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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, friends. <\/strong>We\u2019re deep into the summer news slowdown, with the pile of out-of-office replies in our inbox growing bigger than ever and only a handful of stories worth your attention this morning. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Topping the list:<\/strong> Saudi developer Dar al Arkan\u2019s Dubai-based international arm <strong>Dar Global<\/strong> secured a <strong>USD 165 mn facility<\/strong> to help it expand in the region, as it deepens its Saudi pipeline with two new projects and launches a financial services arm after acquiring a firm in Dubai International Financial Center. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Plus: Amanat<\/strong> is focusing on its core educational and health assets, selling off the land it had leased out to North London Collegiate School. AND- Budget retailer<strong> Union Coop<\/strong>\u2019s net income is up 12.8% y-o-y in 2Q 2025 on higher sales revenue. <\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- Dubai<\/strong> is set for highs of 40\u00b0C and overnight lows of 32\u00b0C today, while <strong>Abu Dhabi<\/strong> will see a high of 44\u00b0C and an overnight low of 32\u00b0C. <\/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\"> <strong>#1- Etihad Rail in talks with Kenya to invest in freight operations on new line? <\/strong>Kenya is looking to raise USD 4 bn to securitize an import levy for the funding of a China-built railway extension, where it is looking to tap UAE railway operator Etihad Rail to run freight operations on the line, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-08-11\/kenya-in-talks-with-etihad-rail-plans-to-raise-4-billion-to-extend-line?srnd=homepage-americas\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing an interview with Transport Secretary Davis Chirchir. The talks come as part of plans to allow private firms to run operations of Kenya\u2019s railway. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The section will be built as an extension to the USD 5 bn Standard Gauge<\/strong> \u2014 which links the port of Mombasa to Naivasha through Nairobi \u2014 to the southwestern Kenyan city of Kisumu and Malaba on the Ugandan border. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Etihad Rail\u2019s involvement could require Kenya to go the extra mile \u2014 literally:<\/strong> The railway network could be expanded to South Sudan, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to make a business case for Etihad to invest, as Etihad Rail requires freight traffic of at least 17 mn tons a year to \u201cjustify a return on investment,\u201d Chirchir is quoted as saying. Talks are now ongoing to see if Kenyan crude can be transported via railway wagons from fields in the north of the country, amounting to some 3 mn tons annually.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Etihad Rail has been venturing outside of the UAE: <\/strong>The railway operator is developing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/d38dbc26-2adc-4aeb-a259-d7bc6eaa632a\/uae,%253cmark%253e-jordan%253c%2Fmark%253e-ink-usd-2.3-bn-railway-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2.3 bn railway network in Jordan<\/a>, and has been exploring potential projects in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/72380d99-9332-4a0c-911b-6b47b0a0239c\/uae-expands-pakistan-investments-with-new-agreements-in-mining,-banking,-infrastructure\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/053c6728-cfb9-4fc9-b1fc-e0a89ac180c1\/e&amp;-expands-to-the-americas-through-its-wholesale-unit\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">South Sudan and Chad<\/a>, and expanding links with other GCC countries, including Oman, through <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/36c1ab7d-b54d-4b94-a774-dbdae90c83a6\/bank-consortium-extends-usd-1.5-bn-loan-for-uae-oman-hafeet%253cmark%253e-rail%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hafeet Rail<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/029177cc-3c7c-423d-987c-7cfe37d5ffb1\/this-morning:-omniyat-taps-banks-for-debut-green-sukuk-%2B-uae-qatar-road-link-coming%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar<\/a>. <\/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=\"wwtt1\"><\/a><strong> #2- <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ae.usembassy.gov\/united-arab-emirates-security-alert-august-8-2025\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The US<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/united-arab-emirates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UK<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/destinations\/united-arab-emirates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada<\/a><\/strong><strong>, and <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smartraveller.gov.au\/destinations\/middle-east\/united-arab-emirates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a><\/strong><strong> warned their citizens in the UAE about <\/strong><strong>possible threats to sites linked to Israeli and Jewish communities<\/strong>, citing information from the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi. The alerts follow a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/4ef9fa18-6aa3-4a21-bf78-50d46b50dcf3\/this-morning:-adnoc-drilling-eyes-another-acquisition-in-kuwait-and-oman-%2B-fuel-prices-are-down-marginally-in-august\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">similar warning from Israel<\/a> earlier in July advisory urging its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the UAE, attributing the risk to Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other groups allegedly seeking retaliation over Israel\u2019s military actions in Gaza and Iran. <\/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>#3- Tabr<\/strong><strong>eed\u2019s Pal Cooling buyout is set to wrap up in late 3Q, early 4Q:<\/strong> State-owned district cooling company Tabreed expects to close its takeover of Multiply Group\u2019s Pal Cooling by late September or October, CEO Khalid Al