{"id":113924,"date":"2026-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=113924"},"modified":"2026-03-16T03:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:01:53","slug":"events-are-being-delayed-adnoc-cuts-shipments-and-fallback-plans-are-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/issues\/events-are-being-delayed-adnoc-cuts-shipments-and-fallback-plans-are-in-the-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Events are being delayed, Adnoc cuts shipments, and fallback plans are in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"113926\" 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=\"113926\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TODAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/16\/this-morning-have-you-booked-your-staycation-yet-2\/\">\r\n                            THIS MORNING: Have you booked your staycation yet? 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Just a couple of final pushes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ramadan (and likely the upcoming break) are, of course, marred by the war and its disruptions. <\/strong>But some are already booking staycations \u2014 good timing for hotels and short-term rental operators to offset what is likely a huge drop in foreign tourist demand \u2014 and others have booked flights back home as airlines continue to bring more flights online. So, some things remain the same as ever. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>While this past weekend was quiet on the public-safety-alert front, we weren\u2019t spared news of strikes across different parts of the country<\/strong>, from the port of Fujairah to DIFC. We get into all that took place over the weekend in our Big Story Today, below. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And the biggest development overnight: <\/strong>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/2033331606924972160\" style=\"\">drone-related incident<\/a> near Dubai International Airport resulted in a now-contained fire, prompting a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/2033354879452991975\" style=\"\">temporary flight suspension<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Disruptions hit the oil and gas sector, financial services, and even <\/strong><strong>events<\/strong>, with JPMorgan <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/issues\/the-economy-could-contract-if-the-war-lasts-through-april-goldman-sachs-says\/#113752\" style=\"\">being the latest<\/a> to reschedule an event \u2014 its MENA Global Opportunities Conference \u2014 which had been due to take place on 30-31 March, with no new given date, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-13\/jpmorgan-partners-group-cancel-uae-events-as-iran-war-drags-on\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Partners Group also moved its client annual general meeting in Abu Dhabi to Switzerland, near Zurich, on 13 and 14 April, while the annual Token2049 conference \u2014 which was scheduled for this April \u2014 was postponed until April 2027, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.token2049.com\/dubai\/announcement\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Our telecoms network developments could also be taking a hit<\/strong>, after Tech giant Meta reportedly halted construction on the Arabian Gulf segment of its massive 2Africa subsea cable network, as the ongoing war freezes marine operations in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>On a positive note:<\/strong> S&P Global affirmed its credit rating for Ras Al Khaimah in another vote of confidence for the country after it did the same for Abu Dhabi last week. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And business still seems unfazed<\/strong> \u2014 the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is continuing its investment streak, with a commitment to Dignari Capital Partners\u2019 APAC Developed Markets Private Credit Strategy. <strong>Plus:<\/strong> A handful of startups have announced their funding rounds, and we speak to the co-founder of one of them to understand how his AI finance management platform works. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER- A heatwave is upon us: <\/strong>Look for a high of 36\u00b0C today in Dubai and 37\u00b0C in Abu Dhabi, with overnight lows ranging between 23-25\u00b0C. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Supply chain watch <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> <strong>COMMODITIES \u2014 Gold is finding its way back into Dubai, just not at <\/strong><strong>full <\/strong><strong>speed: <\/strong>Partial flight resumptions out of Dubai have allowed some bullion shipments to restart this week after two weeks of airspace disruption clipped one of the emirate\u2019s quieter but highly valuable trade lanes, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/partial-flight-resumptions-restore-some-gold-flows-key-hub-dubai-2026-03-13\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing sources it says are familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>We <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/09\/this-morning-regional-oil-players-slash-production-amid-hormuz-closure-airspace-opens-up-over-the-weekend\/\" style=\"\">flagged earlier<\/a> that war-linked flight disruption had started to dent Dubai\u2019s role as a gold hub, with Ghana \u2014 which sends nearly 80% of its artisanal output to the UAE for refining \u2014 already weighing fallback export routes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But the corridor is still limping: <\/strong>Flight traffic was running at just 37% of normal volume as of Thursday, according to flight-tracking data cited by the newswire, keeping ins. and transport costs elevated for a trade built around speed and security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>COMMODITIES \u2014 Dubai is also checking in<\/strong><strong> directly with fruit and vegetable <\/strong><strong>traders: <\/strong>Dubai Chamber of Commerce met with the Fruit and