platts determines crude oil benchmark prices through its Market on Close process<\/strong>, which reflects real-time trading activity, according to an S&amp;P Platts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/542.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a>. 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Khaimah\u2019s Investment and Development Office (IDO) has successfully closed its offering of a 10-year USD-denominated 1 bn senior unsecured sukuk at a profit rate of 5.038%, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bij2egk-ras-khaimah-government-completes-us1-billion-sukuk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The Reg S benchmark sukuk comes as part of the RAK Government\u2019s USD 2 bn Trust Certificate Issuance program, which was signed on 28 February, according to Wam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The issuance, which had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/14e905d5-6f65-4d21-8357-e75ccceae3db\/rak-attracts-over-usd-2-bn-in-orders-for-10-year-sukuk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">initial price thoughts<\/a> at Treasuries +120 bps, saw a final pricing of 10-year Treasuries +80 bps after having received strong investor demand and an orderbook of over USD 4.4 bn. Sukuk trustee RAK Capital\u2019s program received a rating of A from S&P Global Ratings\u2019 and an A+ rating from Fitch. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who bought in:<\/strong> The sukuk saw subscriptions from global investors, including 57.8% from MENA, 35% from the UK\/continental Europe and 7.2% from Asia and other countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said:<\/strong> \u201cThe New Issue Concession priced into the [issuance] was -10 bps, which is a clear recognition of Ras Al Khaimah\u2019s strong credit position and a stamp of approval from the international investor community for the Emirate\u2019s remarkable growth and success story,\u201d an official spokesperson for the Government of Ras Al Khaimah told Wam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS- <\/strong>Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Citi, Emirates NBD Capital, First Abu Dhabi Bank, The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (Rakbank), and Standard Chartered are acting as global coordinators. Citi and Emirates NBD Capital are serving as Sukuk Structuring Agents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Part of a wider wave of issuances:<\/strong> The RAK sukuk marks the first government issuance from the UAE this year, amid a surge in sukuk and Reg S bond issuances by banks and corporates. First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and real estate developer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.damacproperties.com\/en\/investor-relations\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Damac<\/a> also took to market their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/4a5e1985-3b79-4e80-98f4-b1debfca91ce\/%253cmark%253efab%253c%2Fmark%253e-issues-usd-750-mn-senior-unsecured-notes\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 750 mn<\/a> sukuk issuances in the past couple of months. Meanwhile, Sharjah Islamic Bank is preparing a USD 500 mn Reg S five-year sukuk, while Emirates NBD plans to issue a USD 1 bn Reg S additional tier 1 capital security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Total sukuk issuance volume from UAE-based issuers reached USD 14.4 bn in 2024,<\/strong> with S&P Global Ratings projecting a steady USD 14-15 bn in 2025, primarily driven by bank and corporate issuances.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/debt-watch\/\">DEBT WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ras-al-khaimah\/\">Ras Al Khaimah<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ras-al-khaimah-investment-authority\/\">Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/sukuk\/\">Sukuk<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101419\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101419\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">M&amp;A WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/dwtc-informa-merge-their-b2b-events-business-in-a-new-venture\/\">\r\n                            DWTC, Informa merge their B2B events business in a new venture                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/dwtc-informa-merge-their-b2b-events-business-in-a-new-venture\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The B2B events-focused joint venture will be headquartered in Dubai and is expected to be fully operational by 4Q 2025. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Informa takes majority stake: <\/strong>Informa will hold a 52% stake in Informa International, Informa said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/540.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. The agreement, structured as a \u201cmerger of equals,\u201d where two similar-sized businesses merge to create a new entity, involves no upfront payment. The new entity is expected to generate some USD 700 mn in revenues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Informa International will focus on the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, a<\/strong><strong>nd Exhibitions) sector <\/strong>across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. The company will oversee more than 40 leading events, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfood.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulfood<\/a> in the food sector, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gitex.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">GITEX<\/a> in the information and communication technology sector, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldhealthexpo.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Expo<\/a> in the healthcare sector, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gisec.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">GISEC<\/a> in the cybersecurity sector, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Airshow<\/a> in the aviation sector, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeast-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East Energy<\/a> in the energy sector. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- DWTC is expanding amid Dubai\u2019s events boom: <\/strong>DWTC tapped UK-based <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macegroup.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mace Group<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/683568d4-9620-449d-830d-63d1546a83b4\/mace-to-manage-first-phase-of%253cmark%253e-dubai-exhibition%253c%2Fmark%253e-center%25e2%2580%2599s-aed-10-bn-expansion\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last October<\/a> to oversee the first phase of the AED 10 bn Dubai Exhibition Center expansion, set for completion by 2026. 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Instashop will continue to operate as an independent brand under Talabat\u2019s grocery and retail vertical. The sale and purchase agreement was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/573.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked (pdf)<\/a> in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Talabat paid USD 32 mn for the company from its internal reserves,<\/strong> with the amount reflecting Instashop\u2019s capital amount rather than its fair value, the statement reads. The company was valued at USD 360 mn \u2014 USD 270 mn paid upfront, with the rest deferred and tied to Instashop\u2019s future performance \u2014 when it was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deliveryhero.com\/newsroom\/delivery-hero-acquires-instashop-and-publishes-h1-2020-report-2\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bought<\/a> by Delivery Hero in 2020 \u2014 making it a favorable acquisition for Talabat\u2019s shareholders. Instashop operates in the UAE and Egypt. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> Talabat listed a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/ab190a7c-8bb4-4c31-97fb-b8738aa0982b\/talabat-raises-aed-7.5-bn-in-world%25e2%2580%2599s-biggest-tech-ipo-of-the-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">20% stake on the DFM<\/a> in a USD 2 bn IPO last December. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s all about creating synergies: <\/strong>Talabat expects the transaction to result in operational and technology synergies across both businesses, with streamlined delivery and product operations once integration, which is currently underway, is complete. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The acquisition put Talabat\u2019s gross merchandise value \u2014 the total value of all goods sold <\/strong><strong>\u2014 in 2024 at USD 2.5 bn<\/strong> on a pro forma basis. Instashop\u2019s GMV rose 16% y-o-y to USD 631 mn last year, equivalent to 8% of talabat's 2024 GMV, with positive and improving EBITDA margins, according to the statement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Market reax: <\/strong>Talabat\u2019s stock closed down 0.7% yesterday to trade at AED 1.53.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/instashop\/\">InstaShop<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ma-watch\/\">M&amp;A WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/talabat\/\">Talabat<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101423 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"101423\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/101423-2\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-101423\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-101423 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashreq.com\/en\/uae\/about-us\/our-company\/awards-accolades\/euromoney-best-trade-finance-bank-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/2421.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101424\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101424\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">CRYPTO<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/emirates-nbds-liv-adds-crypto-trading-to-digital-bank-liv\/\">\r\n                            Emirates NBD\u2019s Liv adds crypto trading to digital bank Liv                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/emirates-nbds-liv-adds-crypto-trading-to-digital-bank-liv\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The launch allows users to buy, sell, and trade crypto directly via the Liv X app.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>How it works: <\/strong>Zodia Custody, an affiliate of Standard Chartered, will handle custody services, while Aquanow \u2014 licensed by Dubai\u2019s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority \u2014 powers the trading platform, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-06\/dubai-s-emirates-nbd-launches-crypto-trading-through-digital-arm\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing a statement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The UAE is leading the region in crypto adoption<\/strong>, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/3e59f622-c561-4bbc-8dfd-4cddff155d03\/dubai-airports-are-officially-back-to-normal-%2B-adq-to-buy-usd-1-bn-stake-in-australian-asset-manager\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">72% of UAE crypto users<\/a> investing in BTC as of last April, contributing to a 166% jump in the number of daily traders in the region to 500k. \u201cWith the highest crypto adoption rate in the UAE, we are keen to launch our own virtual asset offering to capitalize on this trend,\u201d said Marwan Hadi, Emirates NBD\u2019s group head of retail banking and wealth management.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last month<\/a>, Aquanow partnered with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wearehubpay.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hubpay<\/a>, a UAE-based cross-border payment platform, to introduce the UAE\u2019s first fully regulated crypto payment facility for businesses and SMEs. The partnership allows businesses in real estate, manufacturing, and general trading to accept cryptocurrency securely alongside traditional fiat transactions.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/crypto\/\">CRYPTO<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/emirates-nbd\/\">Emirates NBD<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101426\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101426\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">M&amp;A WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/ma-activity-was-up-3-y-o-y-in-2024-led-by-emirati-and-saudi-sovereign-wealth-funds\/\">\r\n                            M&amp;A activity was up 3% y-o-y in 2024, led by Emirati and Saudi sovereign wealth funds                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/ma-activity-was-up-3-y-o-y-in-2024-led-by-emirati-and-saudi-sovereign-wealth-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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This marks a 3% increase in transaction count and a 7% rise in value y-o-y, likely fueled by capital market reforms, policy shifts, and growing interest from foreign investors, the report reads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Emirati and Saudi sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) remained the key drivers of dealflow in <\/strong><strong>the region<\/strong>, with Abu Dhabi\u2019s Mubadala Investment (along with two USA-based PE firms) clinching the heftiest cash-based M&A last year, in the acquisition of an 80% stake in USA-based fifth largest ins. player Truist Ins. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/c6ab62e3-42b5-4d90-8661-abd1750d89f2\/mubadala-buys-out%253cmark%253e-truist%253c%2Fmark%253e-ins.-holdings-alongside-co-investors-%2B-ups-its-stake-in-brazilian-food-retailer\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 12.4 bn<\/a> in February 2024. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia) and Mubadala were also part of a consortium that acquired a 60% stake in China\u2019s Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/2914b5d6-d173-4cb9-8b71-ef3825fb7990\/mubadala,-adia-invest-in-chinese-mall-unit\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 8.3 bn<\/a>, estimated to be the region\u2019s third largest transaction last year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Cross-border transactions topped the M&A league table<\/strong>, making up 52% of the total volume, and 74% of the total value of transactions. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meanwhile, domestic M&As accounted for 48% of total activity in the region last year<\/strong> with 339 transactions worth USD 24.4 bn, up only slightly from 333 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/da458b4e-fa7c-49b9-bca1-19560c0c372c\/mena%253cmark%253e-m&a%253c%2Fmark%253e-activity-was-up-just-4%2525-in-value-terms-last-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2023<\/a>. Technology and consumer products led the charge, accounting for a combined 35% of the total domestic count. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Outbound investments accounted for the lion\u2019s share of total consolidated transaction value<\/strong> (61%) with 199 transactions worth USD 56.6 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Inbound investments totaled USD 11.4 bn<\/strong>, up 42% y-o-y, across 143 transactions, up 18% y-o-y. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>KSA + UAE captured the bulk of inbound + total M&As: <\/strong>The UAE stood out as the foreign investors\u2019 preferred M&A market in the region, locking in the highest count (96) of inbound transactions, and the highest value (USD 7.6 bn), at around 67% of the total. Combined, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were home to 318 M&A transactions worth a total of USD 29.6 bn last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The US was the biggest bidder into the MENA region last year<\/strong>, logging 48 transactions worth USD 4.6 bn. The capital flowed both ways, with MENA investors also making the US their prime destination in 2024, with 41 M&As valued at USD 19.9 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The technology sector led inbound investments in the region last year<\/strong>, accounting for 23% of total inbound and domestic deal-volume. The UAE\u2019s tech sector alone captured 35 transactions.