Marzooqi told Al Arabiya in an interview (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/exclusive\/2025\/08\/11\/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B0-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch: runtime: 8:14<\/a>). The transaction \u2014 valuing Pal Cooling at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/50d4355f-74de-4fcc-9bdf-b4364c232995\/multiply-group-agrees-to-offload-pal-cooling-to%253cmark%253e-tabreed%253c%2Fmark%253e-%2B-cvc\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 3.8 bn<\/a> and first reported <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/daa7481c-abbb-4188-b800-d2a8101abdcc\/multiply-group-eyes-sale-of-district-cooling-unit-%2B-mubadala-exits-calisen\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">back in March<\/a> \u2014 is currently in its final stages, pending regulatory approvals. It will see Tabreed fully acquire Pal Cooling alongside Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC\u2019s infrastructure investment arm CVC DIF. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Chilling at scale: <\/strong>The acquisition is set to boost Tabreed\u2019s operational capacity by 182k tons, bringing the total to around 2.6 mn RT once combined with its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/36e5a35b-aeea-47f0-801a-e1fa020a9bba\/tabreed-secures-aed-1.5-bn-district-cooling-contract-for-palm-jebel-ali\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Palm Jebel Ali project<\/a>, representing an 80% jump, Al Marzouqi said. The acquisition includes 600k tons of existing cooling capacity across eight concessions, while the Palm Jebel Ali project will provide 250k refrigeration tons. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS- Standard Chartered<\/strong> and <strong>Clifford Chance<\/strong> are advising Multiply Group, while <strong>Citi<\/strong>, <strong>Synergy Consulting<\/strong>, and <strong>White &amp; Case<\/strong> are buy-side advisors.<\/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- Britishvolt founder resurfaces in Abu Dhabi:<\/strong> Orral Nadjari, founder of failed UK battery startup Britishvolt, has reportedly relocated to Abu Dhabi to work on a new venture to develop and manufacture battery cells for high-end EV SUVs, robots, and flying taxis, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/08\/11\/2025\/britishvolt-founder-moves-new-battery-project-to-the-gulf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> reports citing a report from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sifted.eu\/articles\/britishvolt-founder-orral-nadjari-gulf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sifted<\/a>. Nadjari has kept the details of his new project under wraps, declining to say where a 50k sqm factory is located, how much capital has been raised, or from whom. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background: <\/strong>Britishvolt was planning a gigafactory in the UK to supply cars \u2014 set to become the first local battery factory for the car industry \u2014 and was valued at more than USD 1 bn. In 2023, the company ran out of funding following a spending spree, failed to raise sufficient funds, and sold the land planned for its gigafactory to Blackstone. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Nadjari is more hopeful this time around: <\/strong>\u201cThe leadership in the GCC [...] have a get-it-done ethos which I believe to a certain degree we might be lacking in Europe,\u201d Semafor quotes him as saying. <\/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- New global crane player in the UAE:<\/strong> Crane sales, leasing, and maintenance provider <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trading.my-crane.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mycrane Trading<\/a> raised USD 50 mn from a DIFC-based investment holding company to launch operations from Jebel Ali Freezone, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/mycrane-trading-raises-50mln-to-launch-uae-operations-from-jebel-ali-base-xa6cxcto\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The business will integrate with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/my-crane.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mycrane<\/a> online rental platform \u2014 which has over 3k active B2B users \u2014 to offer the purchase, lease, and sale of cranes and heavy construction equipment, along with spare parts and accessories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where\u2019s the money going?<\/strong> The funding will be used to expand the platform\u2019s rental user base, grow its global trading arm, and maintain strategic stock for quick delivery, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/constructionmachinerymenews.com\/58669\/mycrane-secures-50-million-to-expand-into-global-crane-sales-and-its-rental-platform\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Construction Machinery News<\/a> reports, citing Mycrane\u2019s CEO Andrei Geikalo. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Market focus:<\/strong> Mycrane will source cranes from oversupplied regions including Europe and China and sell into markets such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, and Africa. The company plans to expand into the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, and several APAC markets in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DATA POINTS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- Some 1.1k new companies joined the ranks of <\/strong><strong>Dubai<\/strong><strong> Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) in 1H<\/strong><strong> 2025<\/strong>, growing its total to nearly 26k companies, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/august\/11-08\/dmcc-welcomes-over\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Media Office<\/a>. The DMCC Crypto Center was notably active, surpassing 700 companies \u2014 a 38% increase y-o-y and a contribution to the district's more than 3.3k tech firms. DMCC attracts 15% of Dubai\u2019s annual foreign direct investment and 7% of its GDP. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This growth is attributed to strong demand from key markets<\/strong> such as China, Turkey, and the UK, along with new licenses <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9b20ddc5-0121-4858-82c6-d5383d394e7f\/dmcc-launches-spv-and-holding-company-licenses\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">for special-purpose vehicles and holding companies<\/a> introduced in May and an expanded presence in Asia.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Abu Dhabi is now home to 673 AI companies<\/strong>, after 150 firms launched operations in the capital in 1H 2025, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/15ppos8-abu-dhabi%E2%80%99s-sector-expands-61-one-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports, citing data <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adchamber\/status\/1954841267851993162\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a> by the Abu Dhabi Chamber. Over 58% of firms focus on innovation, research, and consultancy \u2014 notably including the Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council, the Advanced Technology Research Council, the Technology Innovation Institute, AI71, Hub71, G42, and Space42.<\/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>It\u2019s that time of the year again: The Federal Traffic <\/strong><strong>Council will deduct four <\/strong><strong>black points from the licenses of motorists who avoid accidents and traffic violations<\/strong> on Monday, 25 August \u2014 expected to be the busiest first day of the school year, the Interior Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/moiuae\/status\/1954785386334675199\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/moiuae\/status\/1954785386334675199\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a>. The initiative comes annually, and drew more than 300k participants last year. Motorists must register <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/login.moi.gov.ae\/v1\/oidc\/login\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> on the Interior Ministry\u2019s website to qualify, with points removed by 15 September. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>FAB, ADHA roll out subsidized Islamic home financing for Emiratis: <\/strong>First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is offering Emiratis additional sharia-compliant home financing on top of their government housing loans under a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA), state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bl54w49-fab-islamic-abu-dhabi-housing-authority-partner\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The Abu Dhabi government will cover 50% of the financing rate on extra financing of up to AED 500k, with rates starting from a fixed 3.89% for five years. Financing above that cap will remain at competitive market rates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Earlier this week, ADHA said it will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b7e48c15-ed9e-4d05-88fa-18aa9201e19a\/this-morning:-four-uae-landmarks-top-regional-attractions-on-tripadvisor-ranking-%2B-adnoc-distribution-plans-ksa-expansion\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">start offering<\/a> top-ups to housing loans through agreements with FAB, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, and Al Maryah Community Bank. Nationals with an existing AED 1.75 mn housing loan \u2014 including those who have activated but not yet disbursed funds \u2014 and monthly incomes above AED 30k are eligible, and can apply via the Iskan Abu Dhabi app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Washington and Beijing\u2019s decision to extend their tariff truce for another 90 days is broadly <\/strong><strong>leading the conversation<\/strong> in the international business press this morning. US President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115012849265805680\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed on Truth Social<\/a> overnight that he <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/08\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-continues-the-suspension-of-the-heightened-tariffs-on-china\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signed an executive order<\/a> to extend the pause, just hours before the US\u2019 blanket tariffs on Chinese imports were scheduled to come into effect. \u201cAll other elements of the agreement will remain the same,\u201d Trump said. The story is getting ink in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/11\/us-china-tariffs-pause-90-days\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-08-11\/trump-extends-china-tariff-truce-for-90-days-cnbc-says-me7g9pop?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/08\/11\/trump-china-tariffs-deadline-extended.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/us-china-extend-tariff-truce-by-90-days-staving-off-surge-duties-2025-08-12\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meanwhile, the White House\u2019s relationship with tech firms is also in the spotlight<\/strong>, after Trump confirmed reaching an agreement with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices allowing them to sell chips to China in exchange for a fee on these sales. Nvidia could separately be allowed to sell a version of another next-generation chip to China, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/trump-opens-door-sales-version-nvidias-next-gen-ai-chips-china-2025-08-11\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Intel is also getting ink after its CEO met with Trump yesterday, after the president called for Lip-Bu Tan\u2019s \u201cimmediate\u201d resignation from the company over his ties to China. 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/8\/.909fb7cd-9b42-404f-9f1f-038a839b264f.