{"id":106136,"date":"2025-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=106136"},"modified":"2025-12-15T04:31:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:31:35","slug":"greenfield-fdi-down-slightly-in-1h-2025-plus-pe-activity-cools-down-in-mena","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/issues\/greenfield-fdi-down-slightly-in-1h-2025-plus-pe-activity-cools-down-in-mena\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenfield FDI down slightly in 1H 2025. Plus: PE activity cools down in MENA"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"106138\" 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=\"106138\">\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\/08\/01\/this-morning-adnoc-drilling-eyes-another-acquisition-in-kuwait-and-oman-fuel-prices-are-down-marginally-in-august\/\">\r\n                            THIS MORNING: Adnoc Drilling eyes another acquisition in Kuwait and Oman + Fuel prices are down marginally in August                        <\/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\/08\/01\/this-morning-adnoc-drilling-eyes-another-acquisition-in-kuwait-and-oman-fuel-prices-are-down-marginally-in-august\/\" 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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We also have a stream of<strong> earnings<\/strong> from e&amp;, Borouge, PureHealth, and more, and another investment from <strong>Mubadala<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>JUST IN- Israel has pulled most of its diplomatic staff from the<\/strong> UAE, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-evacuates-diplomatic-staff-uae-israeli-media-say-2025-07-31\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, amid what it said were concerns over Israelis\u2019 safety as more \u201cterrorist organizations\u201d \u2014 it said in reference to Hamas, Iran, and others \u2014 increase efforts to \u201charm Israel,\u201d the government said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/pages\/nscmessege317\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER-<\/strong> <strong>Dubai<\/strong> will hit a scorching 46\u00b0C today, cooling to a humid 32\u00b0C overnight. <strong>Abu Dhabi<\/strong> will see a slightly milder 45\u00b0C, with humidity sticking around as temperatures settle to 36\u00b0C this evening. <\/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- <\/strong><strong>ADX-listed <\/strong><strong>Adnoc Drilling is eyeing a second acquisition in Kuwait and Om<\/strong><strong>an <\/strong><strong>this year <\/strong>or in early 2026, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-07-31\/adnoc-drilling-plans-second-acquisition-in-kuwait-oman-cfo\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports citing CFO Youssef Salem. Salem said the transaction would be similar in size and structure to the May <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/e832e610-531e-4302-b566-22a39164bcc0\/adnoc-drilling-is-now-in-oman-and-kuwait\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 112 mn<\/a> purchase of the land drilling businesses of US oil and gas wells drilling company Schlumberger Middle East (SLB) in Kuwait and Oman, which means it could also include an earnout clause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also in the pipeline:<\/strong> He also noted that Adnoc Drilling is on track to close two more acquisitions for technology-linked services companies by year-end, valued at around USD 350 mn, through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a9dfc6f3-66af-437c-ab94-de59558cb7b2\/more-earnings-pour-in\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">its Enersol joint venture with Alpha Dhabi Holding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- Adnoc Drilling\u2019s 2Q earnings beat estimates: <\/strong>The firm\u2019s net income rose 19% y-o-y to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a9dfc6f3-66af-437c-ab94-de59558cb7b2\/more-earnings-pour-in\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 351 mn<\/a> in 2Q 2025, while revenue for the quarter climbed 27.9% y-o-y to USD 1.2 bn, supported by continued rig fleet expansion and rising demand for onshore and oilfield services.<\/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- Gulf Capital eyes three or four more exits over the next year and a half:<\/strong> Gulf Capital is working on three to four exits in the healthcare and fintech sectors worth over USD 1 bn, the firm\u2019s managing director of private equity Hazem Abu Khalaf told Asharq Business (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/videos\/92450\/%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%81-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 4:45<\/a>). The exits can be expected within the next 18 months, he said, and come after the firm offloaded its majority stake in Art Fertility <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/5dd93552-1044-4d94-a6d6-1ffd1bccc6ca\/gulf-capital-offloads-majority-stake-in-art-fertility-to-kkr-backed-group\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this week<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Same strategy, new fund: <\/strong>The firm is planning to soon launch its fourth private equity fund in the range of USD 800 mn to 1 bn, which will acquire majority stakes in consumer, healthcare, and fintech firms. The firm\u2019s strategy is to hold investments for five to six years \u2014 enough time to ensure it\u2019ll see a significant return, Al Khalaf said. <\/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- <\/strong><strong>Dub<\/strong><strong>ai-<\/strong><strong>based in<\/strong><strong>vestment firm Beyond One\u2019s planned acquisition of <\/strong><strong>Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s Mexican <\/strong><strong>unit for about <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b05921e8-c4b0-485d-a3e7-9e300d2cae91\/dubai-investment-firm-beyond-one-in-talks-to-acquire-telef%25c3%25b3nica%25e2%2580%2599s-mexican-operations\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">EUR 520 mn (USD 610 mn)<\/a><\/strong><strong> could see some delays and conditions on the regulatory approvals front<\/strong>, but is unlikely to face much pushback, according to a note from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitchsolutions.com\/bmi\/telecommunications\/telefonica-mexico-takeover-see-limited-regulatory-pushback-28-07-2025?fSWebArticleValidation=true&amp;mkt_tok=NzMyLUNLSC03NjcAAAGb_igIJjF_EexQhAvT1AVedjLaG0dHp8KoJs9hB87vIkT_8ABOYxXogGLp2gY8DkzOPHFNo3XlzDBZL2gHXO_eHb8HC7j3lCIfhFj049D8TPy6K922jA?fSWebArticleValidation=true&amp;mkt_tok=NzMyLUNLSC03NjcAAAGb_k0NfA27sqaQVxdJiTuObIRrOxF09QuSlAayhhiRJDtMu5hzzvHpVhrYMn15FNSBRTtIh58uNKqq8jsO_esUXikFdXsLZdTMUmPc9l1KN9EzpCeW?fSWebArticleValidation=true&amp;mkt_tok=NzMyLUNLSC03NjcAAAGb_0choI3uSlV7vUBzT1HpGaHWbcQUf09wNChOREG2V-QwQcyjHDFdZC1pN_SE_50lhUtMFgFIdMVEOrJ7HNMwPk3ec5okpR5U7RK_tyt-U9VolcAjhg\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitch Solutions<\/a> \u2019 BMI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The rationale: <\/strong>Beyond One owns Virgin Mobile Latin America, which has operations in Mexico and Colombia. The combined 22.5 mn subscribers of Virgin Mexico and Telef\u00f3nica merely put the merged entity on par with AT&amp;T, leaving Mexico's dominant mobile network operator Telcel\u2019s 83.3 mn users unchallenged, Fitch\u2019s BMI said. Regulators could impose conditions such as job preservation, the appointment of Mexican managers, or even a local stock market listing for the Dubai-owned buyer, Fitch Solutions said.<\/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>Arab <\/strong><strong>Investment Co. plans USD 1.2 bn portfolio pivot: <\/strong>The Arab Investment Company is looking to sell off its entire USD 1.2 bn legacy portfolio to shift toward private markets, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-07-31\/saudi-arabia-kuwait-backed-wealth-fund-to-sell-assets-in-private-markets-pivot\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. The state-backed investor, owned by 17 regional governments, will reallocate the majority of its assets to private equity \u2014 with venture investments also receiving some allocations, as part of a change in direction under CEO Abdullah Bakhraibah, who took over last year. The firm will focus on the healthcare, education, industrials, and technology sectors, including AI investments, and is planning 20 transactions this year across its shareholder nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where does the UAE come in? <\/strong>The Emirati government invested USD 142.6 mn into the firm with a 13.5% ownership stake, making it the third-largest contributor after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, each with USD 173.8 mn in the fund and 16.4% ownership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The restructuring mirrors Gulf sovereign funds' broader move toward higher-yield assets<\/strong>, a strategy similar to that of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Abu Dhabi wealth funds.