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ma\/\">M&amp;A<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ma-watch\/\">M&amp;A WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101428\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101428\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">REAL ESTATE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/dubai-home-prices-jumped-19-1-in-2024-as-listings-fell-30\/\">\r\n                            Dubai home prices jumped 19.1% in 2024 as listings fell 30%                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/dubai-home-prices-jumped-19-1-in-2024-as-listings-fell-30\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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This brings the total increase in value for the year to 19.1%, with villas appreciating 20.2% and apartments up 18.9%, and pushes overall prices 13.3% above their 2014 peak. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Supply tightened further<\/strong>, with the number of residential listings down 30%, while prime segment listings dropped 52%, Faisal Durrani, Knight Frank\u2019s head of research for MENA, told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/business\/property\/dubai-50-drop-in-prime-real-estate-listings-amid-surge-in-end-user-purchases\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Khaleej Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>End users are starting to dominate the market:<\/strong> \u201cWe have noted a rise in genuine end users, rather than speculative purchasers that have defined previous cycles,\u201d said Faisal Durrani, partner and head of research for Mena at Knight Frank. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ultra-luxury homes priced over USD 25 mn saw an 85% drop in listings<\/strong>, driven by growing demand from m\u2019naires and ultra high net worth individuals relocating to Dubai, Durrani said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Dubai maintained its global lead for home sales over USD 10 mn for the second consecutive year, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/7bfe1a6f-4207-48cd-811d-7e81274c27a4\/dubai-sets-new-record-for-usd-10-mn%2B-home-sales-in-2024\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">435 transactions<\/a> in 2024, including a record 153 sales in 4Q, according to a previous Knight Frank report. Limited supply also continued to support the market, with listings of properties over USD 10 mn declining by 40%. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This won\u2019t last too long<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Some 302k units are under construction for delivery by 2029, with apartments making up 80% of the pipeline, according to Knight Frank. However, historical trends indicate a 30% delay in actual completions, with just over half of the 60k units expected in 2024 making it to market, according to Knight Frank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We know the sector is in for a price correction soon:<\/strong> Knight Frank previously forecast prices to grow <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/effa129f-34c4-4be5-9b7a-39350354b277\/dubai-home-prices-to-rise-8%2525-next-year--%253cmark%253eknight-frank%253c%2Fmark%253e.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">8%<\/a> this year, while Moody\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0fda5172-163e-4828-a9f2-4089911ecf8f\/this-morning:-alpha-data-likely-to-price-ipo-at-top-of-range-%2B-is-sidara%25e2%2580%2599s-acquisition-of-wood-group-back-on-the-table%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">forecasted<\/a> a dip or stabilization in Dubai\u2019s property market over the next 12 to 18 months, as developers face rising construction costs and potential delivery delays, alongside a large pipeline of pre-sales set for completion over the next two to three years. A Deloitte <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/7b280c3a-a456-4de8-8c77-81b983ff0318\/dubai-residential-prices-to-stabilize-in-2025--deloitte\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> similarly projected that residential price and rent growth may slow by year-end as new supply enters the market.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/dubai\/\">Dubai<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/knight-frank\/\">Knight Frank<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/real-estate\/\">Real estate<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101430\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101430\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">8<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">UAE IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/uaes-mega-investment-plan-in-turkey-loses-momentum\/\">\r\n                            UAE\u2019s mega investment plan in Turkey loses momentum                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/uaes-mega-investment-plan-in-turkey-loses-momentum\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Initially announced in July 2023 after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s reelection, the pledge was meant to boost Turkey\u2019s recovery and reconstruction efforts. However, with Turkey stabilizing its foreign reserves and securing alternative financing, companies have been reluctant to accept lower valuations, dampening momentum for UAE-backed agreements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In context:<\/strong> Several high-profile agreements have fallen through, including AD Ports Group\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/f23781fc-a4fd-47fc-b355-98c0e6bf7543\/this-morning:-uae-eyes-usd-10-bn-investments-in-indonesian-renewables-%2B%253cmark%253e-ad-ports%253c%2Fmark%253e-will-not-be-operating-turkey%25e2%2580%2599s-alsancak-port\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">failed acquisition of Alsancak Port<\/a>, First Abu Dhabi Bank\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/146975c2-4eb4-47b5-a30d-b0a3298d8d3b\/fab-and%253cmark%253e-yapi-kredi%253c%2Fmark%253e-terminate-takeover-talks\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bid for Yapi Kredi Bankasi<\/a>, and Masdar\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/15bf3f4e-99fe-4c51-9793-3cae3e318c1a\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">talks<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/15bf3f4e-99fe-4c51-9793-3cae3e318c1a\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">to acquire Fiba Yenilenebilir Enerji<\/a>, with valuation disputes cited as a major sticking point. So far, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/4211e2ca-d349-47f5-907d-ce56666803fd\/adq-poised-to-acquire-96%2525-stake-in-turkey%25e2%2580%2599s-odeabank\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ADQ\u2019s acquisition of Odeabank<\/a> remains the only major transaction to close. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Despite these setbacks, Turkish officials remain optimistic. <\/strong>Burak Daglioglu, who heads Turkey\u2019s Presidential Investment Office, recently expressed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/15fw175-uae-investments-t%C3%BCrkiye-exceed-recent-years\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">confidence that investment flows<\/a> between the two countries will continue to expand under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other projects 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ESTATE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Arada <\/strong><strong>awards AED 604 mn contract for first phase of Sharjah\u2019s new <\/strong><strong>business <\/strong><strong>district: <\/strong>Sharjah-based developer Arada awarded a AED 604 mn contract to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbcc-uae.