{"id":103237,"date":"2025-05-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=103237"},"modified":"2025-12-15T03:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:38:38","slug":"imf-expects-abu-dhabi-to-grow-4-2-this-year-outpacing-dubai-and-gcc","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/issues\/imf-expects-abu-dhabi-to-grow-4-2-this-year-outpacing-dubai-and-gcc\/","title":{"rendered":"IMF expects Abu Dhabi to grow 4.2% this year, outpacing Dubai and GCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"103239\" 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=\"103239\">\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\/05\/02\/bilateral-chip-agreement-with-the-us-could-be-on-the-table-during-talks-with-trump-in-mid-may\/\">\r\n                            THIS MORNING: Bilateral chip agreement with the US could be on the table during talks with Trump in mid-May                        <\/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\/05\/02\/bilateral-chip-agreement-with-the-us-could-be-on-the-table-during-talks-with-trump-in-mid-may\/\" 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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While the agency cut its growth forecast for the Middle East and GCC on the back of trade uncertainty and oil market volatility, it's optimistic about the UAE's growth, and sees Abu Dhabi growth specifically surpassing that of Dubai and the GCC. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s also been busy on the M&amp;A front,<\/strong> with G42\u2019s CPX acquires security solutions firm TSI Tech, and Emirates NBD-backed Zodia Custody eyeing a takeover of Abu Dhabi\u2019s Tungsten. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- The tokenization theme continues<\/strong>, with MAG tokenizing USD 3 bn worth of assets on MultiBank\u2019s platform and World Liberty co-founder Zach Witkoff revealing the stablecoin MGX has used for its USD 2 bn investment in Binance is, in fact, Trump\u2019s World Liberty\u2019s. <\/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 WEATHER- We\u2019re in for a sunny \u2014 and still hot \u2014 weekend: <\/strong>Expect clear skies and steady temperatures across the country through Monday, according to our favorite weather app. <strong>Dubai <\/strong>is set to hit 40\u00b0C during the day with overnight lows of 28\u00b0C, while <strong>Abu Dhabi <\/strong>will see highs around 34\u00b0C, also cooling to 28\u00b0C at night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And yes, summer has come too early: <\/strong>The UAE has had its hottest April in two decades with an average daily maximum temperature of a scorching 42.6\u00b0C, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-01\/uae-has-hottest-april-on-record-as-average-daily-high-tops-42c?srnd=homepage-middle-east&amp;embedded-checkout=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The National Center of Meteorology attributes the record hot temperatures to climate change, as well as hot, dry winds blowing off the Saudi desert. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>May will also be hotter than we\u2019re used to:<\/strong> Ahmed Habib, a specialist meteorologist at NCM, expected temperatures this month to remain \u201cslighter higher\u201d than previous averages.<\/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>#1- A potential easing of access to Nvidia chips for the UAE and a broader bilat<\/strong><strong>eral chip agreement could be on the table<\/strong> during talks between US President Donald Trump and UAE officials when Trump visits the UAE in mid-May, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-01\/us-weighs-easing-nvidia-chip-curbs-on-uae-as-trump-plans-visit?srnd=homepage-middle-east&amp;embedded-checkout=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing people it says are familiar with the matter. The White House has been discussing amending AI curbs for the UAE, the sources said, as talks for increased UAE investments in the US increase, including more tech investments expected in the coming months. This could include a potential investment in chipmaker Intel, which has been struggling in the face of other chip rivals. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the US and pledged <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/e821f11d-59fa-49b1-a3ad-5a1638b9dd42\/uae-to-invest-usd%253cmark%253e-1.4-tn%253c%2Fmark%253e-in-us-over-10-years\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 1.4 tn<\/a> in investments in US tech and energy sectors over the next decade, last month \u2014 an agreement that could help nudge things in the UAE\u2019s favor. The US\u2019 export restrictions on AI chips and GPUs \u2014 which affect 120 countries, including the UAE \u2014 is set to take effect on 15 May, while Trump\u2019s in the region for his visit. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SPEAKING OF TRUMP-UAE TIES- Abu Dhabi\u2019s MGX used Trump-linked stablecoin for <\/strong><strong>USD 2 bn Binance investment:<\/strong> Abu Dhabi's AI fund MGX\u2019s bumper <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/7bab49e8-2f1e-44b5-b3d4-2b66b9a09336\/mgx-invests-landmark-usd-2-bn-in-binance\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2 bn investment<\/a> in crypto exchange Binance was made using the USD1 stablecoin, which belongs to the Trump family-linked decentralized finance project, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-01\/trump-linked-stablecoin-used-for-mgx-s-2-billion-binance-deal\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing World Liberty co-founder Zach Witkoff. This transaction marks the first major use of the USD1 fiat-backed digital asset, which, despite having a market value of USD 2.1 bn, is not currently trading on centralized crypto exchanges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- <\/strong><strong>The US<\/strong><strong> has sanctioned four UAE-based companies for trading in Iranian <\/strong><strong>petroleum products<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/maximum-pressure-sanctions-on-illicit-traders-of-iranian-petroleum-and-petrochemical-products\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> by the US State Department. The firms \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shivnaniorganics.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shivnani Organics<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solvent-organics.me\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Solvent Organics<\/a>, Al Seerah Trading, and Harold Trading \u2014 are accused of facilitating the export of Iranian petrochemical products to other unnamed countries, allowing Iran to avoid sanctions and make revenue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The sanctions will block the firms\u2019 assets in the US or under the US control<\/strong>, in addition to anyone holding a 50% stake in the companies. People in the US are also blocked from engaging with them. <\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a><strong> #2- Sidara\u2019s target for a takeover faces temporary delisting after missing financial report <\/strong><strong>deadline: <\/strong>UK-listed oilfield services firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodplc.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wood Group<\/a> \u2019s shares were suspended from trading on the London Stock Exchange, after the firm said it would miss the 30 April deadline for submitting its 2024 financial audit, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodplc.com\/news\/latest-press-releases\/2025\/business-update-30-Apr-2025#:~:text=As%20a%20result%2C%20in%20accordance,of%20the%20London%20Stock%20Exchange\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure<\/a>. The company said it had just completed an independent review into its accounting for certain exceptional charges in its interim results. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Another looming deadline: <\/strong>Sidara has until Tuesday, 15 May to make a formal takeover offer for 100% of Wood Group, after the original 17 April deadline was extended. Sidara\u2019s latest in a series of on and off bids <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/de98445d-93db-4679-a8ea-e4fb0f1e69be\/%253cmark%253esidara%253c%2Fmark%253e-gets-access-to-due-diligence-on-wood-group\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">over the past year<\/a> includes a GBP 0.35 per share cash-offer (amounting to USD 318.4 mn) and a multi-tranche USD 450 mn debt facility, an offer which Wood\u2019s board said is a \u201cbetter option\u201d for shareholders.<\/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\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>#3- IPO on the table for Rotana:<\/strong> Abu Dhabi-based hotel management firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotana.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotan<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotana.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a Group<\/a> is almost ready for an IPO should its shareholders opt for one, co-founder and vice chairman Selim El Zyr told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/2025\/05\/01\/abu-dhabis-rotana-ready-to-list-shares-pending-green-light-from-shareholders\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The National<\/a>. The company is \u201calmost there\u201d but shareholders are waiting for an additional 10-15% growth before pulling the trigger, El Zyr said. In the meantime it is currently eyeing expansion into new markets, including Asia, India and Africa, as well as acquisition targets to add to its current USD 5 bn-strong portfolio, which is set to double by 2030, he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Rotana announced plans <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/c475163e-d3a5-4b3b-95ad-87e17e1c01a5\/more-japanese-investments-in-the-kingdom%3F-%2B-itfc-grants-usd-2.75-bn-in-energy-security,-agriculture-support-to-bangladesh\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this year<\/a> for nine hotels in Saudi Arabia, and also launched the Nova M Hotel Olaya Riyadh <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/f9e4c595-a610-4386-a9d9-4eb0a2c2e704\/rotana-launches-a-new-104-key-hotel-in-riyadh-under-its-edge-by-rotana-brand\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last September<\/a>. The group\u2019s partnership with the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), solidified <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotana.com\/newsarticle\/3383\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last March<\/a>, is also set to boost long-term revenue.