<\/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>#5- <\/strong><strong>Nasdaq <\/strong><strong>Dubai\u2019s first-ever BTC fund delists: <\/strong>Canada-based investment firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3iq.io\/about\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">3iQ<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3iq.io\/about\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Corp<\/a> has officially pulled its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3iq.io\/our-funds\/the-bitcoin-fund-dubai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BTC Fund<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/bitcoin-fund-makes-nasdaq-dubai-debut-first-middle-east-2021-06-23\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">first-ever crypto vehicle<\/a> to list in the Middle East, from Nasdaq Dubai. The fund, which was also previously listed in Toronto, was removed yesterday from the Dubai Financial Services Authority\u2019s (DFSA) official list of securities, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaqdubai.com\/trading\/disclosures\/7b400fcc-c1d4-4a2a-91e7-49e035287c1b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a bourse disclosure<\/a>. The voluntary delisting was approved by 3iQ\u2019s board and shareholders earlier <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/3iq-to-delist-fund-on-nasdaq-dubai-834254913.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this month<\/a> and marks the end of its four-year run on the exchange. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Trading was suspended last week<\/strong>, after the fund manager said that maintaining the Dubai listing had become too costly in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1989.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">market announcement (pdf)<\/a> back in May.<\/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>#6- Stargate announces second project: <\/strong>MGX-backed AI infrastructure project Stargate is planning to open a USD 1 bn data center in Norway, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/introducing-stargate-norway\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The project will initially install 100k Nvidia processors, and could see 10x expansion in the future according to demand. Developer Nscale and investment group Aker will jointly own the facility. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> The AI alliance between OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle \u2014 with contributions from MGX for the first USD 100 bn phase \u2014 recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9e9721a7-9b81-43d6-8010-2cba5e142991\/g42-to-develop%253cmark%253e-stargate-uae%253c%2Fmark%253e-alongside-us-ai-powerhouses\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced its first project in the UAE<\/a>, which will see a data center cluster built in Abu Dhabi, set to go live next year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSAs- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1-<\/strong> <strong>Starting<\/strong> <strong>this month, parking fees will apply around Dubai's mosques outside pra<\/strong><strong>yer times<\/strong>, as parking operator Parkin takes over 21k parking spaces at around 59 religious sites across Dubai, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/july\/31-07\/iacad-and-parkin-sign-first\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Media Office<\/a>. Parking will be gratis for one hour during prayer times, but chargeable otherwise. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Fuel<\/strong> <strong>prices are dipping slightly this month: <\/strong>The Fuel Price Committee left fuel prices slightly lower and raised diesel prices for August, after across-the-board increases <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a3f81505-aec8-4afc-ae40-057116745b35\/this-morning:-fuel-prices-up-in-july-%2B-joby-aviation-completes-first-air-taxi-test-flight-in-dubai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in July<\/a>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/emaratofficial\/status\/1950839178406805515?s=46\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Here\u2019s the new breakdown per liter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Super 98<\/strong> is now AED 2.69, down from AED 2.70 in July (-0.4%);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special 95<\/strong> is AED 2.57, down from AED 2.58 (-0.4%); <\/li>\n<li><strong>E-Plus 91<\/strong> is AED 2.50, down from AED 2.51 (-0.4%);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diesel<\/strong> is AED 2.78, up from AED 2.63 (+5.7%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 finally August \u2014 aka Tariff Month \u2014 and US President Donald Trump has published <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/07\/further-modifying-the-reciprocal-tariff-rates\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/07\/further-modifying-the-reciprocal-tariff-rates\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">list of new tariffs<\/a><\/strong> set to be implemented on trade partners, while leaving the global minimum reciprocal tariff at 10%. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Trading partners are sorted into three groups:<\/strong> Those who run a goods trade surplus with the US will be subject to a 10% tariff; while those who have reached agreements and run moderate trade deficits will see a 15% tariff, and those with large trade deficits and no trade agreements will see higher tariffs. Meanwhile, transshipped goods will be hit with a 40% tariff. <strong>The UAE \u2014 along with most of the Gulf \u2014 belongs to the first group. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Among the highest tariffs:<\/strong> Canada will be slapped with a 35% tariff, higher than the earlier announced 25%, as diplomatic friction between the country continues and after it said it would recognize a Palestinian state; Switzerland was slapped with a 39% tariff; and India will be subject to a 25%. The tariffs will take effect next Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Market reax:<\/strong> Market response has been subdued, suggesting they have already priced the tariffs in. The USD reversed a small, early gain, while the CHF pared some of its gains after falling sharply on news of the tariff. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The story is everywhere in the foreign press:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/live-blog\/2025-07-31\/us-tariff-deadline?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/trump-sets-10-41-reciprocal-tariffs-dozens-countries-exports-2025-07-31\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/be3ac299-46a3-4362-a725-bb3d8128ddc9\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/08\/01\/trump-rejigs-tariff-rates-ahead-of-deadline-levies-40percent-duties-on-all-transshipped-goods.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/07\/31\/us\/trump-news\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO GETTING SOME ATTENTION- Apple and Amazon published their earnings yesterday: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Apple benefited from a boost in iPhone sales as customers rushed to lock in pre-tariff prices<\/strong>, with overall sales rising 10% y-o-y. CEO Tim Cook said the company will be hit with USD 1.1 bn in costs from the tariffs in 3Q 2025 alone. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/earnings\/apple-earnings-q3-2025-aapl-stock-6ddd867b?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/apple-revenue-forecast-beats-estimates-tariff-costs-projected-11-billion-2025-07-31\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazon\u2019s shares fell more than 7% after hours as its cloud computing unit failed to meet earnings expectations<\/strong>, with net income margins contracting, after rivals Microsoft and Alphabet both reported impressive performance for their cloud units. 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Opec+ members are hoping to claw back market share ceded to US shale and other competitors, and they look to already be succeeding: Growth in oil supply from non-OPEC producers \u2014 primarily Brazil, Canada, and Guyana \u2014 is expected to slow by over 80% through 2027, according to Wood Mackenzie estimates. The slowdown stems from diminishing output in North America and aging fields in countries like Mexico, China, and Norway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong>The group is expected to reconvene next Sunday to review its output strategy. 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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-investment-watch tag-abu-dhabi tag-dubai tag-emirates-nbd tag-enterpriseam-uae tag-fdi tag-investment tag-investment-watch wpautop 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\/8\/.eb64736c-ed81-45b8-994c-1c772c6020c9.