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Modern Building Contracting Company<\/a> for the construction of the first phase of Arada Central Business District (CBD) \u2014 the commercial hub of the AED 35 bn Aljada megaproject, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arada.com\/en\/latest-news\/arada-awards-aed604m-contract-to-build-the-first-phase-of-arada-central-business-district-sharjahs-new-commercial-hub\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Construction will commence immediately, with completion targeted for 1Q 2027. The first phase will feature over 812k sq. ft. of Grade A office space across two clusters of eight buildings, designed to attract leading businesses and startups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">FINANCE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Canada-headquartered investment bank <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wealthbriefing.com\/html\/article.php\/Canaccord-Targets-Middle-East-\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Canaccord Genuity<\/a><\/strong> <strong> is opening<\/strong><strong> an office <\/strong><strong>in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC)<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wealthbriefing.com\/html\/article.php\/Canaccord-Targets-Middle-East-\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wealth Briefing<\/a> reports, citing a statement by Senior Executive Officer Richard Burden. The office will operate under a Category Four Investment Advisor License, following Canaccord\u2019s recent acquisition of investment manager Brooks MacDonald International.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Behind the move: <\/strong>The move aligns with Canaccord\u2019s strategy to expand in high-growth markets. \u201cWe already have strong relationships with intermediaries and clients in the region,\u201d Burden said. Dubai\u2019s DIFC continues to attract global financial firms, with 1.8k new companies registering <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/d3cdb123-1bdb-4bce-ad84-fc473010932b\/difc-revenue-surges-37%2525-in-2024-as-tech-firms,-hedge-funds-fuel-record-growth\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last year<\/a>, contributing to AED 1.3 bn in revenues in 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CRYPTO-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Tungsten <\/strong><strong>Custody Solutions secured regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Financial Services Regulatory Authority to provide custody services for Toncoin<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/tungsten-custody-receives-regulatory-approval-to-provide-custody-for-toncoin-in-adgm-mkhhr9qr\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The ADGM-regulated custodian will now support institutional clients holding the digital asset. The approval follows the Toncoin DLT Foundation establishing its base in ADGM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DIGITIZATION-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Smiles<\/strong> <strong>partners with Tencent Cloud: <\/strong>e& UAE\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etisalat.ae\/en\/c\/mobile\/smiles.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Smiles supe<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etisalat.ae\/en\/c\/mobile\/smiles.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rapp<\/a> is integrating Chinese <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tencentcloud.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tencent Cloud<\/a> \u2019s super app as a service (TCSAS), according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/smiles-superapp-partners-with-tencent-cloud-to-enable-smarter-digital-commerce-in-the-uae-t3jrm6d2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. This move positions Smiles as the first in the region to implement this technology, allowing businesses to establish a presence within the app as \"mini apps\" instead of creating separate applications. The partnership expands Smiles into a broader digital marketplace, offering consumers access to a variety of services across industries like food, retail, home services, travel, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AGRICULTURE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADAFSA <\/strong><strong>launches program to detect crop diseases:<\/strong> The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) introduced a program to enhance early detection of plant diseases and pests as part of its strategy to safeguard agricultural sustainability and food security, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/economy\/abu-dhabi-agriculture-and-food-safety-authority-launches-comprehensive-programme-for-early-detection-of-plant-diseases-and-pests\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Media Office<\/a>. The program will involve training personnel, expanding plant disease monitoring through field surveys, and updating legislation. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AGRICULTURE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dubai-based fintech <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xcube.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">xCube<\/a><\/strong><strong> is now officially a trad<\/strong><strong>ing and clearing broker and <\/strong><strong>market-maker on the ADX after securing the necessary approvals<\/strong>, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/xcube-expands-its-services-after-becoming-a-trading-and-clearing-broker-and-market-maker-on-adx-f96x0j5h\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a press release<\/a>. The company has already been providing these services on the DFM. The move will also see xCube offer price stabilization services to new issuers by stepping in to buy shares if prices drop, preventing excessive volatility. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HEALTHCARE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s Department of Health explored strategic partnerships with<\/strong><strong> Russia\u2019s healthcare institutions<\/strong> during its visit to the country, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bij2ejk-department-health-abu-dhabi-strengthens-global\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The discussions delved into conducting clinical trials for a new cancer vaccine and collaborating in genomics, precision medicine, oncology, and combating communicable diseases. The countries are also considering the opportunities for academic exchanges, joint research initiatives, advanced treatment protocols, and developing rehabilitation services and mental healthcare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">M&A-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IHC trims Adani stake, while Envestcom ups its holding: <\/strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s International Holding Company (IHC) offloaded a 0.73% stake in Indian tycoon Gautam Adani\u2019s Mumbai-listed flagship firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adanienterprises.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Adani Enterprises<\/a>, netting USD 210 mn in an open-market transaction, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/capital-markets\/equities\/abu-dhabi-based-ihc-offloads-210mln-stake-in-indias-adani-enterprises-ujq2s2jr\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya<\/a> reports, citing market data from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bseindia.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bombay Stock Exchange<\/a>. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi-based Envestcom Holding which also holds stakes in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adanigas.