<\/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>#4- <\/strong><strong>Dubai landfills are closing ahead of schedule: <\/strong>The emirate now plans to shut all landfill sites by 2027, three years earlier than previously targeted, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/dubai-to-close-all-landfills-by-2027-1.500112014\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf News<\/a> reports, citing remarks made by Adel Al Marzouqi, CEO of the Waste and Sewerage Agency at Dubai Municipality, during a Dubai Government Media Office briefing. The move is part of the city\u2019s broader Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy of becoming zero-waste through stopping landfill usage and relying fully on recycling by 2030.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DATA POINTS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>Abu<\/strong><strong> Dhabi\u2019s consumer price index rose by 0.1% y-o-y in March 2025<\/strong>, down from a 0.8% rise in February, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/38.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">data (pdf)<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scad.gov.ae\/web\/guest\/w\/consumer-price-index-monthly-march-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Statistics Center<\/a>. On a monthly basis, inflation fell 0.5%, reversing a 0.6% rise recorded a month before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The annual picture: <\/strong>Prices rose in the majority of categories in March compared to a year before, led by a 13.3% price jump in the ins. and financial services basket, and a 5.4% rise in recreation and culture. However, steep declines in transport, down 6.3%, and household furnishings, dipping 4.6%, tempered overall inflation.<\/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>#2- Sharjah attracts 1.6 mn hotel guests in 2024: <\/strong>The emirate welcomed 1.6 mn hotel guests in 2024, a y-o-y increase of 11%, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/ar\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9\/16-2024-11-ogifktm4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> from Sharjah\u2019s Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA).<\/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.ifatca2025.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA) conference<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on its final day <\/strong>at the Adnec Center in Abu Dhabi. The conference brings together air traffic control professionals to discuss the air traffic management sector, focusing on capacity building, emerging technologies, and solutions to challenges faced by the industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- It\u2019s the final day of the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bj82lsp-fujairah-international-conference-adventures\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Fujairah International Conference of Adventures Tourism<\/a><\/strong> at the Fujairah Adventures Centre. The event will spotlight investment, sustainability, and innovation in adventure tourism. The agenda includes panel discussions, MoU signings, site tours, and the launch of the region\u2019s first standardized framework for adventure tourism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> HAPPENING NEXT WEEK- <\/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.capitalmarketsummit.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital Market Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> will take place on Tuesday, 6 May and Wednesda<\/strong><strong>y, 7 <\/strong><strong>May<\/strong> at Madinat Jumeriah in Dubai. The summit will address IPO growth, government privatization, global economic forecasts, and digital assets\u2019 role in financial markets. Speakers include UAE ministers and DFM Chairman Helal Saeed Al Marri, and sessions will analyze stock exchange dynamics, virtual assets, and growth capital strategies.<\/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.theairportshow.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Airport Show<\/a><\/strong><strong> will run from Tuesday, 6 May to Thursday, 8 May<\/strong> at the Dubai World Trade Center. The event will host over 160 exhibitors from 20 countries and focus on airport technology, sustainability, and efficiency. The Global Airport Leaders\u2019 Forum and Women in Aviation conference will be running within the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gisec.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf Information Security Expo &amp; Conference<\/a><\/strong><strong> (GISEC) will take place Tuesday, 6 <\/strong><strong>May to Thursday, 8 May<\/strong> at the Dubai World Trade Center. The event will bring together over 8k industry players in the security and technology sector to discuss the latest trends including combatting hacking, ensuring data privacy, and cybersecurity solutions in the financial and government sectors. <\/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>It\u2019s once again all about the US in the global press. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- US President Donald Trump ousted his national security advisor Mike Waltz, <\/strong>making Secretary of State Marco Rubio his interim replacement \u2014 and making Rubio the head of four government bodies, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/us\/politics\/marco-rubio-national-security-secretary-state.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> reports. The move follows months of controversy around Waltz, who inadvertently added a reporter to a Signal chat set up to discuss attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/white-house-national-security-adviser-waltz-leave-post-source-says-2025-05-01\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-01\/national-security-advisor-mike-waltz-to-step-down-cbs-says-ma5hgypw?srnd=homepage-middle-east&amp;embedded-checkout=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/4e92a301-acc8-42ee-a15a-90f02e3620fa\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/donald-trump-news-updates-5-1-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- US tariffs are hitting tech giants like Apple<\/strong>, which said it could see an additional USD 900 mn in costs as it looks to shift its supply chain from China, and trimmed its share buyback program by USD 10 bn. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f7e06bdc-66b5-46d1-b725-be16505126d4\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">FT<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-01\/apple-china-sales-miss-estimates-marring-latest-earnings-report?srnd=homepage-middle-east&amp;embedded-checkout=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/technology\/apple-earnings-profit.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">NYT<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Amazon\u2019s e-commerce business will also likely be hit<\/strong>, with the company forecasting lower-than-expected operating income, though CEO Andy Jassy sought to ease investor jitters by saying retail prices will stay low. The company\u2019s cloud revenues missed estimates, suggesting a potential shift in power to Microsoft, whose cloud business Azure posted a strong 1Q 2025 earlier this week. Apple\u2019s shares were down 4.3% in after-hours trading, while Amazon\u2019s were down more than 5%, before paring losses to 1%. 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e<\/strong><strong>conomy to grow at a faster pace than Dubai\u2019s this year<\/strong>, projecting 4.2% growth for the former and 3.3% for the latter, state news agency Wam quotes IMF Middle East and Central Asia Director Jihad Azour as saying during the launch of the Fund\u2019s latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/36.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Economic Outlook (pdf)<\/a> in Dubai. Abu Dhabi\u2019s economy is expected to grow a further 5.8% next year, while Dubai\u2019s could grow 3.5%. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Azour <\/strong><strong>cited continued <\/strong><strong>expansion<\/strong><strong> in Dubai\u2019s non-oil sector, rising infrastructure <\/strong><strong>investment, and strong performances in real estate, construction, and financial services <\/strong>as drivers of economic growth, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albayan.ae\/economy\/business\/uae-economy\/42655\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Bayan<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>How this compares to its UAE outlook: <\/strong>The IMF maintained its UAE-wide growth forecast unchanged at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/261164f9-698a-4536-8e53-af67349d9b67\/%253cmark%253eimf%253c%2Fmark%253e-maintains-the-uae%25e2%2580%2599s-gdp-growth-forecast-at-4%2525\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">4%<\/a> for 2025 and 5% for 2026, amongst the highest in the GCC. Non-oil GDP was projected to grow by 4.5%, driven by tourism, construction, public spending, and financial services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Zooming out: <\/strong>The Fund cut its 2025 growth forecast for the wider Mena region to 2.6%, down sharply from 4% <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/75cbb3f8-2b2a-473c-8a31-76c088f92fa5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/75cbb3f8-2b2a-473c-8a31-76c088f92fa5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last October<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/75cbb3f8-2b2a-473c-8a31-76c088f92fa5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>, citing ongoing geopolitical instability, oil market volatility, weak external demand, and trade uncertainty. The growth forecast among the region\u2019s oil exporters was cut to 2.3%, a downward revision from its previous 4% prediction. It also sees importing economies growing 3.4%, down from its initial forecast of 3.9% growth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>GCC economies are expected to outperform the broader region<\/strong>, but 2025 growth is now seen at 3%, down from 4.2% previously. The revision reflects the extension of Opec+ production cuts through April and slower non-oil activity. That said, the IMF sees diversification efforts in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as key to supporting medium-term resilience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Risks remain tilted to the downside<\/strong>, Azour told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/imf-trims-2025-middle-east-north-africa-growth-forecast-26-global-risks-mount-2025-05-01\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, citing global trade tensions, declining oil prices, and regional conflicts. \u201cUncertainty could impact the real economy, consumption, [and] investment,\u201d he said, though limited trade integration with the US may reduce direct tariff exposure. The report also flagged the conflict in Gaza and delayed reforms in Egypt as presenting headwinds regionally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What could help:<\/strong> \u201cTrade diversification, acceleration of structural reforms, and improvement of productivity are all elements that will help the non-oil sector to maintain a strong level of growth,\" Azour added.<\/p>\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\/abu-dhabi\/\">Abu Dhabi<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\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\/economy\/\">Economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/gdp\/\">GDP<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/imf-2\/\">IMF.<\/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=\"103244\" 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=\"103244\">\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\/05\/02\/g42s-cpx-acquires-security-solutions-firm-tsi-tech\/\">\r\n                            G42\u2019s CPX acquires security solutions firm TSI Tech                        <\/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\/05\/02\/g42s-cpx-acquires-security-solutions-firm-tsi-tech\/\" 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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TSI Tech is a provider of smart city and collaborative systems technology, and the takeover expands CPX\u2019s physical security portfolio. The financials of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details: <\/strong>TSI Tech\u2019s expertise in smart city systems will merge with CPX\u2019s cybersecurity services to provide security and threat-detecting solutions, including for data centers and urban infrastructure, to target government entities and corporate clients. The two will also collaborate on product and business research and development in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, widening their joint-market reach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About TSI Tech:<\/strong> Founded in 2004, TSI Tech develops AI solutions for smart cities, public safety, and critical infrastructure. 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<strong>Emirates NBD-back<\/strong><strong>ed and UK-based digital assets platform <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zodia-custody.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zodia Custo<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zodia-custody.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">dy<\/a><\/strong><strong> is <\/strong><strong>mulling a potential acquisition of Abu Dhabi digital asset custody firm <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tungsten.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tungsten Custody Solutions<\/a><\/strong> in a bid to expand its footprint in the Middle East, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zodia-custody.com\/zodia-custody-exploring-the-acquisition-of-tungsten-custody-solutions-to-expand-its-uae-operations\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a press release<\/a>.The transaction hinges on the completion of due diligence processes, shareholder and regulatory approvals, along with squaring away customary closing conditions. There\u2019s no publicly available information about the size of the transaction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Share swap on the table? <\/strong>Under the agreement, Abu Dhabi\u2019s ADQ-backed VC <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.further.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Further<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.further.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ventures<\/a>, a key shareholder and incubator of Tungsten, would also get a stake in Zodia. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A means to an end: <\/strong>Zodia plans to tap into Tungsten\u2019s institutional investors network to build out its operations in the region. The firm would benefit from Tungsten\u2019s ADGM license, as it continues the process of obtaining a license from Dubai\u2019s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Zodia also made key leadership hires, <\/strong>including ex-Binance executive Dominic Longman (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dom-longman\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a>) as managing director for the Middle East and Africa, and Zane Suren (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/surenr\/?originalSubdomain=uk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a>) to lead regional growth from Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s already doing some work in the <\/strong><strong>sector in Dubai: <\/strong>The firm is <a target=\"_blank\" 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            <p class=\"f-graphik\">REAL ESTATE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/02\/mag-plans-to-tokenize-usd-3-bn-real-estate-assets-via-multibank\/\">\r\n                            MAG plans to tokenize USD 3 bn real estate assets via MultiBank                        <\/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\/05\/02\/mag-plans-to-tokenize-usd-3-bn-real-estate-assets-via-multibank\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab          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entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/5\/.2f94b255-14f2-4d77-89b9-3d3db6a014cb.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>MAG, MultiBank ink USD 3 bn tokenized real estate deal: <\/strong>Dubai-based developer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mag.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">MAG Holding Group<\/a> has signed a USD 3 bn real estate tokenization agreement with MultiBank Group and blockchain firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mavryk.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mavryk<\/a>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/mag-signs-strategic-partnership-with-multibank-group-to-tokenize-3bln-real-estate-assets-pqnjro8m\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/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, the largest tokenization initiative for real-world assets to date globally, will bring MAG\u2019s real estate inventory \u2014 including The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Dubai Creekside and Keturah Reserve \u2014 onto MultiBank.io\u2019s regulated real world assets marketplace, allowing global investors to access and earn daily yield from tokenized real estate. Mavryk will provide the blockchain infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Still to come:<\/strong> The initiative will be powered by MultiBank\u2019s soon-to-launch utility token, which will facilitate access, staking, and transactions on the platform. The platform is eyeing up to USD 10 bn in tokenized assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Earlier this year, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/72cf02a1-753f-4c05-9273-a075e08195cb\/mantra-to-tokenize-usd-1-bn-damac-group-assets-in-the-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">MAG also partnered with Mantra<\/a> to tokenize USD 500 mn in real estate assets, starting with a Dubai residential project. <\/p>\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\/blockchain\/\">Blockchain<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/5\/.2f94b255-14f2-4d77-89b9-3d3db6a014cb.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Kazakhstan, UAE\u2019s Masdar to build USD 1.4 bn wind energy proje<\/strong><strong>ct: <\/strong>Kazakhstan\u2019s government ratified an agreement with the UAE to develop a USD 1.4 bn wind power project in the country\u2019s Jambyl region in partnership with Masdar, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kt.kz\/rus\/ekonomika\/kazahstan_planiruet_privlech_1_4_mlrd_investitsiy_na_1377977355.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kazakhstan Today<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details: <\/strong>The 1 GW wind farm will include a 300 MW energy storage system, one of the first of its kind in the country, and will generate 3.4 bn kWh of energy annually \u2014 cutting CO2 emissions by 2 mn tons per year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The project is expected to create 1k construction jobs and up to 100 permanent roles<\/strong>, while also supporting local supply chains and energy transit between Kazakhstan\u2019s northern and southern regions via a 425-km transmission line. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>The wind farm agreement builds on a series of agreements Masdar signed with Kazakhstan throughout 2023 and 2024. At COP28, Masdar <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/11394130-ef51-4b3b-a3c0-cb505b22b189\/%253cmark%253emasdar%253c%2Fmark%253e,-ad-ports-ink-agreements-at-cop\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked a joint development agreement<\/a> with W Solar, Qazaq Green Power, and the Kazakhstan Investment Development Fund to develop the 1 GW project. November 2024 saw Masdar ink a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/23c0e262-bac2-48e7-8b12-41fe9e81b3ac\/uae-at-cop29:%253cmark%253e-masdar%253c%2Fmark%253e-bags-ppa-for%253cmark%253e-kazakhstan%253c%2Fmark%253e-wind-farm-%2B-reaches-financial-close-for-solar-projects-in-azerbaijan\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">power purchase agreement<\/a> for the facility, which will include a 600 MWh battery storage system and supply power to 300k homes. Construction is slated to begin in 1Q 2026.<\/p>\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\/energy\/\">energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/masdar\/\">Masdar<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/renewables\/\">renewables<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/wind-power\/\">Wind power<\/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=\"103253\" 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=\"103253\">\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\/05\/02\/dubai-real-estate-transactions-hit-aed-179-bn-in-1q\/\">\r\n                            Dubai real estate transactions hit AED 179 bn in 1Q                        <\/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\/05\/02\/dubai-real-estate-transactions-hit-aed-179-bn-in-1q\/\" 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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Land transactions made up 23% of the total, while 2% of transactions came from the office segment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ready, sale, mortgage: <\/strong>Off-plan sales accounted for the majority of activity at 60%, followed by ready sales at 26%. Mortgage transactions made up 14% of transactions for the quarter. Off-plan sales were up 28% y-o-y to AED 74.2 bn, with primary sales dominating transaction activity in the sector following an uptick of new projects launched recently, with Palm Jebel Ali and The Valley seeing the most demand. Ready-for-sale units saw an 11% uptick y-o-y in sales during the quarter, with apartment units seeing the most demand at 53%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Mortgage transactions were up 30% y-o-y but down 29% q-o-q<\/strong>. The yearly uptick in mortgage activity was attributed to declining interest rates, with the 3M Emirates Interbank Offered Rate (EIBOR) recording a three-month low in January, as the one-year EIBOR saw an uptick, however.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Price-wise: <\/strong>Average prices fell 2% q-o-q from \u201can exceptionally high base\u201d in 4Q 2024, EFG Hermes said, and 79% of transactions fell in the \u201caffordable\u201d or \u201cbudget\u201d ranges, while the luxury segment accounted for the remaining 21%. Transaction values in the budget segment rose 59% y-o-y, however, whereas the luxury segment saw a 2.7% drop y-o-y.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Rental yields remained stable<\/strong>, with Abu Dhabi's yields exceeding Dubai's in February and March 2025 \u2014 the first such occurrence since March 2022. Areas seeing the most demand for new contracts were Jumeirah Village Circle and International City.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The value of office rentals surged 21% q-o-q to reach AED 2.4 bn on the back of an uptick in lease contracts<\/strong>, with new leases representing 70% of total agreements. Business Bay, Jumeirah Lake Tower, and Downtown Dubai saw the strongest demand for office spaces.<\/p>\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\/binghatti\/\">Binghatti<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\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\/emaar\/\">Emaar<\/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=\"103255\" 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=\"103255\">\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\">STARTUP WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/02\/fuze-raises-usd-12-2-mn-to-power-mena-expansion\/\">\r\n                            Fuze raises USD 12.2 mn to scale digital asset infrastructure across MENA, Turkey                        <\/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\/05\/02\/fuze-raises-usd-12-2-mn-to-power-mena-expansion\/\" 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 funding will support Fuze\u2019s regional and international expansion, accelerate product innovation, and boost hiring. Fuze had previously raised <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/710fa1c7-9c44-46ce-a5bf-392f030b27dd\/lots-of-digital-payments-%2B-fintech-updates.-plus:-new-food-sustainability-roadmap-%2B-updates-from-sharjah-ports,-strategic-development-fund,-and-emirates-airlines\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 14 mn<\/a> in a seed round led by Further Ventures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Already locked and licensed: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/710fa1c7-9c44-46ce-a5bf-392f030b27dd\/lots-of-digital-payments-%2B-fintech-updates.-plus:-new-food-sustainability-roadmap-%2B-updates-from-sharjah-ports,-strategic-development-fund,-and-emirates-airlines\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">In 2023<\/a> Fuze secured a virtual assets service provider (VASP) license, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/8b44d9ac-f901-4ed1-ba73-4efbd7f74cf1\/asb-capital-and-state-street-global-advisors-to-launch-a-shariah-compliant-global-equity-fund\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week<\/a>, it received CBUAE approval for a retail payment services and card schemes license, allowing it to launch payment products for businesses like fraud detection and virtual IBANs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Local partnerships:<\/strong> Fuze recently partnered with digital Islamic community bank <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0aaab9f1-650d-4776-86eb-180c39364f88\/ayu-life-sciences-to-develop-a-aed-33-mn-medical-facility-in-jafza\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ruya<\/a> on a shariah-compliant virtual asset investment services, as well as with digital assets fund manager <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/f2371bc2-a5c0-4c9f-ab2b-21491fa4e51a\/apex-engineering-inks-50-year-lease-with-kezad-to-build-aed-90-mn-r&d-and-manufacturing-hub\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Klumi<\/a> on implementing digital asset infrastructure for financial services providers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Fuze:<\/strong> Founded in 2023 by Mo Ali Yusuf <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/moaliyusuf\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(LinkedIn)<\/a>, Arpit Mehta <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mehtaarpit\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(LinkedIn)<\/a>, and Srijan Shetty <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/srijanshetty\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(LinkedIn)<\/a>, Fuze offers Digital Assets-as-a-Service (DAaaS) infrastructure, enabling financial entities to offer regulated digital asset products. It also operates an OTC trading desk for large-scale crypto transactions, recently expanded into payments through FuzePay, and processed over USD 2 bn in digital asset volumes over the past year.<\/p>\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\/e\/\">e&amp;<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/fuze\/\">Fuze<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/startup-watch\/\">STARTUP WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/virtual-assets-regulatory-authority\/\">Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority<\/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=\"103257\" 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=\"103257\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">9<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/02\/dfm-and-nmdc-post-double-digit-bottom-line-growth-for-1q-2025\/\">\r\n                            DFM and NMDC post double-digit bottom line growth for 1Q 2025                        <\/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\/05\/02\/dfm-and-nmdc-post-double-digit-bottom-line-growth-for-1q-2025\/\" 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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Its total consolidated revenues rose 25.9% y-o-y to AED 186.5 mn and total traded value surged 61% y-o-y to AED 41 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The DFM attracted 19.4k new investors during the period, 86% of whom were foreign nationals.<\/strong> Institutional investors accounted for 72% of total trading value, with foreign investors contributing 53%. Its market capitalization stood at AED 897 bn at the end of March \u2014 down 1% from year-end 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\">NMDC GROUP-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC Group) reported a <\/strong><strong>22% y-o-y net income rise to AED 784 mn in 1Q 2025,<\/strong> according to an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/1914.