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Greenfiel<\/strong><strong>d foreign direct investment into the UAE reached USD 5.4 bn in 1H <\/strong><strong>2025<\/strong>, spread across 613 projects, according to an Emirates NBD <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1997.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a>. That\u2019s down around 9% <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/seedgroup.com\/2024\/10\/dubai-holds-the-no-1-spot-for-greenfield-fdi-projects-worldwide-in-h1-2024-fdi-markets\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">from the same period last year<\/a>, which saw FDI come in at AED 21.85 bn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The geographical breakdown:<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> Dubai remained the country\u2019s dominant FDI hub, attracting USD 3 bn in capital across 526 projects \u2014 accounting for 86% of the national total. Sharjah ranked second, drawing in USD 1.5 bn from only 24 projects, pointing to a concentration of high-value inflows. Abu Dhabi raked in USD 595.8 mn across 42 projects, while Ras Al Khaimah brought in USD 188.6 mn from six projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Kuwait leads on capital, UK tops project count: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kuwait<\/strong> emerged as the largest investor by capital, committing USD 955.7 mn in 1H, nearly all of it linked to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/1892854d-5d0e-4456-a225-6d97f3e8e37a\/dubai-based-teammates.ai-launches-new-ai-agents-to-handle-entire-job-functions\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 3.5 bn<\/a> mixed-use real estate development in Sharjah by Kuwait Real Estate Company;<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>US<\/strong> ranked second in investment volume at USD 889.5 mn across 94 projects; <\/li>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong> followed with USD 677.9 mn across 101 projects;<\/li>\n<li><strong>China<\/strong> and <strong>Italy<\/strong> also featured among the top contributors, with China investing USD 413.2 mn across 16 projects, and Italy USD 387.6 mn across 18 projects;<\/li>\n<li>On a project-count basis, the <strong>UK<\/strong> led with 120 greenfield projects. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>By the sector:<\/strong> The real estate sector attracted the largest capital share, reaching USD 1.1 bn from 29 projects. Transportation and warehousing followed with USD 770.4 mn, while business services accounted for USD 687.2 mn. Communications drew USD 359.5 mn, and software and IT services accounted for USD 298.9 mn. In terms of project volume, business services led with 183 projects, followed by software and IT services (108), financial services (65), transportation and warehousing (42), and industrial equipment (39).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>1H 2025 saw some big FDI-led tech + sustainability projects: <\/strong>Microsoft and Core42 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/98c84b86-4a4e-4a0c-a2ea-c619396208a0\/abu-dhabi-taps%253cmark%253e-microsoft%253c%2Fmark%253e,%253cmark%253e-core42%253c%2Fmark%253e-for-ai-powered-gov%25e2%2580%2599t-transformation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> plans to build sovereign AI cloud infrastructure in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi AI giant G42 is partnering with OpenAI to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9e9721a7-9b81-43d6-8010-2cba5e142991\/g42-to-develop%253cmark%253e-stargate-uae%253c%2Fmark%253e-alongside-us-ai-powerhouses\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">build<\/a> Stargate UAE. Sustainability-linked investment also gained momentum, with Italy\u2019s Greenthesis and the UAE\u2019s Beeah <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/18112a10-e015-41a5-a005-6e8b4a5ff22f\/hubpay-and-aquanow-roll-out-uae'\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">committing<\/a> USD 346.6 mn to develop the region\u2019s first polyethylene film recycling facility in Sharjah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Freezones attracted USD 1.6 bn in greenfield FDI across 107 projects <\/strong>\u2014 just 17.5% of all projects but 29.9% of total capital. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>The value of UAE greenfield FDI projects fell 33% y-o-y to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/96e6f92a-3ed6-4cae-8892-1f3a3cc34c84\/dubai-is-top%253cmark%253e-greenfield-fdi%253c%2Fmark%253e-destination-for-fourth-consecutive-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 14.5 bn<\/a> in 2024, accounting for 36% of GCC projects, trailing only Saudi Arabia, while the number of projects rose 2%. 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The funding round was led by NYC-based VC firm Insight Partners and pushed the startup's valuation to USD 1.5 bn, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-07-31\/ai-startup-anaconda-hits-1-5-billion-valuation-in-new-round\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. This marks a significant jump from its USD 222 mn valuation in 2021. The size of Mubadala\u2019s investment has not been reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">More on Anaconda:<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> The US-based company, founded in 2012, provides Python-based development tools for AI systems and data scientists. Currently, it is expanding its executive team and product offerings while also searching for a permanent CEO. The company aims to develop into a comprehensive AI platform as demand for Python-based AI tools grows globally.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/investment-watch\/\">INVESTMENT WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/mubadala\/\">Mubadala<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/mubadala-investment-company\/\">Mubadala Investment Company<\/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=\"106145 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"106145\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/01\/106145-2\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-106145\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-106145 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mashreq.com\/en\/uae\/private\/become-a-customer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/4\/741.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"106146\" 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=\"106146\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">DEBT WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/01\/cbuaes-t-sukuk-for-july-oversubscribed-5x\/\">\r\n                            CBUAE's T-Sukuk for July oversubscribed 5x                        <\/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\/08\/01\/cbuaes-t-sukuk-for-july-oversubscribed-5x\/\" 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 yields are on par with comparable US Treasuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>July\u2019s auction builds on successive oversubscribed auctions over the past months<\/strong>, including one in June seeing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/3f288d0b-686c-4b70-9eaf-d10a3f32604c\/cbuae%25e2%2580%2599s%253cmark%253e-t-sukuk%253c%2Fmark%253e-for-june-5.6x-oversubscribed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">5.6x in demand<\/a> and one in May which saw <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/3b2b727a-6da1-4dc6-a55d-c0aaefe4a7b2\/cbuae%E2%80%99s-t-sukuk-for-may-2025-6.3x-oversubscribed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">6.3x in demand<\/a> and received AED 6.9 bn in bids. April\u2019s auction drew <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/37bb08fc-32f3-4594-9f0b-6cb82728aa46\/CBUAE%E2%80%99s%20T-sukuk%20for%20April%202025%20was%205.6x%20oversubscribed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 6.1 bn in bids<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9f4fcdd1-33f1-4605-94ca-996117789483\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">February\u2019s auction<\/a> was 6.5x oversubscribed, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/ad4a8914-4fe4-4f5f-aa88-81a4c1789295\/cbuae%25e2%2580%2599s-t-%253cmark%253esukuk%253c%2Fmark%253e-for-1q-2025-oversubscribed-6.3x\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">January\u2019s AED 6.9 bn<\/a> gave it a subscription rate of 6.3x.