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Adani Total Gas<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adanienergysolutions.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Adani Energy Solutions<\/a>, acquired 8.44 mn shares in Adani Enterprises for INR 2.2k apiece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>The move comes as Adani Group continues to face scrutiny, following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9b2dafdf-82c7-4267-9940-76d79ff9ac3f\/%253cmark%253eadani%253c%2Fmark%253e,-gqg-stocks-plunge-on-us-indictment\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a US<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9b2dafdf-82c7-4267-9940-76d79ff9ac3f\/%253cmark%253eadani%253c%2Fmark%253e,-gqg-stocks-plunge-on-us-indictment\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">court indictment<\/a> in November of last year alleging bribery to secure electricity contracts \u2014 a charge the conglomerate has dismissed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CAPITAL MARKETS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM-listed BHM Capital was tapped as the official liquidity provider for ICE MSCI Equity<\/strong> <strong>Index Futures<\/strong> on ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (IFAD), it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/532.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a disclosure (pdf)<\/a> to the bourse. 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On a quarterly basis, dividends were up by 7.3% in 4Q 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Big payouts from Meta, Alphabet, and Alibaba drove one-fifth of global dividend growth.<\/strong> Alibaba\u2019s USD 5.1 bn payout helped lift China\u2019s total to a record USD 62.7 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The world's largest dividend payers in 2024, ranked by total payouts, were Microsoft, Exxon Mobil, HSBC, Apple, China Construction Bank,<\/strong> PetroChina, China Mobile, JPMorgan Chase, Chevron, and Johnson & Johnson. Together, they distributed USD 145.9 bn in dividends<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Growth by sector: <\/strong>While dividend growth was broad-based, the financial sector led the way, with banking dividends rising USD 36.4 bn, aided by one-off special payments. Other sectors, including telecoms, construction, insurance, consumer durables, and leisure, saw gains exceeding 10%. Media companies, led by Meta and Alphabet, doubled their dividends, while Alibaba bolstered retail payouts. On the downside, mining and transport experienced a combined USD 26 bn drop, and dividends in the oil, gas, and energy sector declined by 4.1% to USD 166.2 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The US led global distributions with payouts reaching U<\/strong><strong>SD 651.7 bn<\/strong>, followed by the UK with USD 90.6 bn and Japan with USD 86.0 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Emerging markets saw a 9% increase in payouts y-o-y<\/strong>, driven by record distributions of USD 62.7 bn from China and USD 30.6 bn from India. Saudi Arabia contributed USD 16.9 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dividends to rise this year: <\/strong>The firm expects dividends to rise 5% to USD 1.83 tn in 2025, though a stronger USD may weigh on headline growth. The Trump administration could boost US firms but also heighten inflation risks, potentially triggering market volatility. However, corporate earnings are still expected to grow by over 10%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKETS THIS MORNING- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Asian markets are tracking Wall Street losses<\/strong>, with the Nikkei down 1.8% after Japan saw bond yields rise to a high not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. South Korean and Chinese indexes are also down. <strong>Over on Wall Street<\/strong>, futures are pointing to a stronger open after US President Donald Trump pulled back further from his aggressive trade policy. <\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\n<tbody>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,533<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: +1.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,274<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.7% (YTD: +2.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Nasdaq Dubai UAE20<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">4,338<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.8% (YTD: +4.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>USD : AED<\/strong><strong> CBUAE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Buy 3.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Sell 3.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EIBOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">4.2% o\/n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">4.4% 1 yr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>TASI<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">11,811<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.7% (YTD: -2.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">30,947<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2% (YTD: +4.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,739<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-1.8% (YTD: -2.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">8,683<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.8% (YTD: +6.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,521<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.6% (YTD: +12.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 69.46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 4.27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 2,917.40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 90,542<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.4% (YTD: -4.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE CLOSING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The ADX fel<\/strong><strong>l 0.3% yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of AED 1.2 bn. The index is up 1.2% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Union Ins. (+14.9%), Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development (+4.5%) and Hayah Ins. (3.8%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Adnoc Drilling (-6.0%), Borouge (-4.0%) and Lulu Retail Holdings (-3.7%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the DFM<\/strong>, the index fell 0.7% on turnover of AED 561.4 mn. <strong>Nasdaq Dubai <\/strong>was down 0.8%, and up 4.2% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CORPORATE ACTIONS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Shareholders of ADX-listed United Arab Bank (UAB) signed off on the co<\/strong><strong>mpany\u2019s AED <\/strong><strong>1.03 bn rights issue<\/strong>, which would see the company increase its capital to AED 3.09 bn, it said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/552.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a filing (pdf)<\/a> to the bourse. This is in a bid to shore up the lender\u2019s financial position and boost its growth plans. UAB\u2019s share price closed down 0.72% yesterday to trade at AED 1.38. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dubai Ins. is proposing the distribution of 80% of its capital as dividend<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong> during its board meeting, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/563.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DFM disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. The decision is pending the approval of the company\u2019s shareholders at the annual general meeting. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NMDC Energy will distribute an AED 700 mn dividend for 2024 on 4 April<\/strong>, equivalent to 14 fils per share, following the approval of its shareholders at the annual general meeting, according to an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/564.