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. NMDC's revenues increased 16% y-o-y to AED 6.2 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The company is eyeing Oman:<\/strong> NMDC Group secured a AED 383 mn contract to develop a new marina in Oman. The project is scheduled to be completed within 15 months from the date of signing. Details regarding the location of the marina project were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NMDC has been busy: <\/strong>The firm revealed plans in November to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0b5b7f9f-1f51-4f84-bc5e-927009778822\/this-morning:-uae-listed-stocks-top-usd-1-tn-in-market-value-%2B-masdar,%253cmark%253e-nmdc%253c%2Fmark%253e-energy-eye-expansion\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">scale up<\/a> its operations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, and Taiwan, and enter new markets in Europe, North and West Africa, and Southeast Asia. NMDC Energy inaugurated a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/5ecebfe5-258f-4439-bf2f-864dbc6f929a\/ask-private-opens-up-office-in-dubai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 200 mn fabrication yard<\/a> in Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ras Al Khair Special Economic Zone in January, on top of securing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/19f7efb3-46e1-480b-b413-77f4bf4073f5\/%253cmark%253enmdc%253c%2Fmark%253e-group-lands-us-1.1-bn-contract-in-taiwan\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">US 1.1 bn contract<\/a> for an offshore pipeline project in Taiwan.<\/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\">PUREHEALTH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Healthcare giant PureHealth saw its net income rise 2.9% y-o-y to AED 505 mn in <\/strong><strong>1Q 2025, <\/strong>according to the healthcare provider's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/15.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financial statements (pdf)<\/a>. PureHealth reported an 7.6% y-o-y rise in its revenues to AED 6.6 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Revenue growth was fueled by strong results across both the hospital and ins. divisions<\/strong>, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/14.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. The hospital segment saw increased activity due to higher patient numbers, while the ins. segment saw high policy renewal rates and expansions into underserved market segments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The group distributed AED 343 mn in dividends for FY24<\/strong>, amounting to 20% of its net income. <\/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\">COMMERCIAL BANK INTERNATIONAL-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE<\/strong><strong>-based <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbiuae.com\/en\/personal\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Commercial Bank International<\/a><\/strong><strong> (CBI) reported a <\/strong><strong>14%<\/strong><strong> y-o-y grow<\/strong><strong>th in its bottom line in 1Q 2025<\/strong> to AED 41.7 mn, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/21.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a>. The bank\u2019s net operating income increased 72.4% y-o-y, reaching AED 207.7 mn during 1Q. Meanwhile, total interest income and income from Islamic financing and investing assets dipped by 0.5% y-o-y. Customer deposits rose by 21%, totaling AED 15.3 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The bank attributed the growth to careful balance sheet management and income from the disposal of non-core assets<\/strong>, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/20.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\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\/commercial-bank-international\/\">Commercial Bank International<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/dubai-financial-market\/\">Dubai Financial Market<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/earnings-watch\/\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/national-marine-dredging-company\/\">National Marine Dredging Company<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/purehealth\/\">PureHealth<\/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=\"103259\" 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=\"103259\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">10<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">MOVES<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/02\/emirates-investment-banks-ceo-resigns\/\">\r\n                            Emirates Investment Bank\u2019s CEO resigns                        <\/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\/05\/02\/emirates-investment-banks-ceo-resigns\/\" 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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Shah\u2019s resignation was effective 30 April, 2025, with his final working day set for 30 October 2025. The bank said it will submit a proposed successor to the UAE Central Bank for approval in due course.<\/p>\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\/emirates-investment-bank\/\">Emirates Investment Bank<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/moves\/\">MOVES<\/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=\"103261\" 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=\"103261\">\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\">UAE IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/02\/adq-doubles-assets-in-four-years-eyes-further-expansion\/\">\r\n                            ADQ doubles assets in four years, eyes further expansion                        <\/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\/05\/02\/adq-doubles-assets-in-four-years-eyes-further-expansion\/\" 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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Despite a trade war-induced climate of global uncertainty, ADQ is following a policy of carefully-considered investments, Investment Minister and ADQ CEO Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi told the business news information service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Long-term tunnel vision: <\/strong>ADQ, which operates more similarly to a private equity fund rather than a traditional sovereign wealth fund, is looking to investments capable of \u201c[weathering] all situations for the next hundred years,\u201d Alsuwaidi said. \u201cIf you want to sell a business 100% or 51% or more, we\u2019re the buyer,\u201d Alsuwaidi said. \u201cThere is no other person in town who says, \u2018I want to buy a 51% stake.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>F<\/strong><strong>illing critical \u201cwhite spaces\u201d in the local economy is its current mandate<\/strong>, with a focus on infrastructure, logistics, pharma, and food security, while it continues to strengthen its portfolio in critical infrastructure and supply chain investments. The fund is also now exploring potential investments in utilities and power, in addition to supporting the emirate\u2019s AI ambitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Competition? Not an issue. <\/strong>While other sovereign wealth funds like Mubadala exist alongside ADQ, the environment is that of collaboration and \u201chealth competition,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we see something that\u2019s not for us, we\u2019ll share it with our colleagues,\u201d he said. \u201cIf the UAE sees the opportunity to make the return in a different way, we\u2019ll make that return.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The fund has garnered attention from Wall Street firms<\/strong> eager to advise on its growing portfolio. Data from research consultancy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalswf.com\/fund\/ADQ\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Global SWF<\/a> suggested that ADQ invested USD 11 bn in 2024 \u2014 a figure unconfirmed by Alsuwaidi who said that the fund focuses on market conditions rather than a set budget.<\/p>\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\/adq\/\">ADQ<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/asset-management\/\">Asset management<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/uae-in-the-news\/\">UAE IN THE NEWS<\/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=\"103263\" 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=\"103263\">\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\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/05\/02\/saudi-prince-mohammad-bin-nawaf-al-saud-backed-private-investment-platform-launches-in-difc\/\">\r\n                            Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Nawaf Al Saud-backed private investment platform launches in DIFC                        <\/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\/05\/02\/saudi-prince-mohammad-bin-nawaf-al-saud-backed-private-investment-platform-launches-in-difc\/\" 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 platform aims to digitize and streamline access to private market investments by connecting investors, capital seekers, and advisors through an AI-powered interface to streamline investing processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The offering: <\/strong>Targeting high-net-worth individuals, family offices, asset managers, and startups, it operates on a subscription-based model with zero success fees. It aims to turn \u201cfragmented workflows into seamless, institutional-quality efficiency,\u201d CEO Ismail Badereldine said, adding that FinBursa was built with AI at its core to help users match with investors more effectively and digitize processes with precision. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> Finbursa plans to expand into MENA, North Africa, and Southeast Asia over the coming year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AI-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- AI risk-tech firm Exiger to set up regional HQ in Abu Dhabi:<\/strong> Global risk and supply chain intelligence company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.exiger.