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/central-bank-of-the-uae\/\">Central Bank of the UAE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\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\/debt-watch\/\">DEBT WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/sukuk\/\">Sukuk<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"106148\" 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=\"106148\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/01\/more-2q-earnings-roll-in\/\">\r\n                            More 2Q earnings roll in                        <\/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\/08\/01\/more-2q-earnings-roll-in\/\" 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 company posted similarly strong 1H results, with its bottom line rising 60.7% y-o-y to AED 8.8 bn, while its top line rose 23.3% y-o-y to AED 34.9 bn as its subscriber base grew 13% y-o-y to 198 mn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Behind the numbers: <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The uptick in revenues came as the group <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eandppftelecom.eu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">consolidated<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eandppftelecom.eu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">e&amp; PFF Telecom<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> after <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0a055e3c-544e-4822-80c3-8abd8658aeeb\/e&amp;-seals-its%253cmark%253e-ppf%253c%2Fmark%253e-telecom-group-acquisition\" rel=\"noopener\">acquiring a controlling stake<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> in PPF Telecom Group, and its telecom and digital segments continued to perform well, it said in a separate <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1999.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">. Its UAE operations contributed AED 17.1 bn in revenues in 1H, up 3.9% y-o-y, while earnings from its international segments jumped 52.3% y-o-y to AED 15.2 bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The board approved a 43 fils per share interim dividend<\/strong> <strong>for 1H 2025.<\/strong> The firm paid a final dividend of 41.5 fils per share for FY 2024 in May. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">NATIONAL BANK OF FUJAIRAH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) saw its net income rise 67.6% y-o-y to AED 3<\/strong><strong>18.6 mn in 2Q<\/strong> <strong>2025<\/strong>, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2019.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a>. The bank\u2019s operating income also saw an uptick, this time of 15.9% y-o-y, to reach AED 684.1 mn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NBF reported its highest 1H net income on record<\/strong>, posting AED 625.4 mn for the period, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2010.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. The results represent a 41.8% increase from the same period last year. The bank's total operating income grew 12.9% y-o-y to AED 1.4 bn. NBF attributed its strong performance to disciplined balance sheet growth, reduced impairment provisions, and effective cost management despite ongoing geopolitical and trade uncertainties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) saw its net income reach AED 584.6 mn in 2Q<\/strong> <strong>2025<\/strong>, a jump of 537% y-o-y, according to the DFM's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2012.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financial statements (pdf)<\/a>. Its total income increased to AED 702.4 mn, up sharply from the AED 157.6 mn posted in the same period the year before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On a 1H basis<\/strong>, the market reported a bottom line of AED 711.7 mn \u2014 up from AED 181.4 mn the year before \u2014 while its topline saw a 190.8% yearly boost to reach AED 888.9 mn. Robust trading activity and a strong income mix, alongside a one-off boost from an investment sale, drove topline growth, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2011.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. Total market capitalization grew 9.7% y-o-y to AED 995 bn and the total traded value grew to AED 85 bn, up 77% y-o-y and driven by institutional investors who accounted for 71% of activity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> DFM <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b909a6dd-94b1-49de-a92d-db7da3a90bab\/dfm-begins-divestment-drive,-offloads-plot-for-aed-827-mn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">divested<\/a> a 10.2k sqm plot in Business Bay to Creek Views Real Estate Development for AED 826.7 mn, as it looked to reallocate capital to higher-growth prospects. The transaction resulted in a AED 499.7 mn investment gain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">BOROUGE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Adnoc <\/strong><strong>petrochemicals JV<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borouge.com\/en\/Pages\/home.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Borouge<\/a><\/strong><strong> posted a net income of USD 193.2 mn in 2Q 2025<\/strong>, down 37.2% y-o-y, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1979.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a>. Revenues declined 13.2% to USD 1.3 bn during the quarter. Despite the bottom line dip, the group said the results outperformed market expectations and were buoyed by steady sales volumes and a robust sales mix, in a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1980.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. The firm completed its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/6b4ed684-e4bb-467e-9157-cbb59975cfaa\/more-1q-earnings:-mashreq-%257c%253cmark%253e-borouge%253c%2Fmark%253e-%257c-americana-%257c-dae-%257c-alef-education\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Borouge 3 turnaround<\/a> ahead of schedule during the quarter, which is set to boost its margins in the long term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>For the six-month period<\/strong>, net income came in at USD 474.2 mn, falling 18.3% y-o-y, as revenues edged down 2.9% to USD 2.7 bn. The company reaffirmed its plan to pay a full-year 2025 dividend of 16.2 fils per share \u2014 up from 15.88 fils in 2024 \u2014 with an interim dividend of 81 fils to be paid in September.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>All eyes are now on 2026<\/strong>, when Borouge is set to complete its merger with the polyolefins business of Austria\u2019s OMV and bring Borouge 4 fully online. The merger between <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/eff352d5-e2bb-4fd0-a455-eebe4ea26f4e\/adnoc,-omv-agree-terms-of-petrochemicals-units-merger\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Adnoc\u2019s and Austrian OMV\u2019s<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/eff352d5-e2bb-4fd0-a455-eebe4ea26f4e\/adnoc,-omv-agree-terms-of-petrochemicals-units-merger\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">polyolefins subsidiaries<\/a> to form Borouge International will add 1.4 mn tons of annual capacity and see the two acquire Nova Chemicals for USD 13.4 bn. The combined USD 60 bn group will be headquartered in Austria with a regional hub in Abu Dhabi, and will remain listed on ADX with a planned dual listing in Vienna Stock Exchange. A capital increase of up to USD 4 bn is slated for 2026 to help secure an investment-grade rating and MSCI index inclusion. <strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\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>Abu <\/strong><strong>Dhabi-based <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/purehealth.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">PureHealth<\/a><\/strong> <strong> saw its net income inch up 1.9% y-o-y in 2Q 2025 to AED <\/strong><strong>523.6 mn<\/strong>, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1982.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a>. Revenues rose 9.5% to AED 7 bn during the quarter. The firm\u2019s 2Q expansion included its ins. arm Daman\u2019s entry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/94a9443d-d50d-448e-90bb-fe29e676e857\/%253cmark%253epurehealth%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599s-ins.-arm-daman-expands-into-property-and-casualty-market\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">into the property and casualty market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On a six-month basis<\/strong>, net income climbed marginally by 2.4% y-o-y to AED 1.0 bn. Income margins, however, tightened slightly as the impact of the corporate tax and expansion weighed on profitability, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1983.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. Revenues rose 8.6% to AED 13.6 bn during the same period on the back of robust performance from its ins. arm Daman, which saw a 56% rise in net income, an uptick in patient volumes, and expanded capacity across its network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DEYAAR DEVELOPMENT-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Dubai<\/strong><strong>-based developer Deyaar Development\u2019s net income rose by 18.4% y-o-y to AED<\/strong><strong> 137 <\/strong><strong>mn<\/strong><strong> in 2Q 2025<\/strong>, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1984.