Vegetable Traders Business Group to address persistent pressure on food imports caused by the regional conflict, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2026\/march\/13-03\/dubai-chamber-of-commerce-discusses-availability\" style=\"\">Dubai Media Office<\/a>. The discussion focused on the availability of essential goods, diversifying sourcing options, and ensuring supplies keep moving smoothly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> The private sector is already running its workaround script, with NRTC <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/13\/this-morning-events-scheduled-for-later-this-year-put-on-hold-dhl-looks-to-push-ahead-with-regional-investments\/\" style=\"\">increasing imports by 50%<\/a> across land, sea, and air routes and Lulu Group International chartering frequent cargo flights into both the UAE and Kuwait. Meanwhile, east-coast ports, rail freight, and bonded trucking are quietly absorbing the rerouted load.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Policy is moving too: <\/strong>Alongside <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/10\/could-hormuzs-closure-disrupt-the-uaes-food-supply\/\" style=\"\">shaving customs friction on rerouted imports<\/a>, policymakers have started steering more local produce into hospitality supply chains through a new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/13\/this-morning-events-scheduled-for-later-this-year-put-on-hold-dhl-looks-to-push-ahead-with-regional-investments\/\" style=\"\">25% procurement target<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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>ENERGY \u2014 Gulf producers watch USD <\/strong><strong>bns<\/strong><strong> slip through<\/strong><strong> Hormuz: <\/strong>The near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has already erased an estimated USD 15 bn in energy revenues for Gulf exporters, according to Kpler data picked up by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/041bd1f6-f27b-41fd-a051-9ff337985cae\" style=\"\">Financial Times<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The breakdown:<\/strong> The chokepoint typically moves some USD 1.2 bn worth of crude, refined products, and LNG every day (based on last year\u2019s prices and volumes), and currently, at least USD 10.7 bn worth of cargoes are still stranded inside, awaiting safe passage. Losses are piling up unevenly, however, with Saudi Arabia alone missing out on some USD 4.5 bn in revenues since the start of the war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> While a portion of the shock is offset by price gains, as well as alternative routes \u2014 like the Adcop pipeline between Fujairah and Habshan in the UAE\u2019s case \u2014 the disruption has still exposed the fiscal dependence of Gulf economies on uninterrupted export flows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\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>OIL<\/strong> <strong>\u2014 Asia looks <\/strong><strong>to the US to<\/strong><strong> diversify oil sources beyond the Middle East: <\/strong>The Hormuz chokepoint is pushing Asian countries to seek US energy suppliers as alternatives to reduce Middle East dependence, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-15\/asia-seeking-us-energy-to-reduce-mideast-reliance-zeldin-says\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. US companies have secured USD 50 bn worth of agreements in the past 48 hours, US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin told the business information service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It would currently take around eight days to ship from the US, compared to 28 days from the Middle East via the now-restricted Strait of Hormuz. <\/strong>This is pushing Indo-Pacific countries to gravitate toward US energy exports, prioritizing logistical reliability over potential volatile tariff policies, Zeldin said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PSA<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A<\/strong><strong>bu Dhabi is moving towards a multi-operator ecosystem for its <\/strong><strong>autonomous taxi fleet:<\/strong> Autonomous taxis are now commercially available in Abu Dhabi\u2019s Yas Island, with Abu Dhabi\u2019s K2 subsidiary Autogo joining as a local operator alongside China\u2019s Baidu subsidiary Apollo Go, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/transport\/under-supervision-of-smart-and-autonomous-systems-council-integrated-transport-centre-abu-dhabi-mobility-expands-commercial-operations-for-autonomous-taxis-on-yas-island\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next:<\/strong> Users can currently book rides at no charge via the AutoGo app. Once this pivots to a fully paid model, it is set to provide the first real data on consumer appetite and the unit economics of AVs in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> Data point<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AED 1.1 bn \u2014 that\u2019s the value of the UAE\u2019s first T-bond issuance since the onset of regional tensions<\/strong>, which saw strong appetite from primary dealers and was 4.4x oversubscribed, according to a Finance Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mof.gov.ae\/en\/news\/uae-treasury-bonds-auction-held-in-line-with-march-schedule-with-a-total-issuance-of-aed-1-1-billion\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The March auction, part of the 2026 issuance program, drew AED 4.85 bn in bids across two tranches.