{"id":109594,"date":"2025-11-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=109594"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:35:21","slug":"etihad-flydubai-lock-in-airbus-orders-al-maktoum-airport-attracts-investments-for-expansion","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/issues\/etihad-flydubai-lock-in-airbus-orders-al-maktoum-airport-attracts-investments-for-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Etihad, flydubai lock in Airbus orders + Al Maktoum Airport attracts investments for expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"109596\" 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=\"109596\">\r\n            \r\n                <div 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/11\/.61389a71-6d08-4b1a-83cb-aa39e404096d.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, friends, and happy hump day to you all. <\/strong>There\u2019s no end in sight to the slew of agreements and orders from Emirati airlines and defense firms as the Dubai Airshow enters its third day, while on the macro front, Dubai inflation came in at its highest in nearly a year in October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- Curious about the state of the union of AI in the GCC? <\/strong>Mckinsey\u2019s State of the AI report tells us that adoption is on the rise, but true value realization is still slow. We have everything you need to know in the news well, below. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0fWEATHER- It\u2019s a warm and sunny morning<\/strong>, with Dubai set to see a high of 31\u00b0C and a low of 23\u00b0C, while Abu Dhabi will see a high of 30\u00b0C and a low of 22\u00b0C. <\/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>\u26bdOur wait for the World Cup is getting a little longer<\/strong>, after a last-minute penalty for Iraq saw the team beat the UAE 3-2 in aggregate, ending our chances at qualifying for next year\u2019s football tournament. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>South <\/strong><strong>Korea signs onto UAE\u2019s Stargate AI megaproject: <\/strong>Seoul will partner with the UAE on its US-backed Stargate UAE initiative to build one of the world\u2019s largest AI data campuses, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/south-korea-agrees-join-uaes-stargate-ai-project-2025-11-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing a government announcement from South Korea made during President Lee Jae Myung\u2019s visit to Abu Dhabi. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The two countries also inked a framework agreement to incr<\/strong><strong>ease bilateral AI investment<\/strong>, including in infrastructure, supply chains, and R&amp;D. They will also explore projects ranging from co-operating hyperscale AI data centers to global AI smart port projects. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REFRESHER- <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/8d9ad766-614b-4147-a0a1-401a806c3fd8\/more-details-on-the-us-uae-mega-ai-campus\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Stargate UAE<\/a>, announced during US President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to the UAE <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/3261fa8a-9604-492d-88c8-a0108899f5fa\/uae,-us-ink-usd-200-bn-investment-agreements-in-ai,-critical-minerals,-and-energy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in May<\/a>, is set to be the first deployment of the US\u2019 wider <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/83962672-34d6-4fa0-9c03-2159613a897a\/inside-trump%25e2%2580%2599s-usd-500-bn-ai-project%253cmark%253e-stargate%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 500 bn Stargate infrastructure program<\/a> and will form part of a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/8d9ad766-614b-4147-a0a1-401a806c3fd8\/more-details-on-the-us-uae-mega-ai-campus\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">5 GW US-UAE AI data center cluster<\/a>. US players OpenAI, Nvidia, Cisco, Oracle, and Japan\u2019s SoftBank are partnering on the project, which is set to open in 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO FROM THE VISIT- <\/strong><strong>The two countries agreed to expand cooperation in <\/strong><strong>space, biohealth, economic cooperation, defense, intellectual property, and nuclear energy. <\/strong>This includes, in the field of defense, working on joint development of weapons, technology cooperation, and local production. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>South Korea could gain some USD 15 bn in de<\/strong><strong>fense projects on the back of this cooperation framework<\/strong>, Korean news outlet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khan.co.kr\/article\/202511182345527\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyunghyang Shinmun<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>#2- Adnoc is among several companies interested in the assets of Russian energy firm <\/strong><strong>Lukoil<\/strong>, especially its natural gas operations in Uzbekistan, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-18\/lukoil-s-suitor-list-grows-to-include-exxon-chevron-abu-dhabi\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing people in the know. This comes as firms including US private equity firm Carlyle Group, as well as oil and gas firms Chevron and Exxon also eye some of its assets \u2014 though the caveat is the firm is looking to sell its entire international portfolio in one shot ahead of US sanctions set to take effect on 13 December. This could mean that a financial firm could step in to buy the assets and sell them piecemeal over time, the business news information service reports. <\/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>#3-<\/strong> <strong>Joby<\/strong><strong> Aviation<\/strong><strong> picks sites for Dubai vertiports: <\/strong>US-based Joby Aviation has selected the American University in Dubai, Atlantis the Royal, and Dubai Mall for its next electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiports, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.jobyaviation.com\/news-events\/press-releases\/detail\/162\/dubai-air-taxi-network-takes-flight-joby-completes#:~:text=The%20sites%2C%20at%20the%20American,taxi%20services%20in%20the%20Emirate\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The sites \u2014 set for launch in 2026 \u2014 will be developed by UK-based <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/skyports.net\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Skyports Infrastructure<\/a>, and are part of Joby\u2019s six-year exclusive agreement with Dubai\u2019s Road and Transport Authority to set up air taxi services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>The air taxi operator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/c4d11e22-53c8-4d89-82f5-b5b47a283e1c\/investcorp-makes-a-us-acquisition\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">completed<\/a> its first crewed eVTOL aerial taxi flight between Margham\u2019s Dubai Jetman Helipad and Al Maktoum International Airport this week. Its first eVTOL aerial taxi vertiport in Dubai \u2014 located in Dubai International Airport \u2014 is 60% complete, with the firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/1ed06d7f-8191-483e-a4cf-bef61799d99e\/this-morning:-joby-aviation-on-track-to-complete-first-dubai-vertiport-by-1q-2026-%2B-could-starlink-come-to-the-uae%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">on track<\/a> to launch it in 1Q 2026, ahead of commercial rollout. <\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4-<\/strong><strong> AD<\/strong><strong> Po<\/strong><strong>rts, CM<\/strong><strong>A CGM to expand joint terminal at Khalifa Port: <\/strong>Port operator AD Ports Group has inked an agreement with French shipping giant CMA CGM to expand their joint terminal at Khalifa Port, boosting its capacity by 50% to 2.7 mn TEUs by 2028, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adportsgroup.com\/en\/news-and-media\/2025\/11\/18\/ad-ports-group-signs-agreement-with-cma-cgm-group-to-expand-terminal-at-khalifa-port\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The move comes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/363628d0-0ee5-4497-902c-953a79189ad4\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ead%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eports%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%2B%253c%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emark%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ecma%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253c%2F%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emark%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ecgm%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253elaunch%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253enew%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253econtainer%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eterminal%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eat%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eabu%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253edhabi%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253es%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253c%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emark%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ekhalifa%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253c%2F%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253emark%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eport%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">less than a year<\/a> after the terminal launched operations. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The agreement aims to raise the port\u2019s <\/strong><strong>overall container handling capacity by 9%<\/strong> to 10.5 mn TEUs per year, as well as expand the quay wall\u2019s length to 1.2 km and yard area by over 40% to 667k sqm. The project will also upgrade utilities and systems, including reefer racks to monitor refrigerated container storage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BACKGROUND- <\/strong>AD Ports and CMA CGM operate the terminal under a joint venture \u2014 with CMA Terminals holding a 70% stake and AD Ports holding 30%. The pair first announced the AED 3.1 bn terminal project in 2021, initially committing some AED 570 mn, and inking a 35-year concession agreement for the terminal. <\/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- Emirati b\u2019naire and Emaar chairman Mohamed Alabbar is investing USD 145 mn in a <\/strong><strong>resort in Italy<\/strong>, after buying the Castello di Antognolla in Umbria for USD 55 mn, the businessman told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-18\/burj-khalifa-developer-eyes-italy-in-global-property-push?embedded-checkout=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>. He aims to create \u201cone of the most prestigious resorts in the world,\u201d complete with fashion events and culinary competitions. The investment is personal and not through Emaar or Eagle Hills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details: <\/strong>The Antognolla project will see the 12th-century castle redeveloped into a hotel, wellness resort and 3k-sqm longevity centre, alongside 80+ luxury homes, a polo club and other amenities. The site already includes an 18-hole golf course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>As for his other overseas ventures: <\/strong>A luxury tourism project Alabbar is pursuing in Madagascar faces a setback after lawmakers impeached the country\u2019s former president and the army took over, though it is currently in wait-and-see mode. Meanwhile, his firm Eagle Hills is pushing ahead with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/6c622cff-377e-46ec-a6fb-f517c0b8a2eb\/this-morning:-eagle-hills-to-invest-usd-6-bn-in-georgia-%2B-iraqi-stock-exchange-to-join-adx%25e2%2580%2599s-tabadul\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 6 bn project in Georgia<\/a>, as well as additional projects in Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Latvia, Bahrain, Ethiopia and Morocco. However, its plan to redevelop land in Budapest into a \u201cmini-Dubai\u201d was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/19300912-82ec-45ce-9223-4bf2ce9e6ac1\/budapest-pulls-plug-on%253cmark%253e-eagle-hills%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599-mini-dubai-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked by the Hungarian government<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSAs- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>National<\/strong><strong> holiday extended to private sector:<\/strong> Monday, 1 December and Tuesday, 2 December have been confirmed as a national holiday for private sector employees to celebrate Eid Al Etihad, marking a four-day weekend across the UAE, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mohre.gov.ae\/en\/media-center\/news\/17\/11\/2025\/54th-eid-al-etihad-1-and-2-december-2025-declared-as-official-holiday-for-the-private-sector\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Resources and Emiratization Ministry<\/a>. For residents following the Saturday-Sunday weekend, their holiday will run from Saturday, 29 November to Tuesday, 2 December, while Sharjah residents will enjoy a five-day weekend, including Friday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/uae\/eid-al-etihad-uae?_refresh=true\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Khaleej Times<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>The <\/strong><strong>Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has reportedly scrapped the AED 5k minimum<\/strong> <strong>salary requirement for accessing bank financing<\/strong>, allowing low-salaried residents better access to financial services, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.emaratalyoum.com\/business\/local\/2025-11-18-1.1988980\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Emarat Al Youm<\/a> reports. Minimum salary requirements will now be at each bank\u2019s internal discretion. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Bank accounts for all?<\/strong> The move came as the CBUAE launched the UAE\u2019s National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2026-30 at the two-day MENA Financial Inclusion Leaders' Summit, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bmrhdf0-uae-national-financial-inclusion-strategy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The strategy includes 12 initiatives focused on providing inclusive bank accounts for all residents, improving financial literacy, offering products tailored to women, youth, and people of determination, and enabling access to financial services for entrepreneurs and MSMEs.<\/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>#3-<\/strong><strong>Dubai Ports rolls out AI system for instant approvals: <\/strong>The Dubai Ports Authority introduced an AI- and RPA-powered system that automatically issues operational approvals and safe-work permits for activities such as accepting dangerous goods, vessel bunkering, ship-waste discharge, and port-facility work, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/government-news\/dubai-ports-authority-launches-the-first-smart-system-for-automated-approvals-and-permit-issuance-using-ai-hbltclnv\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The platform will instantly process eligible requests \u2014 estimated at around 44k transactions a year \u2014 while routing exceptional cases to human review to maintain compliance.<\/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\">Have you checked out EnterpriseAM MENA &lt;&gt; India? It's our newest briefing tracking one of the world's most dynamic trade, investment, and cultural corridors. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we'll track the transactions, trends, and market moves connecting these two dynamic regions. The flow of capital, talent, and trade between MENA and the Indian subcontinent is one of the most important economic stories in the world \u2014 and we\u2019re telling it as only we can.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">If you\u2019re investing, trading, or scouting for your next big move in MENA or India, subscribe to EnterpriseAM MENA &lt;&gt; India by tapping <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/mena-india\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong> to get the strategic intelligence you need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sub.ent.news\/mena-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2025\/11\/1320.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> HAPPENING TODAY- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- A UAE delegation is visiting Singapore and India until Friday, 21 November<\/strong> to boost bilateral trade and explore new sustainable development investments, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/economy\/abu-dhabi-department-of-economic-development-to-lead-high-level-economic-delegation-to-singapore-and-india\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Media Office<\/a> reports. The delegation will meet with policymakers, investors, and business leaders in both countries to strengthen partnerships across sectors like AI, agritech, healthcare and life sciences, renewable energy, advanced technology, financial services, manufacturing, and logistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- South Korea\u2019s President Lee Jae Myung is on the third and final day of a state visit to the UAE<\/strong>, holding talks with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to strengthen cooperation in investment, defense, energy, advanced technologies, and healthcare, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/economics\/107043\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a> reports. The visit builds on existing relationships spanning politics, economy, nuclear cooperation, climate change, cybersecurity, food security, defense, healthcare, culture, government administration, and space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Abu Dhabi today for a <\/strong><strong>working visit<\/strong> focusing on attracting new investments and trade partnerships, and expanding the trade and economic partnership in areas like energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and AI, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2025\/11\/12\/prime-minister-carney-visit-uae-and-attend-g20-leaders-summit\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The PM will meet with business execs to attract investments to build out Canada\u2019s export infrastructure and boost access for Canadian exporters. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4-<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Airshow<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on its third day and runs until Friday<\/strong> at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai. The event features over 1.4k exhibitors and 192 aircraft on display, and looks to develop new solutions for sustainable aviation. Expect plenty of agreements as well as discussions around key issues facing the aviation industry, from MRO and airport and airline management to cybersecurity, workforce development, airport tech, and women\u2019s leadership in aerospace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#5- <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastmarkets.com\/events\/middle-east-iron-steel\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East Iron &amp; Steel<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on its third and final day <\/strong>at Madinat Jumeirah Conference Center. The event brings together over 1.3k international senior executives to discuss the latest trends in the steel and iron industry. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#6- <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaifuture.ae\/dubai-future-forum-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Future Forum<\/a><\/strong><strong> wraps today at the Museum <\/strong><strong>of the Future<\/strong>, bringing together policymakers, technologists, and futurists to explore long-term trends shaping the region, from AI to proactive med, and urban resilience. Some 100 innovative projects from students, graduates, and professors from global universities will be showcased, with five projects set to be chosen for support to prepare them for real-world application. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#7- The Turkey leg of the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/adisummit.ae\/roadshow\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit roadshow<\/a><\/strong><strong> kicked off<\/strong> <strong>yesterday<\/strong> <strong>in Ankara <\/strong><strong>and continues today in Istanbul<\/strong>, with some USD 55 bn worth of Abu Dhabi projects featuring sustainable and smart urban infrastructure on the line for Turkish investment, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/15vlvkh-abu-dhabi-infrastructure-summit-showcases-55\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. Senior officials from both countries are exploring and strengthening public-private partnerships in housing, infrastructure, and urban development, while highlighting investments for Turkish engineering and contracting firms in modular construction, transport, and complex engineering developments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#8- <\/strong><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rakisummit.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Investment and Business Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> is on its second day today and runs till Thursday, 20 <\/strong><strong>November<\/strong> at Al Hamra International Exhibition and Convention Center in Ras Al Khaimah, gathering investors, industry leaders, and government representatives to discuss investment prospects in Ras al Khaimah, with a focus on manufacturing, tourism and hospitality, real estate and infrastructure, and investment and finance. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#9- <\/strong><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shf.sharjahtourism.ae\/SITTF\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Forum<\/a><\/strong><strong> takes place today <\/strong>at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Center. The forum will gather senior government officials, international experts, and tourism, travel, and tech industry players to explore future trends in the tourism sector. <\/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>A US tech market slump and the Epstein files are dominating headlines in the international <\/strong><strong>press this morning.<\/strong> Claude-maker Anthropic received a push from Microsoft and Nvidia, but US tech stocks still took quite a hit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Anthropic will receive up to USD 15 bn in new funding from Microsoft and Nvidia<\/strong>, the latest wager on the fast-growing Claude developer. Microsoft will invest up to USD 5 bn while Nvidia will invest up to USD 10 bn, part of a broader funding round expected to value Anthropic at more than USD 300\u2013350 bn. The AI startup has agreed in return to purchase USD 30 bn in Azure computing capacity, which will run on Nvidia\u2019s newest AI chips. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/anthropic-commits-30-billion-microsoft-azure-compute-2025-11-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2f82a42c-7b41-40a4-b549-bce7805166f3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/11\/18\/2025\/anthropic-agreement-with-nvidia-and-microsoft-raises-ai-circularity-concerns\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/11\/18\/anthropic-ai-azure-microsoft-nvidia.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Markets are not buying it: <\/strong>US tech stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as mounting concerns over \u201cfrothy\u201d AI valuations triggered a broad sell-off across global markets. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed 1.2% lower, with major AI-linked names leading the declines as Nvidia slid 2.8%, while Microsoft shed 2.7% and Amazon declined 4.4%. The pullback comes ahead of Nvidia\u2019s earnings on Wednesday, a report investors see as a critical gauge of whether the AI boom can justify the sector\u2019s soaring valuations. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/72c35b5a-f75f-493d-ba86-a35d8d1f3490\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/11\/18\/2025\/global-markets-retreat-sharply-on-fears-of-tech-bubble\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/11\/18\/global-stocks-slide-as-valuation-fears-grow-ahead-of-nvidia-earnings.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/nvidia-set-320-billion-price-swing-after-earnings-options-indicate-2025-11-18\/\" 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>ALSO- President Donald Trump met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the <\/strong><strong>White House<\/strong>, where they signed agreements on defense, nuclear negotiations, AI and more. The president cleared future F-35 deliveries to Saudi and designated the Kingdom as a major non-Nato ally, while the Crown Prince pledged to increase Saudi\u2019s investment package in the US to a whopping USD 1 tn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- <\/strong>The US Congress voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to release the Justice Department\u2019s files on the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a move enabled by Trump\u2019s abrupt reversal after months of resisting the measure. The legislation is now awaiting Trump\u2019s signature. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-house-vote-epstein-files-release-trump-drops-opposition-2025-11-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/trump-presidency-epstein-files-house-vote-11-18-25\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a1e71b91-41f8-4508-b6bb-87dbb0df81e5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/11\/18\/us\/trump-epstein-files-news\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-18\/house-votes-to-release-epstein-files-in-new-setback-for-trump?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO WORTH READING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meta does not hold an illegal social media monopoly<\/strong>, a US federal judge ruled. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f3206cf5-82d3-4b38-9999-907448b5a6d0\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/18\/technology\/meta-google-antitrust-tech.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/11\/18\/meta-wins-ftc-antitrust-trial-that-focused-on-whatsapp-instagram.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/meta-defeats-us-antitrust-case-over-instagram-whatsapp-2025-11-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cloudflare restored internet services on Tuesday<\/strong> after an oversized security configuration file crashed parts of its network and clocked access to platforms like X and ChatGPT. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/elon-musks-x-down-thousands-us-users-downdetector-shows-2025-11-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/11\/18\/2025\/cloudflare-outage-takes-down-large-parts-of-the-internet\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/11\/18\/cloudflare-down-outage-traffic-spike-x-chatgpt.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>You\u2019re reading EnterpriseAM UAE<\/strong>, your essential daily roundup of business, economics, and must-read news about the UAE, delivered straight to your inbox. 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refining and trading systems, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bms2t10-adnoc-deepens-energy-partnerships-with-chinese\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Adnoc also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0bd6d8e1-a33b-4ef1-9857-a3116f2441d3\/abu-dhabi,-montenegro-to-boost-energy-cooperation-%2B-several-mous-signed-with-chinese-firms\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recently<\/a> renewed crude supply contracts with CNOOC and Zhenhua Oil, including a five-year <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/b457fc31-b3bf-442f-83e1-48860f857967\/this-morning:-ad-ports,-masdar-eye-debt-issuances-despite-global-market-turmoil-%2B-gov%25e2%2580%2599t-departments-will-be-assessed-on-ai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LNG agreement to supply CNOOC with 500k metric tons<\/a> per year starting next year, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/34ae57f6-e4d7-4f89-b24e-65e8ba50b675\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">up to 12 LNG cargoes<\/a> annually for Zhenhua \u2014 which had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/5501381d-b63b-49aa-8daa-004ba72d7131\/china%25e2%2580%2599s%253cmark%253e-zhenhua%253c%2Fmark%253e-on-track-for-double-its-adnoc-crude-supply-after-bu-hasa-takeover\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged<\/a> to double its Adnoc crude offtake to 200k bbl \/ d this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Adnoc\u2019s petrochemicals JV Borouge also signed three supply agreements<\/strong> with Chinese cable manufacturers for upcoming renewable energy projects and an MoU with two waste management firms to develop recycling infrastructure in Ningbo. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meanwhile, <\/strong><strong>Chinese state-o<\/strong><strong>wned<\/strong><strong> refiner <\/strong><strong>Yanchang Petroleum secured 2 mn bbl<\/strong><strong> of Abu <\/strong><strong>Dhabi Murban from Swiss trader Mercuria<\/strong>, as it shifts away from Russian oil imports amid looming <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/8be497ae-839a-4750-81ec-82bae0b505ee\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sanctions<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/china-refiner-yanchang-buys-crude-uae-kazakhstan-instead-russia-trade-sources-2025-11-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing trade sources. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>China and India have been <a target=\"_blank\" 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   <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-109599\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-109599 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aviation tag-abu-dhabi-airports tag-airbus tag-aviation tag-defense tag-edge tag-edge-group tag-emirates-airlines tag-enoc tag-etihad-airways tag-ipo tag-manufacturing tag-mubadala-investment-company tag-sustainable-aviation-fuels 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\/11\/.703e53aa-c2dd-4adc-8030-8887d125644e.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Etihad Airways and flydubai followed Emirates\u2019 lead with two aircraft orders<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> on <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dubaiairshow.aero\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Airshow<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> \u2019s second day, though this time, Airbus is in the spotlight. Plus: Emirates is planning a new business seat manufacturing facility and Strata is eyeing manufacturing engine parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AIRCRAFT ORDERS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- Airbus snaps up flydubai order:<\/strong> Dubai-based carrier flydubai placed an order with European manufacturer Airbus for 150 A321 aircrafts \u2014 a major capacity expansion for the budget airline, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-11-flydubai-signs-a-landmark-agreement-for-150-a321neo-aircraft\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The value of the acquisition, which marks the budget airline\u2019s first with Airbus, was not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Could there be more coming?<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/e09d2850-2a09-4e69-9866-0c4d6c884923\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">We\u2019ve been expecting<\/a> flydubai to announce an order consisting of 200 narrow-body planes with an option for 100 more at this week\u2019s airshow. Today\u2019s order confirms earlier reports from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/edition\/logistics\/07a3a39e-ce13-4581-80cd-7d20dfe2c055\/emirates-seals-usd-38-bn-order-for-65-boeing-jets\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/airbus-win-bulk-major-flydubai-jet-order-sources-say-2025-11-16\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> that Airbus was set to beat its rival Boeing in securing the majority of the flydubai order. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> Flydubai also tapped GE Aerospace for an order of 60 GEnx-1B engines during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a614e50b-3e44-4baa-b009-0ea499481b57\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">show\u2019s first day<\/a> \u2014 set to power the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/logistics\/en\/news\/story\/d6a3c498-3013-40f5-a081-47ab9e26fc92\/%253cmark%253eboeing%253c%2Fmark%253e-scores-big-with-regional-airlines-at-dubai-airshow-%2B-dubai%25e2%2580%2599s-first-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-unveiled\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">airline\u2019s first widebody order<\/a> for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners placed back in 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO FROM FLYDUBAI- The airline inked an agreement with SpaceX to integrate <\/strong><strong>Starlink connectivity <\/strong><strong>across i<\/strong><strong>ts fleet<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/november\/18-11\/flydubai-announced-the-signing-of-an-agreement-with\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Starlink will provide in-flight connectivity for the airline\u2019s fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, with a rollout planned across 100 planes from next year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>Flydubai\u2019s parent firm Emirates will also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a614e50b-3e44-4baa-b009-0ea499481b57\/dubai-airshow-day-1-wrap-up:-emirates-makes-usd-38-bn-boeing-order,-plans%253cmark%253e-starlink%253c%2Fmark%253e-rollout-%2B-edge,-ammroc,-and-tawazun-eye-international-defense-cooperation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">equip all 232<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/a614e50b-3e44-4baa-b009-0ea499481b57\/dubai-airshow-day-1-wrap-up:-emirates-makes-usd-38-bn-boeing-order,-plans%253cmark%253e-starlink%253c%2Fmark%253e-rollout-%2B-edge,-ammroc,-and-tawazun-eye-international-defense-cooperation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">aircraft<\/a> in its in-service widebody fleet with SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellite internet, beginning with Boeing 777s this month and completing the rollout by mid-2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- Etihad Airways is expanding its fleet with 32 Airbus widebody jets, secured via dir<\/strong><strong>ect orders and leases<\/strong>, with the earliest delivery set for 2027, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etihad.com\/en\/news\/etihad-expands-widebody-fleet-with-32-new-airbus-aircraft-arriving-from-2027\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The direct orders include three A350F freighters, six A330-900s, and seven A350-1000s, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-11-etihad-airways-grows-its-airbus-widebody-fleet-becoming-a-new\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The carrier is also leasing nine A330-900s from Irish aviation leasing player Avolon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>All part of the bigger picture:<\/strong> Etihad Airways plans to acquire 200 aircraft by 2030, including 60 widebodies, Etihad CEO Antonoaldo Neves noted at the Dubai Airshow. The firm will allocate USD 10 bn over the next five years in expansion, funded entirely from its own coffers. Etihad Airways has so far made 60 commitments for widebody aircraft, with another <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/e6627c32-a5f3-4378-8f15-b5e6dce7d4d1\/etihad%25e2%2580%2599s-acquisition-of-boeing-aircraft-%2B-the-uae%25e2%2580%2599s-investments-in-africa-get-ink\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 14.5 bn<\/a> order for 28 Boeing 787 and 777X aircraft made earlier this year. <\/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>#1- Emirates to set up new seat manufacturing plant:<\/strong> Emirates inked an MoU with French aerospace firm Safran to set up a new aircraft seat manufacturing and assembly plant in Dubai, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1990739555914563989\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement on X<\/a>. The facility, which will initially focus on business and economy class retrofits before expanding to new planes, is scheduled for completion in 4Q 2027. It is expected to assemble up to 1k business class seats a year in its first phase of operation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Mubadala\u2019s <\/strong><strong>aerospace manufacturing unit <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mubadala.com\/en\/what-we-do\/strata\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Strata<\/a><\/strong><strong> is eyeing manufacturing <\/strong><strong>aircraft-engine parts for the first time <\/strong>as the sector faces a global shortage, acting CEO Sara Al Memari told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/business\/aviation\/2025\/11\/18\/mubadalas-strata-in-talks-to-build-global-jet-engine-parts-for-first-time\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The National<\/a>. She said the Al Ain-based unit is pushing to close an agreement in 1Q 2026 but did not disclose the counterparty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Strata could supply carbon-fiber materials for Boeing\u2019s 777X<\/strong>, Al Memari said, adding the company is still negotiating which structures the materials will support. The Strata Syensqo Advanced Material plant in Al Ain, built with Belgium\u2019s Syensqo, is in the qualification phase and targets production by end-1Q 2026. She said the facility is fully committed for the next 10 years but did not disclose volumes or contract value.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- <\/strong><strong>Mubadala\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>aerospace engineering and leasing arm Sanad Group and Abu Dhabi <\/strong><strong>Airports signed a 50-year land usufruct agreement<\/strong> that will allocate Sanad two plots of land totaling 70k sqm in Al Ain\u2019s Nibras Aerospace Park, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aletihad.ae\/news\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A\/4622868\/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86--%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF--%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B8%D8%A8%D9%8A--%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Etihad<\/a> reports. The group will build a dedicated MRO center for Pratt &amp; Whitney\u2019s geared turbofan engines and a two-unit engine test complex. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DEFENSE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>Edge <\/strong><strong>Group signed a USD 7 bn financing and procurement agreement with Indonesian <\/strong><strong>defense firm Republikorp to localize production in Indonesia<\/strong>, covering procurement and tech transfer, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bms2t3y-edge-republikorp-announce-billion-cooperation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The program spans air defense, land systems, naval platforms, cyber defense, and ammunition. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- UAE defense and security authority Tawazun Council inked another AED 6.3 bn worth <\/strong><strong>of agreements during the airshow<\/strong>, bringing the total so far to AED 10 bn, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bms2tj1-tawazun-announces-ministry-defence-deals-worth-aed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The agreements include a AED 5.9 bn contract for Global Aerospace Logistics for aircraft maintenance, a AED 279 mn contract for Calidus to upgrade Black Hawk, as well as agreements withAvital Technical Services and US-based Lockheed Martin for technical and logistical support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- <\/strong><strong>UAE rolls out homegrown Badr-250 aircraft: <\/strong>Local defense firm Calidus unveiled the Badr-250, the first light attack aircraft to be fully designed and manufactured in the UAE, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/business\/aviation\/calidus-launches-b-250-light-attack-aircraft-fully-developed-manufactured-in-uae-g791lhmn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The aircraft has completed its maiden flight and qualification tests, and is built for close air support, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, counterinsurgency, and pilot training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Calidus has been scaling up local manufacturing: <\/strong>The firm recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/44e35dd6-d29d-4625-a7b6-d46b0b48a139\/dld-taps-ctrl-alt-for-real-estate-tokenization-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">joined the UAE\u2019s in-country value program<\/a> to boost local procurement and industrial capacity and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/39c7449c-f20c-4450-9962-a925e14abb1f\/idex-and-navdex-2025-day-2:-bns-worth-of-agreements-signed\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signed an MoU with Tawazun Industrial Park<\/a> to expand its manufacturing footprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Enoc + MENA Biofuels partner up on SAF:<\/strong> Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) has signed an MoU with Mercantile &amp; Maritime Group's subsidiary MENA Biofuels to collaborate on the offtake, supply, and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/november\/18-11\/enoc-and-mena-biofuels-sign\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Media Office<\/a>. The parties will work toward integrating SAF output from MENA Biofuels\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/24200d96-2084-48b4-a7cc-9a8580eeb40c\/fujairah-is-getting-an-aed-2.2-bn-biofuel-processing-facility\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AED 2.2 bn biofuel processing facility<\/a> \u2014 currently under development at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu Dhabi Airports + Beta Tech beef up vertiport infrastructure:<\/strong> Abu Dhabi Airports has partnered with US eVTOL manufacturer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.team\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Beta Technologies<\/a> to integrate its Charge Cube and Battery Thermal Management System chargers to support the UAE\u2019s network of vertiports, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251117795197\/en\/Abu-Dhabi-Airports-Selects-BETA-Technologies-Charge-Infrastructure-for-Emirates-Advanced-Air-Mobility-Network\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. Abu Dhabi <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/13c3398b-2b8b-4b85-8e11-7cf4ec472b87\/abu-dhabi-will-develop-more-than-10-vertiports-as-part-of-evtol-commercial-rollout\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">plans to launch a network of<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/13c3398b-2b8b-4b85-8e11-7cf4ec472b87\/abu-dhabi-will-develop-more-than-10-vertiports-as-part-of-evtol-commercial-rollout\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">10 vertiports<\/a> linking key residential, business, and tourist hotspots like Yas Island, Saadiyat, and Abu Dhabi Island. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"kix.ies95u8i6xiy\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/11\/.58a1bd1e-2188-4e18-a53e-18be8b5e334f.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Emirate<\/strong><strong>s i<\/strong><strong>s earmarking <\/strong><strong>USD 10-12 bn in investments for Al Maktoum <\/strong><strong>International Airport (also known as DWC)<\/strong>, Emirates Chairman Ahmed Saeed Al Maktoum <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/uae\/dubai-airshow-2025-day-2-live-updates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow. The airline remains confident that there will be \u201cno issue\u201d with regards to funding the airport\u2019s transition by 2032. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DWC\u2019s expansion also attracted foreign interest:<\/strong> DWC has received an expression of interest for up to USD 3.5 bn from the UK's export credit agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/uk-export-finance\/?originalSubdomain=uk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UK Export Finance<\/a> to facilitate the airport\u2019s expansion, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/dubaiairports_news-aviation-activity-7396476348271177728-Flq0\/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFSQWLEBYNaE49mU05G3P7AmDsuAFuzS3BU\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A quick refresher:<\/strong> The design plan for developing a new USD 35 bn passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9f47e051-fbaf-4d95-aa2a-9ac46f2506f5\/al-maktoum%253cmark%253e-airport%253c%2Fmark%253e-expansion-plans-back-on-track\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a> by Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2024. The expanded airport will be the world\u2019s largest \u2014 five times the size of Dubai International Airport (DXB) \u2014 and designed to host over 260 mn passengers, handle 12 mn tons of cargo, and feature five parallel runways and 400 gates. 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This reading marks the fastest pace of acceleration since August 2024, Emirates NBD said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/11\/1404.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">research note (pdf)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Transport price inflation jumped 4.16% for the first time this year, <\/strong>pushed by higher petrol prices, which rose 4.1% y-o-y in October, according to Emirates NBD. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER -<\/strong> The Fuel Price Committee had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/3ea278ba-4708-445b-b1a3-26e2e24c48b0\/this-morning:%253cmark%253e-fuel%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e-prices%253c%2Fmark%253e-rise-in-october-%2B-spinneys-ventures-outside-of-the-gulf-with-first-stores-in-philippines\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">hiked petrol prices<\/a> in October, before lowering them by up to 5.6% <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/8788dcc9-741f-4ab6-a3e2-3821a1885640\/this-morning:-alpha-dhabi-to-sell-stake-in-aldar%3F-%2B-we%25e2%2580%2599re-paying-less-at%253cmark%253e-the%253c%2Fmark%253e-pump-in-november\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this month<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Lower fuel prices in November mean this is likely temporary:<\/strong> Emirates NBD anticipates transport to \u201cturn deflationary once again given that a liter of super 98 currently costs AED 2.63, down 4% y-o-y, while with global oil benchmarks trending lower, downwards pressure on transport prices will likely be maintained into 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The<\/strong><strong> housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels segment \u2014 the largest component of<\/strong><strong> the basket \u2014 continued to pressure prices<\/strong>, though at a slower pace than in September. It softened to 5.3% y-o-y compared to 5.8% a month earlier. This was the lowest since April 2023, and follows on from a gradual slowdown that started earlier this year. \u201cWe expect that this moderation in housing cost pressures will continue through the coming months, given base effects and an anticipated ramp-up in supply,\u201d Emirates NBD said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other categories seeing inflation:<\/strong> The uptick was also pushed by a 6.7% y-o-y increase in prices in the recreation, sport, and culture segment, while tobacco also posted one of the sharpest gains, rising 3.66% y-o-y but holding steady on a m-o-m basis for the third consecutive month. Meanwhile, <strong>information and communication was the only segment witnessing a decline<\/strong> of 0.05% for the third month in a row.