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a>. Revenue surged by 46.3% to AED 492.4 mn in the second quarter. For the six-month period, its bottom line rose to AED 248.6 mn, clocking a 31.8% increase y-o-y. The firm\u2019s revenues recorded similar robust growth, with a 39.3% y-o-y increase to AED 925.4 mn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Behind the figures: <\/strong>Bottom line growth was driven by strong operational efficiency in project execution and robust investor appetite in the UAE\u2019s real estate market, the firm said in an accompanying <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1985.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. The revenue growth is set to continue with Deyaar planning to hand over five major projects \u2014 2k units in total \u2014 in 2H.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PHOENIX-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Crypto <\/strong><strong>miner <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgroupuae.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgroupuae.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Group<\/a><\/strong><strong> swung to a USD 29.2 mn net loss in 2Q 2025<\/strong>, down from a net income of USD 56.1 mn a year earlier, as the ADX-listed crypto infrastructure company booked unrealized losses of USD 23.7 mn on digital assets and sharply increased depreciation under a new accounting policy, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1991.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financials (pdf)<\/a> and a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1992.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. Revenues fell 43.1% y-o-y to USD 29.1 mn during the quarter, mainly due to reduced hosting and trading activity, which it deliberately held back to shift focus to self-mining amid BTC\u2019s price rally<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>During the first half of the year<\/strong>, Phoenix posted a USD 182.8 mn net loss, compared to a bottom line gain of USD 122.3 mn in the same period last year. Revenues for 1H halved y-o-y to USD 60.4 mn, while digital asset revaluations drove over USD 166 mn in unrealized losses. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">UNION PROPERTIES- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dubai-based <\/strong><strong>developer<\/strong><strong> Union Properties saw its net income for 2Q 2025 fall by 52% y-o-y<\/strong> to AED 8.7 mn, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1977.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financial statements<\/a> (pdf). The decline was attributed to \u201cfront-loaded investments in development activities and infrastructure upgrades,\u201d the company said in its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2003.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earnings release (pdf)<\/a>. Revenues from contracts with customers increased by 19% y-o-y to AED 152.4 mn. In 1H 2025, revenues climbed 18.8% y-o-y to AED 316 mn, while net income fell 58% y-o-y, reaching AED 14.56 mn. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- Union Properties is currently working to address legacy debts. <\/strong>Just last week, the developer signed a conditional agreement to sell a real estate asset in Motor City for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/459eacb2-853b-4296-a30f-5b70586b21a4\/%253cmark%253eunion%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-properties%253c%2Fmark%253e-wraps-financial-restructuring-with-latest-sale\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 700 mn<\/a> that is set to wrap its debt repayments. 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Law firm Al Tamimi and Co. tapped Omar Zizi (<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omar-zizi-91a6382b\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><strong>) as its partner in Casablanca<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2016.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. Zizi brings with him a decade of experience, most recently serving as a partner at KZ and Partners in Casablanca. He was previously a partner at KZ &amp; Partners, a boutique firm in Casablanca. The law firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tamimi.com\/about-us\/the-firm\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">opened its office<\/a> in Casablanca in 2022. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Online trading firm CFI appointed Omar Khaled (<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omarkhaled?originalSubdomain=ae\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">) as chief marketing<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> <\/span><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">officer,<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> according to a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cfi.trade\/en\/cy\/company\/media-center\/cfi-financial-group-names-omar-khaled-as-chief-marketing-officer-to-lead-global-brand-growth\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">. 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The tie-up aims to boost Dubai\u2019s position as a logistics and trade gateway, granting DAFZ access to the Chinese firm\u2019s partner network.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">More on the agreement: <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Zhuanzhuan will set up its regional headquarters in DAFZ, a facility that will handle recycling, quality checks, sorting, and packaging operations. The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority is also involved and will support Zhuanzhuan\u2019s operations and coordination with local authorities, along with DAFZ.<\/span><\/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>The <\/strong><strong>UAE, M<\/strong><strong>alaysia, and Rwanda are teaming up to accelerate AI adoption in the Glo<\/strong><strong>bal South<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/government-news\/uae-malaysia-rwanda-seek-to-boost-ai-adoption-in-global-south-bryhtftt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. An MoU will see the three collaborate on developing AI governance frameworks, talent exchanges, and other joint initiatives to support sustainable development in emerging economies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>The collaboration falls under the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution\u2019s global network \u2014 initially set up by the UAE and Rwanda at the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos, and now including Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">CAPITAL MARKETS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CBUAE <\/strong><strong>revokes Gomti\u2019s license:<\/strong> The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) revoked the license of Gomti Exchange and removed its name from its register, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1994.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. It revoked the exchange house\u2019s license after an investigation found that Gomti had failed to comply with anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing frameworks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Gomti isn\u2019t the first to have fallen foul of the central bank\u2019s standards this week.<\/strong> The bank also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/edition\/am\/3d8f4cd5-4172-47f2-a56e-3c552e7f8832\/non-oil-trade-was-up-24%2525-y-o-y-in-1h.-plus:-gulf-capital-offloads-art-fertility-stake\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">revoked Al Nahdi Exchange\u2019s<\/a> operating license and removed it from its financial institutions register.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">FINANCE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>CBUAE <\/strong><strong>gives Spare preliminary approval to join Open Finance Framework: <\/strong>The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) granted in-principal approval for open finance infrastructure company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tryspare.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Spare<\/a> to operate under the country's Open Finance Framework, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1995.