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ADX disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/dividends\/\">dividends<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/financial-markets\/\">Financial markets<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/planet-finance\/\">PLANET FINANCE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101436\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101436\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">11<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">DIPLOMACY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/the-uae-and-central-african-republic-ink-a-cepa\/\">\r\n                            The UAE and Central African Republic ink a CEPA                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/the-uae-and-central-african-republic-ink-a-cepa\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The agreement is expected to facilitate market access for local products in both nations by decreasing or removing tariffs and eliminating non-tariff trade barriers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The agreement will grant the Central African Republic a 98% tariff removal on its exports to the UAE, while the African country will extend a 99.5% tariff removal for UAE exports. The UAE mostly exports consumer goods such as food products, textiles, and electronics, as well as machinery and pharma products to the Central African Republic. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The partnership will also see them boost investments across key sectors<\/strong> including telecommunications, hospitality, logistics, financial technology, agriculture, and infrastructure. It will also focus on boosting trade and investment in aluminum, ceramics, petrochemicals, iron, silver, gold, food products, and textiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The countries also agreed to explore cooperation in investment protection and promotion<\/strong>, double taxation avoidance, infrastructure, mineral resources, and education, among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> The UAE\u2019s non-oil foreign trade grew 14.6% y-o-y to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/aaed57d5-cf76-4caf-9444-127eb90df57c\/the-uae%25e2%2580%2599s-non-oil-foreign-trade-hit-aed-3-tn-in-2024\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 3 tn<\/a> in 2024, with non-oil goods exports driving this growth by increasing 27.6% y-o-y to AED 561.2 bn last year. The country is working towards its target of reaching AED 4 tn in annual foreign trade by 2031.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/central-african-republic\/\">Central African Republic<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/trade\/\">trade<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"101438\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"101438\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">12<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">MY MORNING ROUTINE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/my-morning-routine-idriss-al-rifai-co-founder-and-ceo-of-flow48\/\">\r\n                            My Morning Routine: Idriss Al Rifai, co-founder and CEO of Flow48                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/03\/07\/my-morning-routine-idriss-al-rifai-co-founder-and-ceo-of-flow48\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Speaking to us this week is Idriss Al Rifai (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ialrifai\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>), co-founder and CEO of Flow48. <strong>Edited excerpts from our conversation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> I'm Idriss \u2014 I'm half French, half Iraqi<\/strong>, born and raised in France. I have a bit of a non-traditional background. I used to be a professional basketball player; I played pro for a few years. I played for the French under 21 national team, and that was like the golden generation of France \u2014 10 out of the 12 players made it to the NBA. I tried and I failed, but I played professionally for three years in Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I later joined the French special forces<\/strong> for three years. I was sent to 13 countries, and was involved in 16 missions and nine black ops. I got about 40 or 50 medals. Since it was a lot of fact-finding missions, I became the personal advisor to the French Minister of Defense, and did that for two years, which was quite fun. I traveled to over 40 countries. After that, I got my MBA at the University of Chicago, built my first company and sold it, then moved to the Middle East and worked for two years with BCG to try to prove to everyone I was normal and I could do a normal job [laughs].<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> I later left to build my second company, which grew quite big \u2014 it became the second unicorn in the Middle East, with around 5k employees.<\/strong> That was Fetchr \u2014 it was in the e-commerce logistics space, and we saw a lot of ups and downs. I then moved to Glovo in Barcelona, where I took over technology, data, and strategy. We expanded the company from eight countries to 25. We ended up selling the company for USD 2.2 bn to Delivery Hero three years ago. That\u2019s when I started building my fourth company \u2014 and my first fintech \u2014 Flow48. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There's a trade finance gap in all emerging markets.<\/strong> Typically, SMEs represent 80% of job creation and 60% of GDP across many markets, but only 5-10% of bank lending, so there is a fundamental discrepancy. We know from Dubai Vision 2030 and Saudi 2030 that SMEs are critical for economic growth, and that SMEs are at the core of the economy, but despite that, banks don't know how to assess them, and therefore don't give them loans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That's what we're trying to solve.<\/strong> We're doing two things. One is a pure data play \u2014 we're aggregating data from up to 50 different data sources, allowing us to have a 360 degree view on the SME market. The second thing is we're putting money where our mouth is, and we're acting like a small SME bank and giving loans to the best performing companies. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That\u2019s the logical side of why I built the company, but there\u2019s also the passionate side \u2014 anything that tries to address unfairness drives me.<\/strong> You have two companies that are exactly the same; they have the same P&L, but one is based in New York and one is owned by a minority in Dubai. One of them will be financed at a 6% interest rate and in three days. The other one has a 98% chance of not being financed, and if financed, it will be at 28% interest. That\u2019s fundamentally unfair, and so we\u2019re trying to bridge that gap. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>One of the things that creates the problem is information asymmetry. <\/strong>You fear what you don\u2019t know, and since a lot of banks don\u2019t know how to assess SME risks, their assessment is erroneous and overestimates the risk. We ultimately want to reduce that information asymmetry, and by doing that, not only attract more capital, but allow SMEs to create more jobs. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re not here to compete with others.<\/strong> This is a space that is extremely big; we\u2019re talking about hundreds of bns of USDs. There will be multiple unicorns in this space \u2014 I hope we\u2019ll be one of them \u2014 and I think maybe even a decacorn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I travel a lot<\/strong> \u2014 about two thirds of my time \u2014 so trying to stick to a daily routine is not easy. I believe in work-life balance, and not working 14-hour days, seven days a week. It\u2019s not good to postpone happiness and assume you\u2019ll be happier when you raise funds or when you expand your company \u2014 you have to manage your time and achieve a balance. The other side of it is you have to be doing something you love, while still being able to carve out some time to be a human being rather than just a business owner. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What I do is I try to manage my energy.<\/strong> One of the things that drove me crazy when I was in consulting is that I could not go to the gym at 3pm \u2014 because that, for me, is the time when I need that energy boost, not 7am. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I wake up typically fairly early at 7am<\/strong>, and start work around 8am. I then try to carve out some time in the afternoon to replenish energy. I also try to manage my meeting schedule so that meetings where I need to be active and energetic are scheduled at hours where my energy is at its peak. I also do not accept meetings that run longer than 30 minutes. I try to push to have 15-minute meetings as well, especially because we\u2019re all very remote due to the nature of the job, so 15-minute alignments can do wonders. I\u2019d always choose that over an hour-long meeting once a week. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In terms of long-term goals, I believe that overnight success happens after 10 years of work. <\/strong>You have to always work to be ready so that when something presents itself, you\u2019re able to jump into the spotlight. Long-term plans don\u2019t work; I\u2019ve been wrong about a lot of things in the past, like thinking my company would IPO and then ending up selling the company sooner. So for me, in five years, I just want to have built something that I\u2019m proud of. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I really enjoy <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stevenbartlett.com\/doac\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Diary of a CEO<\/a><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>I enjoy podcasts that are long and dive deep into certain topics. And it\u2019s not really about the CEO, it\u2019s more about health and longevity. I\u2019ve also recently gotten into random history topics, and could watch 45-minute videos on things like the Hundred Years\u2019 War. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There are two pieces of advice that I cherish \u2014 one is from experience and one that somebody told me.<\/strong> From my experience, I learned how important it is to really enjoy the journey and not postpone your happiness. The early days of building a company and the energy of that 5- or 10-person team is amazing. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The other one I got from my mom, and it was after I built a company that was worth nearly USD 1 bn and then everything crumbled in three weeks. <\/strong>I lost USD 700 mn of value, and all my personal net worth, so it really brought me down. My mom found the best words to put things in perspective for me. She said: It\u2019s like you won the Olympics twice, and you\u2019re pissed off you didn\u2019t win it three times. 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Championship, Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5-8 March (Wednesday-Saturday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/connect\/event\/2025-forbes-3050-summit-abu-dhabi\/\" style=\"\">Forbes 30\/50 Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5-9 March (Wednesday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/ar\/article\/biigr2y-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9\" style=\"\">Ajman Entrepreneurship Week 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Al Jurf Park and Mushairif Market. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8 March (Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beingshe.com\/future-women-leaders-forum-2025\/\" style=\"\">Future Women Leaders Forum 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Taj Exotica, The Palm, Dubai<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">11 March (Tuesday): Alpha Data shares begin trading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">18-19 March (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>29 March (Saturday): New <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/186a5b62-343a-46c3-bd43-65d15490a617\/uae-lowers-minimum-driving-age-to-17-%2B-updates-traffic-regulations\" style=\"\">traffic regulations<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> and minimum driving age to take effect. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 March-2 April (Monday-Wednesday): Eid Al Fitr, national holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 1Q 2025:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The first eight fronds of the Palm Jebel Ali will be site-ready, allowing for the commencement of villa infrastructure and civil works. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 April (Tuesday): New ADGM employment regulations come into effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 April (Tuesday): New personal status law comes into effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1 April (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"\">Cabinet to roll<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> out new tightened merger control rules, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">6-11 April (Sunday-Friday): Geo-Spatial Week, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-10 April (Monday-Thursday) : <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efghldg.com\/en\/conferences\" style=\"\">EFG Hermes One on One<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> conference, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aimcongress.com\/\" style=\"\">AIM Investment Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeast-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Middle East Energy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/initiatives\/world-local-production-forum\" style=\"\">World Local Production Forum's 3rd edition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-13 April (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ifilmfestivalabudhabi.com\/\" style=\"\">I-Film Festival<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Yas Creative Hub, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-13 April (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/justice-love-peace.com\/\" style=\"\">Global Justice, Love & Peace Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-14 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/research-and-studies\/75-of-organizations-in-mena-looking-to-invest-in-hr-tech-suggests-hr-tech-mena-report-vqbna3t2\" style=\"\">The Annual HR Tech MENA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-16 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodshowglobal.com\/dubai\" style=\"\">Dubai Woodshow<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-16 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipscongress.com\/\" style=\"\">IPS congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-26 April (Monday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sezdubai.com\/?trk=public_post_comment-text#why-should-i-attend\" style=\"\">Solana Economic Zone<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adghw.com\/\" style=\"\">The Abu Dhabi Global Health Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec center, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>April 15 (Tuesday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhudacibe.com\/giftf2025\/index.php\" style=\"\">Global Islamic FinTech Forum 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, the Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 April (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfutureenergysummit.com\/\" style=\"\">World Future Energy Summit,<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Abu Dhabi National Exhibition, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-25 April (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2024\/december\/19-12\/dubai-ai-week\" style=\"\">The Dubai AI Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Museum of the Future