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Exiger<\/a> will establish its regional HQ in Abu Dhabi as part of the UAE\u2019s NextGen FDI initiative, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/exiger-joins-uaes-nextgen-fdi-initiative-to-enhance-risk-and-supply-chain-management-solutions-qhwbd63d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The firm will invest mns of USD into AI-driven infrastructure and hire over 100 specialists in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Exiger:<\/strong> Exiger specializes in AI-powered risk and supply chain intelligence, and secured USD 1.2 bn in investment in 2023 to fuel its AI innovation. Over the past two years, Exiger has acquired five firms specializing in supply chains and cyber AI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- SEE Holding partners with Micropolis to integrate AI, robotics in Sustainable City 2.0: <\/strong>SEE Holding, the developer of the Sustainable City 2.0 project, will collaborate with UAE-based Micropolis to deploy AI and robotics in its net-zero project, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bjgeof7-see-holding-micropolis-join-forces-power\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. Unveiled earlier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/394f8a63-c8ea-4efa-99c9-08b8f1070753\/emirates-joins-the-acc-to-drive-a-sustainable-aviation-supply-chain,-expands-cargo-fleet\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this month<\/a>, the city will convert all waste into usable resources through repurposing, recycling, or energy conversion, and mobility will be fully electric and autonomous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HOSPITALITY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UK-based<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihgplc.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG)<\/a><\/strong> <strong> inked a management agreement with API <\/strong><strong>Hotels and Resorts to introduce the first <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihg.com\/kimptonhotels\/hotels\/us\/en\/reservation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimpton<\/a><\/strong><strong> hotel to the UAE<\/strong>, IHG said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihgplc.com\/en\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/2025\/ihg-debuts-luxury-lifestyle-brand-kimpton-in-uae-with-280-room-kimpton-dubai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. Kimpton Dubai will offer 280 rooms, three dining concepts, seven meeting areas, and leisure amenities including a rooftop pool, spa, fitness center, and retail outlets. It is set to open in 1Q 2026 and is located in the Business Bay Canal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">LOGISTICS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DP World\u2019s USD 165 mn expansion of its container terminal at Mozambique\u2019s Maputo<\/strong><strong> Port is now underway<\/strong>, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/news\/releases\/dp-world-begins-165m-doubling-of-maputo-container-terminal-capacity\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The project aims to double its annual capacity from 255k to 530k TEUs, extend the quay area, deepen the berth to accommodate larger vessels, and expand the container yard. Additional equipment will be introduced to boost its capacity as a logistics hub for Southern Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Last year, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b4714b58-c3a5-4edb-ac6b-753c7b4a4f7e\/mozambique-approves-dp-world%25e2%2580%2599s-usd-2-bn%253cmark%253e-maputo%253c%2Fmark%253e-port-expansion-%2B-omniyat-eyes-aed-10-bn-investments-in-marasi-bay-marina\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DP World secured cabinet approval<\/a> for a USD 2 bn expansion plan at Maputo Port, extending its concession until 2058 and committing USD 1.1 bn in further investment by 2033. The port capacity will be upped to 54 mn tons whilst container throughput will reach 1 mn TEUs annually. DP World also previously reaffirmed its commitment to Mozambique, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/3d3ec20c-2a4c-4f7c-92fb-33e7b0e421cb\/this-morning:-opec%2B-meets-today-%2B-space42-is-live-on-the-adx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">plans to develop industrial parks<\/a> and expand regional trade links.<\/p>\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>Zayed Foundation partners with Egyptian food bank on irrigation project: <\/strong>The Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation inked an agreement with the Egyptian Food Bank to develop a solar-powered agricultural project to irrigate a 180-200 acre plot of land in Egypt\u2019s New Valley Governorate, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/ar\/article\/37ee2fiw-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The project includes drilling a 750-meter deep well, building a 36k cubic meter water storage lake, and installing a 224-panel solar power system with a 150 kW capacity to power irrigation. 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Governments and corporates in the region are increasingly turning to capital markets to fund budgets, diversify financing, and support major infrastructure projects, the rating agency said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>By the numbers:<\/strong> The GCC\u2019s total debt market size surpassed USD 1 tn across all currencies by the end of March, up 10% y-o-y. Quarterly issuance stood at USD 89 bn, up 11% from 4Q 2024 but down 3% y-o-y. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sukuk under pressure, conventional bonds rising: <\/strong>Islamic bonds made up 40% of total debt, though sukuk issuance slumped 51% y-o-y in 1Q to USD 18.2 bn. In contrast, conventional bond issuance rose 29%. Still, 83.5% of Fitch-rated GCC USD sukuk are investment-grade, with 57.8% rated in the A category and the majority carrying stable outlooks. Kuwait Financial Center Markaz <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/43.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pegged<\/a> the figure at USD 17.8 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sustainability-linked issuance is gaining ground: <\/strong>ESG-related issuance across the GCC has now exceeded USD 50 bn, driven by initiatives such as the UAE\u2019s Sustainable Islamic M-Bills and Qatar\u2019s green finance framework. Fitch also highlighted growing investor and regulatory support for green and socially responsible debt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Market maturity varies across the bloc: <\/strong>The UAE and Saudi Arabia continue to lead in terms of market depth and development. In contrast, foreign investor participation in local currency DCMs in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman remains limited due to the lack of Euroclear or Clearstream links. In Saudi Arabia, foreign holdings of local government debt rose to 7.7% in 1Q from 4.5% in 2024. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Fitch expects issuance momentum to continue, citing a \u201chealthy pipeline,\u201d supported by strong regional and Islamic investor liquidity. While the agency noted that \u201cthe region\u2019s credit quality remains resilient\u201d \u2014 with no rated sukuk or bonds defaulting in 2024 or 1Q 2025 \u2014 fiscal pressure could intensify due to global macro uncertainties. Brent crude is forecast to average USD 65 through 2026, a level that may widen deficits in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. By contrast, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Kuwait are expected to remain fiscally buffered due to their sovereign wealth assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background: <\/strong>Fitch had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/bcc62dfb-99ff-442a-84a5-2ae759bd9c39\/uae-set-to-become-the-most-active%253cmark%253e-debt%253c%2Fmark%253e-issuer-among-ems-this-year--fitch\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier said<\/a> the UAE will be the most active among emerging markets in 2025 \u2014 particularly in sukuk. The UAE\u2019s DCM grew 8.3% y-o-y to USD 309 bn in 1Q 2025, with issuances surging 109% y-o-y to USD 29.1 bn. The country ranked as the second-largest DCM in the GCC and fourth among emerging market USD debt issuers (ex-China), buoyed by sukuk growth, ESG momentum, and robust USD-denominated issuance.<\/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 cheering confirmation from China that it is mulling trade talks with the US<\/strong>, with Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng opening 0.9% higher, Japan\u2019s Nikkei up nearly 0.8%, and South Korea\u2019s Kospi remaining flat. Over on Wall Street, futures are also rising on the news. <\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\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>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\">9,556<\/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: +1.5%)<\/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\">5,273<\/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: +2.2%)<\/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>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\">4,354<\/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: +4.6%)<\/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% 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\">4.2% 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\">11,544<\/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\">-1.1% (YTD: -4.1%)<\/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\">32,612<\/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: +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>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\">5,604<\/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: -4.7%)<\/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>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\">8,497<\/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\">+0.0% (YTD: +4%)<\/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>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\">5,160<\/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\">+0.0% (YTD: +5.5%)<\/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>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 61.93<\/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-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 3.42<\/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\">1.7%<\/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>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 3,248.20  <\/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%<\/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 96,586.84<\/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\">+2.5% (YTD: +2.