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. Spare \u2014 which operates across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait \u2014 plans to offer account-to-account payment processing and financial data services through its API platform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>Pay10 became the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/7a97d2bd-f426-4e6e-a834-f5101dd446d5\/uae-central-bank%25e2%2580%2599s-open-finance-framework-debuts-with-first-fintech-authorization\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">first authorized firm<\/a> under the CBUAE\u2019s Open Finance Framework \u2014 which aims to standardize secure transactions and cross-sector data sharing \u2014 back in April, while Lean was the latest to receive approval <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/e2315dd0-4399-4063-8b68-08ae01de2930\/dae-secures-10-boeing-amid-fleet-reshuffle-%2B-enec-eyes-international-nuclear-projects-with-hyundai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">REAL ESTATE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Giorgio <\/strong><strong>Armani launches first branded villas in RAK: <\/strong>Italian luxury fashion house Giorgio Armani \u2014 in partnership with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rakproperties.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">RAK Properties<\/a> and SIE Group \u2014 will launch its first-ever branded beach villas on Raha Island in Ras Al Khaimah, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/2008.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release (pdf)<\/a>. <\/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>AD Ports Group eyes Egypt's oil storage network:<\/strong> AD Ports Group signed a MoU with Egypt\u2019s Oil Ministry and Dubai-based TCM Project Management to explore joint development of Egypt\u2019s crude oil storage infrastructure, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/en\/news-and-media\/2025\/07\/31\/ad-ports-group-egypts-ministry-of-petroleum-and-tcm-sign-mou\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. 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This is the third consecutive half-year of cooling PE activity in the region. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">General partners are adopting a more risk-averse stance,<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> pivoting toward fewer, higher-conviction transactions on scale-ready platforms with strong fundamentals, according to the report. This explains why the y-o-y drop in PE transaction value is less significant than the decline in volume.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PE transactions in the region skewed larger<\/strong>, with the two biggest size brackets hitting five-year highs in 1H. Transactions in the USD 500 mn to 1 bn range accounted for 29% of total volume, and 42% of total value, while those over USD 1 bn comprised 14% of the count and 36% of the overall value. Smaller buyouts (under USD 50 mn) fell to a record low of 14%, while the USD 100-500 mn bracket nearly doubled y-o-y to 29% of total PE activity by count, and 18% by value. The report does not provide comparative figures for 1H 2024, only the whole of 2024. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A sign<\/strong><strong> the market is maturing: <\/strong>The slowdown reflects a strategic recalibration in the region\u2019s PE market rather than a retreat. \u201cThe MENA region\u2019s PE recalibration is being led by scale-ready SMEs and high-conviction strategies, not withdrawal. The growing dominance of USD 100 mn+ transactions signals a maturing landscape ready to absorb larger pools of capital,\u201d El Nahlawi said in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/7\/1820.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a press release (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Growth capital and buyout transactions were nearly evenly split in 1H<\/strong>, with growth transactions slipping to 52% of total activity as buyouts gained ground despite tighter credit markets, El Nahlawi told us. The trend points to investors favoring plays where they can take a more hands-on role in operations and actively drive value creation, aiming for exits via trade sales or strategic mergers, she added. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>SOUND SMART-<\/strong> Growth transactions involve minority investments in established but expanding companies, providing capital to fuel new markets, products, or acquisitions without taking control. Investors rely primarily on the company\u2019s organic growth for returns, with exits typically via IPOs or secondary sales. Buyouts, by contrast, involve acquiring a majority or full stake, often using leverage to gain operational control, drive restructuring or efficiency improvements, and create value through active ownership. While growth transactions are about accelerating expansion, buyouts are about taking charge to unlock value and position the business for strategic sales or mergers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The period also saw a rise in syndicated transactions<\/strong>, with four of the top five PE plays involving co-investments between local and international investors. These co-investments are enabling deeper due diligence, better risk-sharing, and stronger operational oversight, El Nahlawi said. She explained that partnerships between global funds and local players are leading to tighter valuation discipline and more sophisticated transaction terms, including performance-linked earnouts and tiered exit provisions, as foreign investors balance protection with access to local market expertise. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">KSA<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> bucks the PE downturn: <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Combined, Saudi Arabia and the UAE captured 86% of all private equity activity in the region. KSA was home to 13 transactions in the first half of the year, up 8% y-o-y, accounting for the lion\u2019s share (45%) of total activity in the region, supported by local investor appetite. The UAE recorded 12 transactions (41%) over the same period, down 25% y-o-y, with more capital flowing in from international buyers. Egypt (down 89%) and Jordan (down 50%) each saw one transaction in 1H.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sustainability and fintech emerged as standout sectors in 1H<\/strong>, with sustainability-related transactions accounting for 57% of disclosed funding, fueled by large transactions tied to energy transition initiatives, El Nahlawi told us. These sectors combine scale potential with strong alignment to regional policy priorities, making them prime targets under today\u2019s selective capital deployment, she said. SMEs outside this scale-ready bracket face a widening funding gap, as smaller ventures without clear exit routes or policy backing may struggle to draw investor interest unless supported by accelerators, development funds, or niche positioning, she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The overall outlook: <\/strong>El Nahlawi noted that despite global macro uncertainty, the GCC \u2014 particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE \u2014 continues to show structural strength and investor confidence. She added that with sovereign backing, a pipeline of maturing SMEs, and supportive regulation, the region is well-positioned to capture future private equity growth.<\/p>\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>It\u2019s a sea of red across Asian markets this morning<\/strong>, led by a decline in South Korean stocks \u2014 which fell over 2% \u2014 as investors mulled the impact of the US\u2019 tariffs on the region. Over on Wall Street, futures are also slipping after the big tariff announcement last night, and as investors await a key jobs report later today. <\/p>\n<div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\n<tbody>\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\">10,371<\/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: +9.9%)<\/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\">6,159<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.8% (YTD: +19.4%)<\/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\">5,141<\/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: +23.4%)<\/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>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\">4.1% 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-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>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\">10,920<\/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\">+0.1% (YTD: -9.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">34,198<\/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% (YTD: +15%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;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\">6,339<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.4% (YTD: +7.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,133<\/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\">-0.1% (YTD: +11.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">5,320<\/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\">-1.4% (YTD: +8.