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Dar Global ups liquidity with USD 165 mn facility, expands into financial services: <\/strong>Dar Global, the Dubai-based luxury developer and international arm of Saudi Dar Al Arkan, increased a financing facility to USD 440 mn from USD 275 mn, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonstockexchange.com\/news-article\/DAR\/strategic-update\/17176850\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure<\/a> to the London Stock Exchange. The facility is secured by a pledge of shares and backed by corporate guarantees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Who\u2019s involved? <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The additional USD 165 mn was underwritten by Emirates NBD, with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, and Zand Bank also participating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where the money\u2019s going: <\/strong>The expanded facility will accelerate delivery of Dar Global\u2019s growing project pipeline across the Middle East, Europe, and North America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The firm is deepening its Saudi pipeline: <\/strong>The company signed a new joint development agreement with Dar Al Arkan and acquired strategic land in Riyadh and Jeddah, it said in the disclosure. Together, the projects \u2014 which could include luxury villas, a world-class golf course, and a high-end hotel \u2014 bring the group\u2019s gross development value to around USD 12.5 bn. The plans include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>co-developing a <strong>USD 2.8 bn integrated scheme<\/strong> anchored by a USD 300 mn partial land purchase in Riyadh;<\/li>\n<li>and developing a <strong>mixed-use project valued at nearly USD 2 bn<\/strong> on one of the city\u2019s most prominent land parcels. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Dar Global has been actively eyeing expansion in KSA: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0fe23dfc-6d0f-49c1-8aa7-2262599cd752\/this-morning:-nmdc-to-list-epc-services-subsidiary%3F-%2B-uae-ranked-first-globally-in-terms-of-fdi-to-gdp-ratio-in-2023\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Last August<\/a>, the company tapped Rothschild &amp; Co to explore potential acquisitions and joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and London. The move was part of a strategy to grow annual revenues to USD 3 bn from USD 700 mn by deepening its GCC presence, CEO Ziaad El Chaar <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/de98445d-93db-4679-a8ea-e4fb0f1e69be\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">previously said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- The developer also acquired a financial services firm in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC)<\/strong>, marking its entry into the financial services space, according to the disclosure, which did not disclose the name of the firm. The acquisition will allow the company to attract institutional and private capital into real estate funds, participate in larger-scale projects with less risk, and build recurring revenues beyond the development cycle through asset management, investment banking, and advisory. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> \u201cThe enhanced financing facility reinforces our balance sheet to fuel growth at scale and the establishment of a financial services arm in DIFC enhances our ability to structure capital and unlock global [prospects] that previously would not have been available to the Group,\u201d El Shaar said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Dar Global operates in 14 cities across nine countries and has partnered with over 10 global luxury brands. Recent UAE milestones include a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/203bee46-1c70-41d4-a0c4-ca47f20ae0fe\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">partnership with the Trump Organization<\/a> to develop Trump Tower Dubai, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/e8d1844e-38d8-46b9-8e36-8356a77e41c4\/almaden-to-invest-usd-240-mn-to-develop-a-solar-glass-plant-in-kizad\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">launched sales<\/a> in April, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/23279242-669d-4267-9cf9-f50b4c35ee80\/more-big-ticket-real-estate-projects-in-dubai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 1.4 bn DG Villas project<\/a> at Jumeirah Golf Estates, and an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/773aaa2c-fded-44b9-be6f-94ed130a9443\/india%25e2%2580%2599s-shapoorji-pallonji-completes-first-dubai-residential-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 201.5 mn main works contract<\/a> for The Astera on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. 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The transaction is expected to wrap in 3Q 2025, and will include a finance lease tied to the property.<\/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 sale is part of a plan to focus on core healthcare and education holdings. <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The company did not specify how it will use the proceeds, or if the funds will go toward new investments or its balance sheet. It replaces a put option agreement between AHH and NLCS signed in <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/853b1b14-db08-4da1-8e0b-ba96258ea8c5\/dfm-to-divest-non-core-assets-%2B-aqlanx-secures-usd-10-mn-investment\" rel=\"noopener\">May 2025<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">.<\/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\/amanat-holdings\/\">Amanat Holdings<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ma\/\">M&amp;A<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ma-watch\/\">M&amp;A WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"106445 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=\"106445\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/12\/106445-2\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-106445\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-106445 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=\"106446\" 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=\"106446\">\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\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/12\/union-coop-2q-net-income-up-12-8\/\">\r\n                            Union Coop 2Q net income climbs 12.8% on higher sales revenue                        <\/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\/12\/union-coop-2q-net-income-up-12-8\/\" 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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Quarterly revenues rose 7.3% y-o-y to AED 566.1 mn. In 1H 2025, net income climbed 6.4% y-o-y to AED 173.6 mn, while revenues grew 6.1% to AED 1.2 bn.