and Area 2071, Emirates Towers, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>22-24 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.domotex.de\/en\/about-us\/domotex-worldwide\/domotex-middle-east\/\" style=\"\">DOMOTEX Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25 April-11 May (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiesportsfestival.com\/en\/home\" style=\"\">Dubai Esports and Games Festival<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28 April-1 May (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtm.com\/atm\/en-gb.html\" style=\"\">The Arabian Travel Market<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28 April-2 May (Monday-Friday): The 64th Annual Conference of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers\u2019 Associations (IFATCA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-8 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theairportshow.com\/\" style=\"\">Airport Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in April:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a2rl.io\/autonomous-drone-race\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-7 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalportsforum.com\/dubai-to-host-gpf\/\" style=\"\">Global Ports Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">6-7 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-16 May (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iuhpe2025-abudhabi.com\/#:~:text=This%20landmark%20event%20will%20take,advancing%20global%20health%20and%20wellbeing.\" style=\"\">International Union for Health Promotion and Education Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-15 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cabsat.com\/\" style=\"\">Cabsat Middle East and Satellite Middle East,<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Dubai World Trade Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 May (Thursday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/12\/2146.pdf\" style=\"\">The Economy Middle East Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, ADGM, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-18 May (Thursday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.glafamily.com\/\" style=\"\">The GLA Global Logistics Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Grand Hyatt Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 May (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gisec.ae\/\" style=\"\">GISEC<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-22 May (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/article\/b5xzjfz-fourth-edition-make-the-emirates-forum-2025-take\" style=\"\">Make it in the Emirates<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-22 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/seamless-middle-east-fintech\/index.stm\" style=\"\">Seamless Middle East 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 May (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bhx1d02-abu-dhabi-host-euroleague-final-four-for-first\" style=\"\">EuroLeague Final Four<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">26-28 May (Monday-Wednesday): Arab Media Summit, World Trade Center, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">30 May (Friday): Arafat Day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 May-2 June (Saturday-Monday): Eid Al Adha. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in May:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Asean and summit, Malaysia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">17-18 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-25 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/exhibition\/middle-east-rail\/index.stm\" style=\"\">Middle East Rail<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">27 June (Friday): Islamic New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2H 2025:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Closing of XRG's acquisition of Covestro<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JULY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-7 July (Sunday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/brazil-brics-summit-rio-ea1ad30cd114143d91840a37f96725ee\" style=\"\">BRICS Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Rio de Janeiro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">29-30 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SEPTEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8-10 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digihealth.ai\/\" style=\"\">DigiHealth exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, World Trade Center, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-14 September (Friday-Sunday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestateshow.ae\/\" style=\"\">International Real Estate and Investment Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">16-17 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Forum, Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>3-16 October (Friday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitdubai.com\/en\/whats-on\/dhf\" style=\"\">Dubai Home Festival<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 October (Tuesday-Thursday): The <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icrp.org\/page.asp?id=659\" style=\"\">International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-15 October (Thursday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iucncongress2025.org\/\" style=\"\">IUCN World Conservation Congres<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">s, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27-29 October (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurehospitality.com\/world\" style=\"\">Future Hospitality Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">27-29 October (Monday-Wednesday): Asia Pacific Cities Summit, Dubai Exhibition Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">28-29 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">NOVEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 November (Saturday-Monday): 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style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1-3 December (Monday-Wednesday): Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-5 December (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfns2025.org\/\" style=\"\">The World Congress of Neurosurgery<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">9-10 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2025:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The Middle East Electric Vehicle Show, Expo Center Sharjah. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">e& will complete Adnoc\u2019s private 5G network. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Executive Committee Meeting (EXCOM 2025) conference of the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation (WeGO)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The International Civil Aviation Organization\u2019s Global Implementation Support Symposium, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Universal Postal Congress 2025, Dubai.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in the fall of 2025:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">2025 Games of the Future, Dubai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">ICOM General Conference 2025, Dubai<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2026:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>3-5 February (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UAEmediaoffice\/status\/1890315122872045735\" style=\"\">The World Governments Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>11-13 May (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aieverythingglobal.com\/home\" style=\"\">AI Everything Global<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The UAE to host the Arab Competition Forum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Dubai to host the Arab Actuarial 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