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\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 DFM fell 0.6 % yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of AED 400.5 mn. The index is up 2.2% 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>International Financial Advisors (+9.4%), National Cement (+7.3%) and Watania International Holding (+3.3%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Commercial Bank of Dubai (-8.9%), BHM Capital Financial Services (-7.1%) and Al Mazaya Holding Company (-5.5%). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the ADX<\/strong>, the index rose 0.2% on turnover of AED 1.3 bn. Meanwhile, Nasdaq Dubai was up 0.2%.<\/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>Mair Group approves AED 135 mn dividend payout for 2024:<\/strong> Abu Dhabi investment firm Mair Group\u2019s shareholders approved a AED 135 mn dividend, equivalent to 12% of paid-up capital or 6 fils per share, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/ar\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA\/135-12-cio766iz\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The payout represents 79% of the company\u2019s 2024 net income.<\/p>\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\/\">debt<\/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\/fitch-ratings\/\">Fitch Ratings<\/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=\"103267\" 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=\"103267\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">14<\/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\/05\/02\/uae-lebanon-restore-full-diplomatic-and-travel-ties\/\">\r\n                            UAE, Lebanon restore full diplomatic and travel ties                        <\/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\/05\/02\/uae-lebanon-restore-full-diplomatic-and-travel-ties\/\" 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 two sides agreed to lift the UAE\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/4f37a44a-c3db-476e-b093-8e89e3d67c69\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 ban<\/a> on Emirati citizens from traveling to Lebanon, and to implement measures to facilitate movement between the two countries, alongside plans to upgrade diplomatic representation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On the business front: <\/strong>The countries agreed to establish a joint business council, with the UAE planning a visit from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development to explore potential cooperation, as well as a government exchange program focused on institutional performance and economic development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE, Maldives to boost tourism cooperation:<\/strong> Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri met with Maldives Tourism and Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and expanding cooperation in tourism and hospitality, the Economy Ministry said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/economyae\/posts\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9-\/1078779967628689\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a>. The talks covered infrastructure development and knowledge exchange to support competitiveness and sustainability in both sectors.<\/p>\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\/diplomacy\/\">DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/maldives\/\">Maldives<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/tourism\/\">tourism<\/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=\"103269\" 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=\"103269\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">15<\/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\/05\/02\/my-morning-routine-ayman-hamed-ceo-of-international-securities\/\">\r\n                            My Morning Routine: Ayman Hamed, CEO of International Securities                        <\/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\/05\/02\/my-morning-routine-ayman-hamed-ceo-of-international-securities\/\" 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 Ayman Hamed (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ayman-hamed-a129b324?originalSubdomain=ae#:~:text=Ayman%20Hamed%20%2D%20International%20Securities%20L.L.C.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>), CEO of International Securities. Edited excerpts from our conversation:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>My name is Ayman Hamed. I\u2019m the CEO of International Securities.<\/strong> I joined the firm after First Gulf Bank sold First Gulf Financial Services to an investment firm in Abu Dhabi and changed its name in 2015. I led my team in restructuring it and rebranding it to Integrated Securities and Shuaa Securities. In 2019, after IHC acquired the company, we changed its name to International Securities. I think it was around that time that the brokerage really began to boom in terms of profitability and market share after a long history in the UAE capital markets spanning roughly 25 years. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We played a big role as lead placement agent and joint bookrunner on the IPOs that took place in 2020 on the ADX<\/strong> \u2014 since then, we\u2019ve held a nearly 50% market share on the ADX as of the end of 2024, and a 35% market share on both ADX and DFM, which is the biggest share among all brokerage firms in the UAE over the past five years. Covid-19 pushed us to lead a digital transformation initiative so we can continue to reach clients. KYC was a big challenge at the time, but we adopted a fully digital KYC and onboarding process with the help of AI for identity verification & documents verification. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We also began to introduce more services like a new application for e-trading.<\/strong> We introduced a digital IPO platform to reach more clients as well, which I believe is one of the most advanced in the UAE. You can access the IPO portal, read the prospectus and terms and conditions, research, and transfer cash in and out \u2014 all through the app. You need access to financial information related to the company you want to subscribe to, like company valuations \u2014 and we have a research library full of information on all listed companies on the ADX and DFM. We also offer the most competitive fee structure among brokerage firms in the UAE. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019ve managed to reach 40k clients<\/strong>, which for banks might seem like a small figure, but in brokerage terms as an active advisory firm, it\u2019s huge. We\u2019ve played an advisory role and acted as lead placement agent for roughly 25 IPOs in the past five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019ve<\/strong> <strong>been in a constant spiral of big events starting with financial crises, to covid-19, and have seen plenty of ups and downs<\/strong>, but over the past five or six years, there\u2019s been a huge number of listings. Big and small firms alike listed on the ADX and DFM \u2014 around 29 on the former and 11 on the latter \u2014 during that time. Just this last month, stock markets entered correction territory, but they\u2019ve rebounded since. What I\u2019m trying to say is there's never a perfect time to list on public markets \u2014 you need to just plan and be ready for an IPO, because the listing process is long and requires a lot of regulatory approvals and legal documentation, and these periods of correction rarely last too long.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The way I see it is: The phase of working to revive appetite in capital markets and boosting flows is behind us<\/strong>, and that\u2019s reflected in the growth of daily turnover on the ADX (from AED 450 mn to around AED 1.5 bn) and the overall market cap.<strong> We\u2019re now in a new phase<\/strong> <strong>where the focus is on how these public companies are performing<\/strong>, learning their stories, and analyzing and assessing previous IPOs to determine what worked well and what didn\u2019t, and to boost awareness of active investing. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I also see the brokerage model itself shifting. <\/strong>You used to have brokers running around the office to process orders and get them to banks and the clearing unit, etc, and a big back office team dealing with banks for settlement. Now, everything is on the app and automated. Brokerages are becoming more like fintechs, in addition to doing compliance work and wealth management. Traders need to be spending their time on providing advisory services (after getting their licenses), not just on processing orders. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Using AI tools will also help brokerages be more efficient with limited human resources.<\/strong> In the future, a good manager won\u2019t just need to lead people, but also effectively manage AI tools and systems in their field. The ability to collaborate with AI \u2014 interpreting its outputs, questioning its conclusions, and guiding its use responsibly \u2014 will be a critical leadership skill. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I start my day with a 45-minute workout at the gym \u2014 this plays a huge role in helping me de-stress. <\/strong>I\u2019m at the office by 9am. Since I work in the stock market, it\u2019s essential that I stay up to date with what\u2019s happening in global markets. I read EnterpriseAM, among other newsletters that summarize everything well and as accurately as possible. The trading session begins at 10am, and my role is to focus on improving our services to clients daily, and to work on expanding our business and reaching more clients and investors, whether local or foreign ones. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Our goal as a company is to continue to lead the market as the most trusted, profitable, and high-performing digital brokerage firm. <\/strong>Market share is very important, but maintaining profitability, expanding shareholder value, and boosting returns on equity and investment is essential. The focus remains on UAE markets \u2014 because I believe in specialization. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A book I return to time and time again is <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ae\/Who-Moved-Cheese-Spencer-Johnson\/dp\/0091816971\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Moved My Cheese?<\/a><\/strong>, which was recommended to me by a friend, who told me I have to read it several times. The point of the story is: Always be prepared and don\u2019t leave things till the last minute. I enjoy self-development books in general, but this one \u2014 I\u2019ve read it many times \u2014 is extremely relevant despite the time that has passed since it was written.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>One piece of advice I cherish and believe in wholeheartedly is to be a team leader, not a manager. <\/strong>I engage with my team in everything they do, across all departments. 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has-text-color has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<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>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>26 April-5 May (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adbookfair.com\/en\/adibf\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF)<\/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>28 April-2 May (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifatca2025.com\/\" style=\"\">The International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA) conference<\/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>30 April-2 May (Wednesday -Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bj82lsp-fujairah-international-conference-adventures\" style=\"\">Fujairah International Conference of Adventures Tourism<\/a><\/span><span>, Fujairah Adventures Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5-6 May (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/global-policy-makers-and-tech-giants-to-convene-in-abu-dhabi-for-inaugural-summit-on-governance-of-emerging-technologies-ndxkqpfr\" style=\"\">The Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (GETS 2025), St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi. <\/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>6-7 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiec.am.gov.ae\/en\/seminar-aiec-forum-2025\/\" style=\"\">Ajman Sustainable<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiec.am.gov.ae\/en\/seminar-aiec-forum-2025\/\" style=\"\">Development<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aiec.am.gov.ae\/en\/seminar-aiec-forum-2025\/\" style=\"\">International Forum<\/a><\/span><span>, Ajman X Centre.<\/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:\/\/www.capitalmarketsummit.ae\/\" style=\"\">The Capital Market Summit<\/a><\/span><span>, 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;\">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>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>, 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>6-8 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/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>9-10 May (Friday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bniuaeexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">BNI UAE EXPO 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, at the JAFZA One Convention Centre, 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;\">12 May (Monday): EU regulators to make a decision on Adnoc\u2019s Covestro takeover. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-13 May (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubaifintechsummit.com\/get-involved\/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=delegates&matchtype=&keyword=&cid=22130504598&agid=&device=c&placement=&creative=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_term=%7Bterm%7D&hsa_acc=9679358392&hsa_cam=22130504598&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwe2_BhBEEiwAM1I7sZBoLRwiAePtCqwg6Av7xnOjV4Umt1wxGTXZRcyvF7rlO1aDEDrJnBoC9jkQAvD_BwE\" style=\"\">Dubai FinTech 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>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>13-14 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>13\u201314 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmtevents.com\/aboutevent.aspx?ev=250510\" style=\"\">Low Carbon Fuels MENA Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers, Dubai.<br \/><\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">15 May (Thursday): Dewa tender for pumping stations bids deadline.<\/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>19-20 May (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arqaamconference.com\/\" style=\"\">Arqaam Capital MENA Investor Conference 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi.<\/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 May (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/march\/17-03\/dubai-chambers-to-host-dubai-business-forum\" style=\"\">Dubai Business Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Hamburg, Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-21 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\/events-and-conferences\/ras-al-khaimah-launches-inaugural-international-real-estate-investment-summit-k46jsmra\" style=\"\">The International Real Estate Investment Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> (IREIS 2025), Al Hamra International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Ras Al Khaimah.<\/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<\/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>23 April (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bj82lsn-dubai-week-expands-agenda-with-global-events\" style=\"\">The HIMSS Executive Summit 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Jumeirah Emirates Towers.<\/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>27-29 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexexhibition.com\/\" style=\"\">INDEX<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workspaceexhibition.com\/\" style=\"\">Workspace<\/a><\/span><span>, and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotelshow.com\/\" style=\"\">The Hotel Show<\/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>28-31 May: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bj3wkk2-moccae-launches-inaugural-emirates-agriculture\" style=\"\">The Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center Al Ain, 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;\">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;\">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>17-18 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/infrastructure\/hosted-by-abu-dhabi-projects-and-infrastructure-centre-inaugural-abu-dhabi-infrastructure-summit-to-take-place\/\" style=\"\">Dhabi Infrastructure Summit<\/a><\/span><span>, Abu Dhabi Energy Centre.<\/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>8-19 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldhealthexpo.com\/events\/healthcare\/tech\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">WHX-Tech Expo<\/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>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>1-2 October (Thursday-Friday):<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wges.ae\/\" style=\"\">World Green Economy Summit (WGES)<\/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>30 September - 2 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetex.ae\/en\/about\" style=\"\">The Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX)<\/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>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 Congress<\/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>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): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myplantgardenme.com\/\" style=\"\">Myplant & Garden Middle East Green Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17-21 November (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Dubai Airshow 2025<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Al Maktoum International 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8-9 December (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adnec.ae\/en\/eventlisting\/bitcoin-mena-2025\" style=\"\">BTC Mena Conference<\/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>8-10 December (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bim1ken-national-media-office-launches-bridge-summit\" style=\"\">BRIDGE<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> media summit, 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;\">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>12-15 February (Thursday-Sunday):  <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siteglobal.com\/event\/site-global-conference-2026\" style=\"\">The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Global Conference<\/a><\/span><span 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