<\/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\/earnings-watch\/\">EARNINGS WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/retail\/\">retail<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/union-coop\/\">Union Coop<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    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Maniar was previously senior partner at Crowe UAE and has served on the boards of ACCA and Global Corporate Advisors.<\/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 National Bank of Fujairah appointed Mohamed Al Ameeri (<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mohamed-al-ameeri-71554072\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">) as ch<\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">ief human resources officer<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">, according to a <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nbf.ae\/nbf-appoints-mohamed-al-ameeri-as-chief-human-resources-officer-4\/\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">. 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aiqintelligence.ai\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AIQ<\/a><\/strong><strong>, Adnoc\u2019s JV with G42 company Presight,<\/strong> <strong>will work with globa<\/strong><strong>l energy tech firm <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slb.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SLB<\/a><\/strong><strong> for the rollout of EnergyAi<\/strong>, AIQ\u2019s agentic AI solution, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aiqintelligence.ai\/newsroom\/news-and-press-releases\/AIQ-and-SLB-to-advance-development-and-deployment-of-agentic-AI-solution-across-ADNOC-s-subsurface-operations\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. SLB will co-design AI workflows for geology, seismic exploration, and reservoir modeling alongside AIQ, using SLB\u2019s Lumi data and AI platform to integrate the solution into Adnoc\u2019s subsurface operations. A scalable version of EnergyAi \u2014 including multiple AI agents for subsurface tasks \u2014 is set for deployment in 4Q 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">It\u2019s already helping deliver performance gains:<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> Initial testing \u2014 using 15% of Adnoc\u2019s data and focusing on two fields \u2014 saw a seismic AI agent deliver a 10x speed gain in seismic interpretation and a 70% improvement in precision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Adnoc is set to deploy EnergyAi as part of a USD 340 mn three-year agreement inked <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b05c8c07-35ad-4c88-9cf2-8876e94df9a4\/adnoc-taps%253cmark%253e-aiq%253c%2Fmark%253e-for-usd-340-mn-agentic-ai-deployment\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in March<\/a> with AIQ to deploy AI solutions across Adnoc\u2019s supply chain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DEBT-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Capital Intelligence<\/strong><strong> Ratings kept <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nbf.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">National Bank of Fujairah<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u2019s long-term foreign cu<\/strong><strong>rrency rating at A- and short-term rating at A2<\/strong>, both with a stable outlook, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciratings.com\/news\/2025\/08\/08\/4597\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The bank\u2019s standalone rating and core financial strength remain at bbb, while its extraordinary support level is rated as high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">LOGISTICS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DP World inaugurated its fir<\/strong><strong>st multi-customer warehouse in Brazil\u2019s Cajamar<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/usa\/news\/latest-news\/dpw-opens-first-multi-customer-warehouse-in-brazil\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The facility \u2014 spanning 100k sqm and nestled some 40 km from S\u00e3o Paulo \u2014 has direct access to key national highways, granting businesses access to trade hubs across the country. The warehouse will offer inbound and outbound logistics, inventory management, assembly, labeling, packing, cross-docking, and fulfillment services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Expanding its Latin American footprint:<\/strong> The Dubai-based logistics giant already has ongoing operations at Brazil\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/news\/releases\/dp-world-and-maersk-sign-long-term-agreement-to-expand-maritime-services-in-brazil\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Santos Port<\/a>, Peru\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/news\/releases\/dp-worlds-pier-expansion-drives-record-volumes-export-growth-at-perus-port-of-callao\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Callao Port<\/a>, Ecuador\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/en\/ecuador\/our-company---lp\/news\/latest-news\/ecuador-begins-berth-expansion#:~:text=The%20company%20is%20investing%20heavily,and%20communities%20across%20the%20region.%E2%80%9D&amp;text=DP%20World%20is%20reshaping%20the,what'\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Posorja Port<\/a>, and Chile\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpworld.com\/news\/releases\/dp-world-announces-major-investments-in-latin-american-ports-to-boost-capacity-and-efficiency\/#:~:text=operational%20efficiency%2C%20reinforcing%20its%20strategic%20vision%20for,providing%20additional%20trade%20opportunities%20for%20its%20customers\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio<\/a>. The firm also inked a USD 760 mn MoU <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/4dee40ef-a629-4aa7-b86e-0543dfdd1c79\/%253cmark%253edp-world%253c%2Fmark%253e-to-overhaul-dominican-republic-port-%2B-freetrade-zone-for-usd-760-mn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in May<\/a> to expand the Dominican Republic\u2019s Caucedo Port.