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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 72.53<\/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%<\/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 3.10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3,337.80<\/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>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 116,620<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.8% (YTD: +22.9%)<\/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>Chimera JP Morgan UAE Bond UCITS ETF<\/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\">AED 3.53<\/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: +1.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P MENA Bond &amp; Sukuk<\/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\">146.69<\/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\">-0.1% (YTD: +4.8%)<\/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>VIX (Volatility Index)<\/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\">16.72<\/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% (YTD: -3.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE CLOSING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The ADX rose 0.2% yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of AED 1.5 bn. The index is up 9.9% 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>Umm Al Qaiwain General Investment Co. (+14.2%), United Arab Bank (+7.3%) and Commercial Bank International (+6.7%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain (-6.5%), Abu Dhabi National Co. for Building Materials (-4.4%) and Agility Global (-2.5%). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the DFM<\/strong>, fell 0.8% on turnover of AED 731.9 mn. 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Speaking to us this week is Sid Bhatia (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/siddharthabhatia\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>), general manager and area VP for Middle East, Turkey, and Africa at Dataiku . 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 style=\"background-color: transparent;\">My name is Sid<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">, or Siddhartha, which actually means having clarity when it comes to goals and objectives. It\u2019s interesting because I've always had a lot of clarity in terms of what I want to do and achieve. I've led some large startups in the region; I was the first person on ground for Cloudera back in 2016, and the first person on ground for Dataiku almost six years back. I've always been somebody who's good at building \u2014 whether it\u2019s a business, a team, or company culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Having spent the last 20 years in the data and AI space and dealing with a lot of customers<\/strong>, you tend to know what's coming up next. I worked for IBM and SAP back in the day, and I saw this whole big data wave back in 2016, so I latched onto that wave before anybody else could. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dataiku is a market leader when it comes to data science and machine learning, as well as AI agents.<\/strong> We have the ability today to do anything and everything related to AI, but our platform targets not just coders, but everyone across an organization. Given the advancements in the last 12-24 months in the LLM space, we developed the LLM Mesh, a gateway that allows access to features across LLMs from some of the largest generative AI firms in the world. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dataiku today has about 75 large customers cutting across all industries<\/strong>, be it public sector, retail, banking, ins., telecoms, manufacturing, or oil and gas. Every business would have their own unique use cases \u2014 they could be around customer analytics, risk mitigation, or operational efficiency. We have our own roster of solutions but everything gets customized to the customer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sales is in my blood<\/strong>, but as you go up the ladder, I think, you have to strike the right balance in terms of how hands-on you can be while ensuring that, from a strategy perspective, the organization is heading the right direction. My responsibilities do involve me being heavily involved in the selling side of things, but I also have to make sure that all the cross-functional teams are aligned. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Everyone over the past six to 12 months has been interested in AI agents \u2014 it probably makes up around 95% of conversations around AI. <\/strong>That is where the industry is headed, because there are huge gains that you can get if you get it right. The problem with that is that every company, AI or not, is selling AI these days. It\u2019s getting very competitive and is moving very fast, so it\u2019s easy to build AI agents through smaller firms or with larger platforms. But the issue is not building the agents \u2014 it\u2019s controlling them, governing them, making sure they are aligned with your organizational policy, putting in place the right guardrails and security policies, and preventing hallucinations. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s also still a lot of value to be gained from traditional AI use cases<\/strong>, and I would say that 90% of the customers are still implementing those traditional AI use cases as opposed to just generative AI and agents. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The past five years have been a huge success story<\/strong>, so now we want to focus on growing while staying grounded. We want to make sure we maintain our daily discipline in terms of staying close to our customer, but also ensure we really capture the market and scale the business. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>At our weekly meetings, we look at our numbers and what we\u2019re doing on a daily basis, but I always have a slide focusing on what I call \u201c10x\u201d <\/strong>\u2014 just to look at what we can do that takes us at least 10 years forward or grows the business by 10x. I use this to try to push people around me to think out of the box and come up with crazy ideas that people laugh at, and then see how we can actually make it happen. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The company is investing big into the Middle East<\/strong>, which is one of the fastest growing markets for Daiku worldwide. We have a large team here in Dubai, and one in Saudi Arabia as well, and we\u2019re hiring across functions right now, with a big focus on post-sales roles to ensure that once customers buy our software, they\u2019re actually seeing the value of it. We\u2019re also growing our partner ecosystem, and want to expand it further into other territories like Turkey, Egypt, Bahrain, and Qatar. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>I sleep late and get up early. <\/strong>The first thing I do in the morning is have coffee, and do some reading. I love reading, and I love following influential leaders on LinkedIn, so I really spend a lot of time looking at the latest AI trends, reading books on leadership, and writing articles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>At 8am, I\u2019m ready for my first calls with customers. <\/strong>I love calling them early in the morning because they tend to get very busy after that. I also like to get my emails out of my inbox in 30 minutes, and then I'm in the office, with the team, trying to solve the biggest problems of the day, delegate and make sure I'm as involved as I can be. I tend to meet as many customers as I can, and then I\u2019m out of the office usually by 7pm to spend some time with my family. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Whenever I get time, I go for a quick game of golf.<\/strong> I also love camping over the weekends. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">Regardless of what the weather pattern looks like, eight times out of 10 I'll be camping on the weekends with my friends or family, getting people together. I find it to be a great way to disconnect before getting ready for another Monday morning. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>One book I love is <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ae\/Business-Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating\/dp\/0062407805\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Split the Difference<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> It has helped me with negotiations with partners, customers, and in my personal life as well. It really emphasizes the importance of active listening and being empathetic in negotiations, and not just focusing on the financial aspects of things. I\u2019ve asked my team to read that book as well. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>One important piece of advice that somebody gave me, and I wish I got it earlier, is to think big.<\/strong> A lot of people think they\u2019re not ready to take risks or that this is something for a person at a different level or stage in their lives, but the advice I got was to have no fear and take the bigger risks in life. 