<br \/><strong>On a monthly basis<\/strong>, consumer prices edged up 0.64% in October, up from 0.44% in September, according to the statistics center\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/11\/1409.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">monthly inflation report (pdf)<\/a>. This was pushed by an increase of 4.26% in prices in restaurant and accommodation services, followed by a 2.1% surge in transport, while housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels saw a 0.42% rise during the month. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Emirates NBD maintained its forecast for 2.6% average headline inflation through year-end, citing their \u201cexpectation that price growth will soften once more through the end of the year.\u201d The bank sees CPI inflation averaging 2.5% in 2026.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/dubai\/\">Dubai<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/economy\/\">Economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/inflation\/\">inflation<\/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=\"109606\" 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=\"109606\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">Tech<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/11\/19\/gcc-firms-ramp-up-ai-adoption-but-only-11-are-realizing-meaningful-value-mckinsey\/\">\r\n                            GCC firms ramp up AI adoption, but only 11% are realizing meaningful value -McKinsey                        <\/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\/11\/19\/gcc-firms-ramp-up-ai-adoption-but-only-11-are-realizing-meaningful-value-mckinsey\/\" 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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But only 11% qualify as \u201cvalue realizers,\u201d meaning they have scaled AI and can attribute at least 5% of earnings to it. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Most firms are still stuck in pilots: <\/strong>Only 31% have scaled AI across the business, while 54% remain in the experimenting or piloting stages and 15% have not adopted AI at all. Cybersecurity (68%), output inaccuracy (53%), and data-quality issues are the top barriers to wider deployment. Lack of available capital to effectively adopt and scale usage also poses a challenge, one executive said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where AI is being used:<\/strong> Marketing and service operations remain the most common functions, but the fastest growth since 2023 is in product and service development: some 60% of organizations say they are piloting AI agents \u2014 which can execute workflows, coordinate tasks, and make decisions \u2014 marking a shift toward more action-oriented applications that can cut selling, general, and administrative expenses, and shorten development cycles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sectoral adoption is broad across the region. <\/strong>While energy and infrastructure respondents were heavily represented in the sample, this should not be read as sectoral leadership, Karan Soni, associate partner at McKinsey&Co, told EnterpriseAM, noting that uptake spans both public and private sectors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Roles are shifting:<\/strong> Rather than replacing jobs, AI adoption is prompting companies to redesign workflows so staff move from routine tasks to higher-value work. The shift is also creating demand for new roles \u2014 including context engineers and AI product owners \u2014 though firms will need to upskill existing employees to fill them, Soni said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The good news? Value can show up quickly: <\/strong>Well-designed transformations can deliver measurable results within 6-12 months, Soni told us. Companies seeing returns \u201cstart smart and scale fast,\u201d using quick Ws to build momentum. 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The appointment will be effective from 4 December and Laredo will also serve as senior executive officer, pending regulatory approval. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Laredo brings over 15 years\u2019 experience in financial services<\/strong>, most recently serving as managing director at JPMorgan\u2019s Global Families Group in New York, where he advised international and multi-jurisdictional clients. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI- <\/strong>The Swiss bank opened its office in ADGM <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/46c9be5d-0589-45d1-b2ff-66703c212bcb\/%253cmark%253edana-gas%253c%2Fmark%253e,-crescent-petroleum-kick-off-operations-at-khor-mor-expansion-in-iraq-ahead-of-time-%2B-cme-group,-ubs-expand-in-the-uae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a> \u2014 its second in the UAE, after launching in Dubai International Financial Center.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/adgm\/\">ADGM<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/moves\/\">MOVES<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"109611\" 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=\"109611\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/11\/19\/abu-dhabis-khazna-solar-project-awards-epc-contract-to-chinas-sepco3\/\">\r\n                            Abu Dhabi\u2019s Khazna solar project awards EPC contract to China\u2019s SEPCO3                        <\/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\/11\/19\/abu-dhabis-khazna-solar-project-awards-epc-contract-to-chinas-sepco3\/\" 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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Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) awarded the independent power project to Engie and Masdar <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/9adb2cac-d4ed-4600-82cc-85cfa4b192db\/masdar-%2B-engie-land-1.5-gw%253cmark%253e-khazna%253c%2Fmark%253e-solar-project-contract\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in October<\/a>, with financial close expected by 4Q 2025 and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/bd8972ce-de3d-4d1f-b7c3-06be999a4da8\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">operations<\/a> targeted for 2026-2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Background: <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Ewec received three proposals for the project <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/f24d7fed-e46d-49f2-b102-e41c95d219c0\" rel=\"noopener\">last October<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> and signed a joint development agreement with Kowepco and EDF Renewables <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/46d79cd4-820f-4e8f-9d5f-e2e25876ee39\" rel=\"noopener\">in March 2024<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">. Once complete, it will include nearly 3 mn panels, generate power for around 160k homes, and cut more than 2.4 mn tons of CO2 annually.<\/span><\/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>Emsteel inks AED 135 mn tech upgrade + two downstream agreements:<\/strong> Steelmaker Emsteel signed three agreements on the sidelines of Fastmarkets\u2019 Middle East Iron and Steel Conference, including an AED 135 mn contract with Primetals Technologies \u2014 a UK-based engineering and plant construction company \u2014 to install a new wire rod outlet and upgrade its Abu Dhabi mill with eDrive Morgan No-Twist and Stelmor cooling systems, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bmrhdtv-emsteel-signs-aed135-million-agreement-upgrade\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The upgrades will expand its product range and enable higher-grade production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Emsteel struck two more agreements<\/strong>, one with Belgium-based manufacturer Bekaert to support R&amp;D and grade development for low-CO2 wire rod, and another with Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal Investment Company to supply sheet piles for infrastructure projects across the Suez Canal Zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">AUTOMOTIVE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>Borouge plastics to feature in Chinese Rox\u2019s new SUV:<\/strong> ADX-listed petrochemicals firm Borouge will supply lightweight polyolefin materials for 17 components of Chinese brand Rox Motor\u2019s new Adamas SUV, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borouge.com\/en\/media\/Pages\/News\/Borouge-solutions-for-ROX-Motors.aspx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The agreement builds on a manufacturing partnership announced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/5c94107c-9b89-4e15-9ce7-145e4db504a5\/make-it-in-the-emirates-forum-yields-satellite-manufacturing-%2B-raw-material-supply-agreements\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this year<\/a> and follows the launch of a joint Borouge-Rox innovation lab in Shanghai focused on advanced polyolefin R&amp;D.