<\/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>Dubai<\/strong><strong>-based developer TownX has named Ocean Stone as the main <\/strong><strong>contractor for its AED 662 mn <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/98ec84d8-0ff2-4888-916e-20436786f4ab\/edge-to-launch-jv-with-turkey%25e2%2580%2599s-pavo-group\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashley Hills project<\/a><\/strong><strong> in Arjan<\/strong>, spanning 400k sq ft of sellable area, it stated in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/townx-appoints-ocean-stone-as-main-contractor-for-its-aed-662mln-ashley-hills-project-y951pvuu\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The 616-unit project will be located near Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and Al Khail Road, with expressions of interest already open for buyers. The developer currently has an AED 4 bn portfolio under its belt. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MANUFACTURING-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Italy\u2019s<\/strong><strong> G&amp;G sets up shop in Rakez:<\/strong> Novara-based composite materials manufacturer G&amp;G Compositi is leasing a 10k sq ft facility \u2014 slated to be operational in September \u2014 at Al Hamra Industrial Area in Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) to serve as its hub in the GCC region, as per a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/ar\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA\/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%8A-%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A-ozsmp3xj\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The family-owned enterprise targets the hypercar and high-end design markets to produce components for supercars, marine, defense, aerospace, and luxury interiors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">FINTECH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Adio<\/strong><strong> + Ant International to boost Abu Dhabi\u2019s fintech ecosystem: <\/strong>The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) inked an MoU with Singapore-based <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ant-intl.com\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant International<\/a>, a global digital payment and fintech provider, to expand the emirate\u2019s fintech sector and improve financial connectivity with key world markets, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/economy\/abu-dhabi-investment-office-partners-with-ant-international-to-advance-innovation-in-the-emirates-fintech-ecosystem\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Media Office<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">STARTUPS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A new bridge for UAE-Canada startups:<\/strong> Dubai\u2019s iAccel Gulf Business Incubator (iAccel GBI), launched under Dubai SME, has signed an MoU with the Toronto Business Development Center (TBDC), one of Toronto\u2019s oldest incubators, to support startups expanding between the UAE and Canada, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/iaccel-gbi-and-toronto-business-development-centre-team-up-to-help-startups-scale-across-uae-and-canada-fcipqbld\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. 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  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/261.jpg?fit=1568%2C9999&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"106454\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/08\/12\/ksa-once-again-leads-the-regions-ipo-chart-with-13-of-the-14-ipos-in-2q-2025-ey\/261-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/261.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"261.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/261.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/261.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-106453\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-106453 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-planet-finance tag-capital-markets tag-enterpriseam-uae tag-financial-markets tag-mena-ipos tag-planet-finance 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\/.95818a7d-0e4d-458b-8e6a-fd71633fa425.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> IPOs in the region raised some USD 2.5 bn in the second quart<\/strong><strong>er of the year<\/strong>, spread across 14 transactions, according to EY\u2019s latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/8\/634.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">MENA IPO Eye report (pdf)<\/a>. The marginal 6.2% quarter-on-quarter decrease in proceeds in the face of global economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions shows that \u201cMENA capital markets demonstrate continued resilience, although marked by caution,\u201d according to EY-Parthenon MENA Leader Brad Watson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Like the <\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4dbdb971-8c9f-4292-8c8a-528ba636dc9d\/saudi-arabia-led-the-regional%253cmark%253e-ipo%253c%2Fmark%253e-chart-in-1q--ey\" rel=\"noopener\">quarter before<\/a><\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> \u2014 and pretty much every quarter before that \u2014 Saudi Arabia <\/strong><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">continued to dominate the regional IPO charts<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">, accounting for 13 of the 14 IPOs in the region over the three-month period. Proceeds from Saudi IPOs accounted for USD 1.9 bn of the total USD 2.5 bn raised across the region. Leading the pack in KSA and the region in terms of amount raised was <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/b60ff1b1-9ca1-4711-9287-69daf15caa77\" rel=\"noopener\">Flynas<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> ' entrance to the Tadawul that raised USD 1.1 bn \u2014 accounting for 44.2% of proceeds for the whole region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The only other country to witness an offering was the UAE<\/strong>, with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/fa1bcba8-80bf-4974-a750-2eaa58975bef\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">offering of Dubai<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/fa1bcba8-80bf-4974-a750-2eaa58975bef\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Residential REIT<\/a> on the Dubai Financial Market, which raised USD 584 mn. The 26x oversubscribed IPO was the second largest offering by proceeds in the region, accounting for some 23.6% of all proceeds during the quarter for the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Issuers adopted a more cautious trend, favoring shareholder exits over raising new <\/strong><strong>capital.<\/strong> This boosted offerings in the region during the second quarter through secondary listings, whose share rose to 64.3% of total IPOs compared to 35.7% in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, the number of primary listings decreased from six in 1Q 2025 to four in 2Q. The region did not witness any direct listings in 2Q.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The quarter was marked by poor first day performance<\/strong>, with 10 of the 14 IPOs finishing their first day trading at below their offer price. The report attributes this to investors taking a cautious approach due to \u201congoing global uncertainty driven by trade tensions, tariff shifts, tightening financial conditions, and heightened geopolitical volatility across the MENA region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Less than half of the companies were trading above their IPO price by the end of the <\/strong><strong>quarter<\/strong>, with six of the 14 companies in the red following their IPOs. The share price of Dkhoun National Trading on the Tadawul\u2019s parallel market Nomu down 27% and the United Carton Industries Company on the main market down 25% on their offering prices as of 30 June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Leading the charts in post-IPO gains is Asas Makeen<\/strong>, which rose 36% by the end of the quarter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>EY sees IPO appetite keeping a pace in 2025 \u2014 and staying centred around KSA. <\/strong>Fourteen companies are planning to list this year, with Saudi Arabia accounting for ten of these. The list also includes planned IPOs in non-GCC nations Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, which the reports says points to the growing market depth and diversification in the region.<\/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>Asian markets are in the green in early trading today<\/strong>, as the markets react to the overnight decision to extend the US-China trade war truce by 90 days. Japan\u2019s Nikkei is up 2.5%, Korea\u2019s is up 0.6%, and the Shanghai Composite is up 0.5%, while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng is flat. Over on Wall Street, futures are muted as investors await US inflation data for July.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,302<\/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: +9.4%)<\/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>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\">6,153<\/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: +19.3%)<\/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>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\">5,075<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: +21.9%)<\/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>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-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>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\">4.4% o\/n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">4.1% 1 yr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>TASI<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,792<\/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\">-1.0% (YTD: -10.3%)<\/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>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\">35,909<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.6% (YTD: +20.7%)<\/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>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\">6373<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: +8.4%)<\/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>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\">9130<\/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: +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\">5332<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.3% (YTD: +8.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 66.63<\/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%<\/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>Natural gas (Nymex)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 2.98<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3,404.70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-2.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 119,052.10<\/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\">+0.3% (YTD: +27.3%)<\/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>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 3.6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.3% (YTD: +3.4%)<\/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\">147.74<\/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: +5.6%)<\/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\">16.25<\/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\">+7.3% (YTD: -6.3%)<\/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 DFM rose 0.1% yesterday on turnover of AED 641.7 mn.