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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;\">AUGUST <\/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;\">8-15 August (Friday-Friday): Expected trading window for Al Mal Capital REIT\u2019s new units on the DFM.<\/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>1-6 September (Monday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubaifashionweek.org\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Fashion Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai Design District. <\/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>8-10 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 Center.<\/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-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upc28dubai.post\/\" style=\"\">Universal Postal Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">8-18 September (Monday-Thursday): BHM Capital Financial Services\u2019s AED 200 mn rights issue will be open for subscriptions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-11 September (Wednesday-Thursday): MENA <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pppmenaforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Public-Private Partnership Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">10-20 September (Wednesday-Saturday): IFMA Youth World Muay Thai Championship, Abu Dhabi.<\/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>23-24 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/menaevshow.com\/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20MENA%20EV%20Show,Focus%20Sectors\" style=\"\">MENA EV Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, The Agenda, Dubai Media City. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ktuniexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">The KT UniExpo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, The H 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;\">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>24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rta.ae\/wps\/portal\/rta\/ae\/home\/news-and-media\/all-news\/NewsDetails\/rta-opens-registration-for-the-dubai-world-congress-for-self-driving-transport-2025?lang=en\" style=\"\">Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight: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 Center. <\/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 Center. <\/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 October (Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familyofficesummit.ae\/dubai\/\" style=\"\">Family Office Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Park Hyatt, Dubai.<\/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>12\u201315<\/span><span> October (Sunday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expandnorthstar.com\/\" style=\"\">Expand North Star<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai Harbor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-16 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/initiatives.weforum.org\/future-of-growth-initiative\/gfc\" style=\"\">Global Future Councils<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">15-18 October (Wednesday-Saturday): Middle East Electric Vehicle Show, Expo Center Sharjah. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20 October (Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersprofessional.com\/reuters-media\/next-gulf-landing-site\/p\/1\" style=\"\">Reuters NEXT Gulf Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>22-24 October (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sharjah24.ae\/en\/Articles\/2025\/05\/31\/ZX47\" style=\"\">World Investment Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Expo Center Sharjah. <\/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>4-9 November (Tuesday-Saturday):<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaidesignweek.ae\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Design Week<\/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>11-17 November (Tuesday-Monday):<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubai2025.icom.museum\/programme\" style=\"\">International Council of Museums (ICOM) General Conference<\/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>12 November (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaibusinessforum.com\/en\/home\" style=\"\">Dubai Business Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Cipriani South Street, New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-17 November (Wednesday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/robocupap.org\/\" style=\"\">RoboCup Asia-Pacific<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. <\/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 Center, 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<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Al Maktoum International Airport, 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;\">18-19 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): Dubai Future Forum, Museum of the Future, 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;\">DECEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1-3 December (Monday-Wednesday): Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1-5 December (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfns2025.org\/\" style=\"\">The World Congress of Neurosurgery<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-14 December (Sunday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asianparalympic.org\/asian-youth-para-games\/\" style=\"\">Asian Youth Para Games<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, APC headquarters, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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>18-23 December (Thursday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/ar\/article\/15lb243-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B8%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%E2%80%9C%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-2025%E2%80%9D-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84\" style=\"\">Games of the Future<\/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>29-30 December (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bkfj93s-dubai-host-world-sports-summit-december\" style=\"\">World Sports Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2025:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\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<\/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 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;\">JANUARY 2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 January: Client asset regime changes in Dubai International Financial Center take effect. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">9-11 January (Friday-Sunday): 1 Bn Followers Summit, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28-29 January (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adgm.com\/media\/announcements\/abu-dhabi-to-host-the-27th-annual-iba-arbitration-day-conference\" style=\"\">IBA Arbitration Day 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 style=\"font-weight:700;\">FEBRUARY 2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><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 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:700;\">Signposted to happen in 2026: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>31 March - 2 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bkogr9j-dubai-press-club-organise-arab-media-summit-2026\" style=\"\">Arab Media Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>13-15 April ( Monday-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\/dubai-to-host-third-edition-of-international-glass-manufacturing-show-in-april-2026-bjw53wgq\" style=\"\">The International Glass Manufacturing Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>14-16 April: (Tuesday-Thursday): the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ips-dubai.com\/\" style=\"\">International Property Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sheikh Zayed Rd, Dubai.    <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>11-13 May (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aieverythingglobal.com\/home\" style=\"\">AI Everything Global<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The UAE to host the Arab Competition Forum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Dubai to host the Arab Actuarial Conference<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">United Nations Water Conference <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Dubai Future Finance Week<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bk8zh7y-investopia-host-inaugural-global-talks-tashkent\" style=\"\">Investopia Global Talks<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Tashkent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span 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