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- Rox is deepening its UAE footprint:<\/strong> The company recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/da48496a-83be-4a7f-8858-91fa5174b7fb\/make-it-in-the-emirates:-final-day-delivers-more-financing-for-industrials-%2B-ev,-healthcare,-and-oil-and-gas-partnerships\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signed an MoU with Dubai-based W Motors<\/a> to localize production of the Rox 01 EV in Abu Dhabi \u2014 its first manufacturing base outside China \u2014 and partnered with Enercap on high-performance battery systems. Rox also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/dd873da6-6313-4654-b190-3e791701452e\/aldar-buys-aed-570-mn-logistics-assets-from-ad-ports\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">set up a regional HQ in Abu Dhabi<\/a> to oversee sales, after-sales, localization, and future R&amp;D and design work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Dubai<\/strong><strong> Municipality is launching a new car trade hub<\/strong>, Dubai Auto Market, which is set to become one of the world\u2019s largest platforms for automotive trading, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2025\/november\/18-11\/maktoum-bin-mohammed-witnesses-launch\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai Media Office<\/a>. Once complete, the 22 mn sq ft development will handle over 80k vehicles per year and include showrooms, warehouses, multi-story car parking facilities, conferences and auction facilities, hotels, and F&amp;B and retail areas. DP World is leading the project. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">FINANCIAL SERVICES-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Capital International receives DFSA approval: <\/strong>Financial services group specializing in multi-currency investment platforms and asset management <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capital-iom.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital International<\/a> has secured regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate a representative office within the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capital-iom.com\/blog\/dfsa-licence-paves-way-for-capital-internationals-expansion-into-the-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The DFSA license enables Capital International to offer its multi-currency investment platform to professional clients in the region, providing access to global equities, ETFs, bonds, and funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">E-COMMERCE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu <\/strong><strong>Dhabi launches pilot for autonomous e-commerce delivery vehicles: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/admobility.gov.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Integrated<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/admobility.gov.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Transport Center<\/a> (Abu Dhabi Mobility) has kicked off a pilot project for self-driving e-commerce delivery vehicles, in partnership with noon and K2 subsidiary <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/autogo.world\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AutoGo<\/a>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/transport\/under-supervision-of-smart-and-autonomous-systems-council-integrated-transport-centre-abu-dhabi-mobility-launches-pilot-project-for-autonomous-e-commerce-delivery-vehicles-in-emirate\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Abu Dhabi Media Office<\/a>. 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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\/11\/.c807bc83-f1f7-48df-ac66-abb5d1f3b5cc.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> Markets continued to see sell-offs for the fourth consecutive session due <\/strong><strong>to investors\u2019 anxiety over soaring AI companies\u2019 valuations <\/strong>and the instability of the artificial intelligence boom. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, also warned in an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwy7vrd8k4eo\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with the BBC<\/a> that \u201cno company is going to be immune\u201d to the impacts of the AI bubble bursting. He described the current AI investment wave as \"extraordinary\" while acknowledging that it has an \u201celement of irrationality.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">US markets saw steep declines: <\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The S&amp;P 500 closed down 0.8%, while the Dow Jones fell 1.1%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq shed 1.2% during yesterday\u2019s trade. Also driving the fall is speculation over US interest rates not getting cut as \u201cquickly as hoped,\u201d <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/live\/2025\/nov\/18\/stock-market-sell-off-ai-bubble-google-nvidia-ftse-100-bitcoin-business-live-news\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> reports, citing commentary from policymakers. Nervousness over tech giant Nvidia\u2019s earnings and worry around massive debt over AI infrastructure are also adding to market volatility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Could Nvidia\u2019s earnings offer some comfort? <\/strong>US chipmaker Nvidia will release its quarterly results later today. Investors will also be on the lookout for September\u2019s US jobs report, which will see the light tomorrow after government-shutdown related delays. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Behind the numbers: <\/strong>\u201cA selloff in the world\u2019s largest technology companies drove stocks to their longest slide since August, underscoring the US market\u2019s narrow reliance on a handful of growth giants. Wall Street has grown increasingly concerned that AI isn\u2019t yet generating enough revenue or profits to justify the massive spending on infrastructure,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-18\/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> wrote. <\/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 mixed in early trading this morning <\/strong>as investors assess the fallout from the sell-off. Japan\u2019s Nikkei, the Shanghai Composite, and the Hang Seng are all in the green, looking at moderate gains, while the Kospi is down 0.2%. <\/p>\n<div class=\"stock-ticker-panel\">\n<table class=\"table stock-ticker-table markets-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,882<\/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: +4.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,899<\/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: +14.3%)<\/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\">4,715<\/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: +13.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-none\">\n<td class=\"td-list-none\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>USD : AED<\/strong><strong> CBUAE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Buy 3.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Sell 3.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-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>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\">3.7% 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\">3.9% 1 yr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-up\">\n<td class=\"td-list-up\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets11\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets11\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Tadawul <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">11,099<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.4% (YTD: -7.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">40,501<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-1.4% (YTD: +36.2%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&amp;P 500 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6,617<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.8% (YTD: +12.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>FTSE 100 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">9,552<\/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\">-1.3% (YTD: +16.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Euro Stoxx 50 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">5,535<\/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\">-1.9% (YTD: +13.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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 64.56<\/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\">-0.5%<\/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>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 4.38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+0.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-down\">\n<td class=\"td-list-down\">\n<p><svg class=\"e-icon e-TypeMarkets1\"><use xlink:href=\"#e-TypeMarkets1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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 4,061<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-0.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tr-row-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 92,590<\/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: -1.1%)<\/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>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 3.8<\/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: +9.1%)<\/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>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\">152.03<\/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: +8.6%)<\/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\">24.69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+10.3% (YTD: +42.3%)<\/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 fell 1% yesterday<\/strong> on turnover of AED 712.6 mn. The index is up 14.3% 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>Ekttitab Holding Company (+14.9%), Ithmaar Holding (+14.9%) and Al Firdous Holding (+14.8%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>International Financial Advisors Holding Company (-10.0%), Chimera S&amp;P UAE Shariah ETF- Share class B - Income (-9.1%) and Al Ramz Corporation Investment and Development (-5.8%). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the ADX<\/strong>, the index fell 0.3% on turnover of AED 1.1 bn. 