<\/strong> The index is up 19.3% 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>Amlak Finance (+10.1%), Al Mal Capital REIT (+4.1%) and Al Mazaya Holding Company (+2.3%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>National Cement Company (-2.7%), ENBD REIT (-2.4%) and BHM Capital (-2.3%). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the ADX, the index fell 0.1% yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of AED 959.4 mn. Meanwhile, <strong>Nasdaq Dubai<\/strong> is down 0.3%. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> CORPORATE ACTIONS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Al Mal<\/strong><strong> Capital seals capital hike:<\/strong> DFM-listed asset manager Al Mal Capital REIT will boost its paid-up capital by 36.45% to AED 701.2 mn, after having secured regulatory approval from the Securities and Commodities Authority, it reported in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/8\/624.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">filing (pdf)<\/a> to the bourse. The new units started trading on the DFM as of yesterday. The Dubai-based firm\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/49193aa5-3d49-4354-94fd-a90c152289ff\/this-morning:-guinea-transfers-ega%25e2%2580%2599s-concession-to-state-backed-firm-%2B-dubai-investments-to-ipo-one-of-its-subsidiaries-this-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recently wrapped follow-on public offering<\/a> \u2014 priced at AED 1.1 per unit \u2014 had raised AED 210 mn, AED 10 mn short of its initial target. <\/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\/capital-markets\/\">capital markets<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/financial-markets\/\">Financial markets<\/a>\n   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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-12 August (Saturday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/ar\/economy\/abu-dhabi-convention-and-exhibition-bureau-to-host-2025-international-dragon-awards-annual-conference\/\" style=\"\">The Annual International Dragon Awards Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec.<\/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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">7 September (Sunday) Opec+ meet to discuss production policy for October. <\/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>25-27 September (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilds.org\/news-events\/events\/the-10th-international-congress-of-medical-excellence-in-dermatology-and-aesthetic-medicine\/#:~:text=25%20Sep%202025-,The%2010th%20International%20Congress%20of%20Medical%20Excellence%20in%20Dermatology%20and,September%202025%20in%20Dubai%2C%20UAE.\" style=\"\">International Congress of Medical Excellence in Dermatology and Aesthetic Med<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 September (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theafricadebate.com\/uae\" style=\"\">Africa Debate 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>30 September (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dpc.org.ae\/en\/podfestdubai\" style=\"\">Dubai Podfest<\/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 October (Tuesday): Enterprise Egypt Forum 2025.<\/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 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>1-2 November (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubai.platinumlist.net\/event-tickets\/we-convention-womens-empowerment-convention?utm_source=social&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=26may_smm_linkedin\" style=\"\">Women's Empowerment Convention (WE Convention)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Atlantis The Royal, Dubai.<\/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>13-15 November (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acifma.com\/events\/48th-ica-conference-exhibition#:~:text=We'\"re%2520pleased%2520to%2520announce,ahead%2520in%2520an%2520evolving%2520market.&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1754970222395938&usg=AOvVaw3q6jVD_GBH3JQHKD-79n3H\" style=\"\">International Financial Markets (ICA) Conference and Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Conrad Dubai. <\/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>8-9 December (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainvest.com\/news\/vap-group-host-global-ai-show-2025-abu-dhabi-5000-attendees-2508\/\" style=\"\">Global AI Show 2025<\/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>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>8-11 December (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adgm.com\/media\/announcements\/adfw-2025-set-to-double-in-size-at-new-location\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi Finance Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi's International Financial Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">9-10 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve\u2019s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>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>9-13 February (Monday-Friday): <\/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\/whx-dubai-and-whx-labs-dubai-to-combine-in-2026-to-form-the-worlds-largest-healthcare-event-rja84scy\" style=\"\">The World Health Expo (WHX)<\/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 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 style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in October 2026:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Abu Dhabi Space Week, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2027:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Abu Dhabi\u2019s solar and battery energy facility, combining 5.2 GW of solar capacity and 19 GWh of battery storage, is set for commissioning. <\/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 between 2027 and 2029:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sibos 2029 organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Dubai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The commissioning of the seventh phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AND- Amanat sells off NLCS 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