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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\"><br \/>NOVEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>29 October-19 November (Wednesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adisummit.ae\/\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit (ADIS)<\/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>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>17-19 November (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/organicandnatural.com\/\" style=\"\">Middle East Organic & Natural Products 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>17-19 November (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastmarkets.com\/events\/middle-east-iron-steel\/\" style=\"\">Middle East Iron and Steel 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 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>18-19 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafetydubai.com\/\" style=\"\">Dubai International Food Safety Conference (DIFSC)<\/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;\">18-20 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Retail subscription period for Almasar Education\u2019s IPO on Tadawul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-20 November (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbrf.ae\/knowledgesummit\/\" style=\"\">Knowledge Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-20 November (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakisummit.com\/\" style=\"\">Investment and Business Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Al Hamra International Exhibition and Convention Center, Ras Al Khaimah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-23 November (Tuesday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abudhabiart.ae\/\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi Art<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-27 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.big5global.com\/visit\/why-visit\/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=3876-S-Big-5-Global-2025-Delprom-B-DCN-GCC-Africa&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22886407126&gbraid=0AAAAAC_uZlmNAF-FwClMP0S21Z8pqxPAI&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5onGBhDeARIsAFK6QJY8Kla_Y41esJEpT7j9Fryo03DuyHcDKgUzXxIOAbwZvYGpdYYu4DkaAqacEALw_wcB\" style=\"\">Big 5 Global Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-27 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveablecitiesx.com\/\" style=\"\">LiveableCities X<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26 November (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfsa.ae\/dfsa-hkma-joint-climate-finance-conference\" style=\"\">DFSA-HKMA Joint Climate Finance 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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 November (Wednesday): Final allocations for Almasar Education\u2019s IPO on Tadawul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-27 November (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datewithtech.com\/\" style=\"\">DATE (Digital Acceleration and Transformation Expo)<\/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;\">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>2-5 December (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/series\/abu-dhabi-collectors-week\" style=\"\">Sotheby\u2019s Abu Dhabi Collectors\u2019 Week<\/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>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>3-4 December (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.binanceblockchainweek.com\/event\/f9827cbe-16f8-478a-bc06-f4e8b783ae54\/Home-BBW\" style=\"\">Binance Blockchain Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai.<\/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 December (Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/defi.tech\/symposia\" style=\"\">DeFi Technologies Insights Global Symposium<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Emirates Palace, 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.adnec.ae\/en\/eventlisting\/bitcoin-mena-2025\" style=\"\">BTC MENA Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>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<\/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.bridgesummit.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">The Bridge Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>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;\">, ADGM, Al Maryah Island.<\/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>9-11 December (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automechanika-dubai.ae.messefrankfurt.com\/dubai\/en.html\" style=\"\">Automechanika Dubai Trade Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10 December (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roscongress.org\/events\/rossiysko-emiratskiy-biznes-forum\/about\/\" style=\"\">UAE-Russia Business 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>12 December (Friday): Emirates NBD to launch an open offer for <\/span><span style=\"\">Mumbai-listed RBL Bank\u2019s public shares. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-15 December (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobiledevelopersweek.com\/\" style=\"\">Mobile Developers Week<\/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>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 style=\"font-weight:400;\">26 December (Friday): Tender period for Emirates NBD\u2019s offer for RBL Bank\u2019s public shares ends.<\/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) 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>13-15 January (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fespamiddleeast.com\/exhibiting\/exhibit?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22872965013&gbraid=0AAAAAqD9IbbBANPyJR6PGGinsuyzX0EAy&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0NPGBhCDARIsAGAzpp0Ia6nltF9CwDoUIHmucbQKVt3Wq9f0ruPnI0jbDvsVx7LyJ7KSr18aAuKnEALw_wcB\" style=\"\">FESPA Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai Exhibition Center, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-15 January (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/\" style=\"\">Dubai International Project Management Forum<\/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>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>28-30 January (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcoomd.org\/en\/events\/upcoming-events\/technology-conference-2026.aspx\" style=\"\">World Customs Organization Technology Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 January - 7 February (Saturday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abu-dhabi.platinumlist.net\/event-tickets\/mubadala-abu-dhabi-open?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=P-Max&utm_campaign=MADO2026-PMax-Conversion&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23138933896&gbraid=0AAAAAqSmmAEtRc4Im65PSU2vo--3YbKzh&gclid=CjwKCAjwgeLHBhBuEiwAL5gNEcmIDto53W6gHSmaL-f0vIhZZ7YXPJCKOOjQqUyhhzVAF6LaZUmGBBoCf7EQAvD_BwE\" style=\"\">Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, International Tennis Center, Zayed Sports City.<\/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;\">MARCH 2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-28 March (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialcapital2026.com\/\" style=\"\">Social Capital 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 style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL 2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adghw.com\/\" style=\"\">Future Health Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-15 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/15t1prb-dubai-host-15th-aim-congress-april-2026\" style=\"\">AIM 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>21-23 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uitpsummit.org\/dubai2026\/\" style=\"\">UITP Public Transport 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;\">MAY 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;\">19-20 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): Capital Market Summit, 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:700;\">JUNE 2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15 June-15 September (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubaimallathon.ae\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Mallathon<\/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;\">JULY 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:700\">31 July (Friday): <\/span><span>Large businesses achieving annual revenues equal to or above AED 50<\/span> <span>mn<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">must appoint an accredited service provider for e-invoicing implementation. <\/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>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;\">1 January: Deadline for large businesses to implement e-invoicing;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1Q 2027: Completion of the first phase of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/f4e973fb-1779-41cf-b29f-f4df8c403414\/this-morning:-india%25e2%2580%2599s-kotak-receives-sca-license,-plans-retail-focused-funds-in-4q-2025-%2B-ifza-in-panama%3F\" style=\"\">Hassyan seawater desalination project<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">31 March: Small businesses with annual revenues of less than AED 50 mn are obliged to contract with an accredited service provider for e-invoicing implementation ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>31 March: Government entities<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight:400;\">are required to 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