<\/strong> The first is a September 2027 bond yielding 3.73%, and the second is a January 2031 bond at 3.85%. Pricing remained tight despite market uncertainty, with spreads reaching as low as 16 bps over comparable US Treasuries. \u201cThe strong demand reflects investors\u2019 continued confidence in the UAE's robust financial sector and resilient national economy, in the face of market uncertainty,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> The big story abroad<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The regional war is still getting ink from all international dailies <\/strong>\u2014 no surprise there \u2014 as Washington raises the stakes. US President Donald Trump has warned Nato that it faces a \u201cvery bad\u201d future if the coalition does not help the US in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, he told the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1ca6d121-760b-4ec5-b6ad-514fdaa94873\" style=\"\">Financial Times<\/a>. Trump also signaled that he may delay his sit-down with China\u2019s President Xi Jinping \u2014 scheduled for later this month \u2014 in efforts to pressure Beijing to act. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>And in the world of e-commerce: <\/strong>Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/retail-consumer\/jdcom-launches-joybuy-europe-targeting-amazon-2026-03-16\/\" style=\"\">has launched<\/a> its online marketplace \u2014 Joybuy \u2014 in European markets, as it prepares to face off with its major rival Amazon. China\u2019s largest direct online retailer has stepped foot into the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, diversifying its offerings away from its home market, where retailers face fierce competition vis-a-vis fast delivery times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AND- <\/strong>This year\u2019s Oscars are wrapping up as we hit send this morning. Among those who secured awards during the ceremony: Jessie Buckley won best actress for her performance in Hamnet and Sinners\u2019 Michael B Jordan was awarded best actor. 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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\"> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-will-target-us-israeli-economic-banking-interests-region-state-media-2026-03-11\/\" style=\"\">Iran\u2019s warn<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-will-target-us-israeli-economic-banking-interests-region-state-media-2026-03-11\/\" style=\"\">ing<\/a><\/strong><strong> that it would target US-linked banking interests rang true<\/strong>, with debris from an intercepted drone <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/2dddfaa2-a163-4e59-a6ef-7d9d6e334023\" style=\"\">damaging the outside of a building<\/a> in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). The higher floors of DIFC\u2019s Innovation One tower took visible hits, including smashed-in windows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Iran<\/strong><strong> continued its heavy bombardment over the weekend<\/strong>, with air defenses shooting down nine missiles and 33 drones on Saturday, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/ar\/article\/bz774fx-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9\" style=\"\">Wam<\/a> reports. Yesterday, the air defenses intercepted four Iranian ballistic missiles and six drones, the Defense Ministry said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/modgovae\/status\/2033146337772863665?s=20\" style=\"\">statement on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Oil and gas<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Oil loading at Fujairah is <\/strong><strong>back online<\/strong><strong> after a drone-sparked fire briefly <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-14\/some-fujairah-oil-operations-suspended-after-drone-attack-fire\" style=\"\">halted<\/a><\/strong> <strong> operations on Saturday<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-15\/key-uae-port-resumes-oil-loadings-following-drone-attack-fire?srnd=phx-industries-energy\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing people it says are familiar with the matter. While the Fujairah media office confirmed civil defense forces contained the fire with no reported injuries, authorities have not yet provided a timeline for a full return to operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s not just Fujairah:<\/strong> Massive fires broke out <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/oil-storage-facilities-hit-omans-salalah-port-ambrey-state-tv-say-2026-03-11\/\" style=\"\">in fuel storage tanks<\/a> at Oman\u2019s Salalah Port on Wednesday after a coordinated drone strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>Iran issued an evacuation order for three major ports in the UAE \u2014 including Fujairah port \u2014 which, it said, had been previously used by US forces to launch strikes on Iran despite not being US assets, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/14\/iran-threat-uae-ports-evacuation-orders-kharg-island-strike\/\" style=\"\">Fortune<\/a> reports. The move marked the first Iranian threat toward non-US assets. However, no attacks have been reported so far at either Dubai\u2019s Jebel Ali port or Abu Dhabi\u2019s Khalifa port.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>One <\/strong><strong>takeaway: <\/strong>No oil tankers were present at the port\u2019s oil loading points at the time, which says something about demand and access. Fujairah sits outside Hormuz and is connected to Abu Dhabi\u2019s oil fields by a pipeline, allowing Murban crude exports to bypass the strait.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Still, activity in Fujairah continued shortly after: <\/strong>An Indian oil tanker safely departed for India from Fujairah with 80.8k tons of the UAE\u2019s Murban oil, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/indian-vessel-sails-uaes-fujairah-after-terminal-attack-2026-03-15\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing India\u2019s Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. The ministry said 22 Indian vessels remain stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, while two state-owned LPG carriers successfully transited the strait over the weekend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/iran-has-allowed-some-indian-vessels-pass-strait-hormuz-envoy-says-2026-03-14\/\" style=\"\">after Iran allowed them passage<\/a>, delivering fuel to Indian ports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- <\/strong><strong>Adnoc is cutting its onshore shipments: <\/strong>In a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-13\/uae-cuts-partners-crude-shipments-with-flows-sent-to-fujairah\" style=\"\">strategic shift<\/a> to bypass the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 which has come to a virtual standstill \u2014 Adnoc has reportedly cut onshore crude shipments to its equity partners by 20% this month. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Financial services<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Citi<\/strong><strong> is addres<\/strong><strong>sing the rumors:<\/strong> Citi issued a clarification following recent speculation regarding its Middle East operations, stating that its offices and branches remain undamaged by the regional war, according to the group\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.citigroup.com\/global\/news\/perspectives\/2026\/update-on-citi-operations-in-the-middle-east\" style=\"\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The group also noted it will continue to serve its regional clients<\/strong>, with no intention of leaving the Middle East, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Citi\/status\/2032850086116344175\" style=\"\">post on X<\/a>. The decision <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/12\/difc-offices-evacuate-while-some-revert-to-remote-work-protocols-amid-missile-threats\/\" style=\"\">to evacuate their offices<\/a> came out of concern for employee safety, the statement read, and was followed by a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/13\/totalenergies-halts-offshore-oilfield-production-citi-shuts-down-offices-as-war-enters-day-13\/\" style=\"\">temporary closure<\/a> of its local branches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Elsewhere in the region<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Our oversea<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><strong> consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan was <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/11\/drone-strike-halts-operations-temporarily-at-adnocs-al-ruwais-refinery\/\" style=\"\">once again<\/a><\/strong><strong> struck in an Iranian drone <\/strong><strong>attack<\/strong> <strong>for the second time in a week<\/strong>, which resulted in the injuries of two security personnel and damage to the consulate building, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofaic.gov.ae\/en\/MediaHub\/News\/2026\/3\/14\/UAE-Iraq\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. The Foreign Ministry condemned it as an \u201cunprovoked terrorist attack and a flagrant violation of international norms and laws,\u201d calling on Iraq\u2019s government to investigate the attack and hold the perpetrators accountable. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US <\/strong><strong>President Donald Trump has stated that Iran<\/strong><strong> is seeking a truce to end the war<\/strong>, but the US rejected the request, asking for \u201cbetter terms\u201d without clarifying what the terms are, Bloomberg News Now reports (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/audio\/2026-03-15\/trump-rejects-iran-war-deal-uae-ports-resume-operations-more\" style=\"\">listen, runtime: 5:02<\/a>). 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strong enough to withstand the direct impact of Iranian strikes on UAE soil, according to the agency\u2019s latest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/ratings\/en\/regulatory\/article\/-\/view\/type\/HTML\/id\/3531212\" style=\"\">ratings update<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That\u2019s the second em<\/strong><strong>irate getting a vote of confidence from the agency<\/strong>, with Abu Dhabi also seeing its AA\/A-1+ rating affirmed last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The rationale: <\/strong>The affirmation rests on the government\u2019s exceptionally low debt (7.4% of GDP) and net asset position of 23% of GDP, providing a critical shock absorber against the immediate fallout of the US-Iran conflict. S&P believes these buffers, combined with the UAE\u2019s broader financial support framework, will allow RAK to keep its head above water even as regional volatility spikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But growth is getting a major reduction:<\/strong> The agency slashed its 2026 growth forecast for RAK to 2.0%, significantly down from its previous 3.6% estimate. The logic? While the strikes haven\u2019t leveled infrastructure, they have wounded the sentiment-sensitive sectors \u2014 tourism, real estate, and manufacturing \u2014 that make up 60% of RAK\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Strait of Hormuz is the pain point:<\/strong> RAK\u2019s mining exports \u2014 which account for 15% of the economy \u2014 are more vulnerable to maritime disruption. S&P warns that while RAK can still service markets like India and Bangladesh, a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz will eventually trigger credit strain in the mining sector\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What happens to the Wynn? <\/strong>The USD 5.8 bn Wynn Al Marjan Island resort \u2014 the UAE\u2019s first licensed gaming project \u2014 is the elephant in the room, representing a massive 42% of RAK\u2019s GDP. While S&P expects the resort to open as scheduled in 2027, it warns that any long-term shift in real estate demand or regional security perceptions could jeopardize the project\u2019s capacity to serve as the emirate\u2019s primary diversification engine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>As far as we know<\/strong>, construction of the resort only <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/12\/this-morning-a-mubadala-arbitration-w-forces-a-private-foundation-into-insolvency-iea-greenlights-opening-up-the-emergency-reserves\/\" style=\"\">saw a temporary halt but has resumed<\/a> since last week. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> RAK is expected to run fiscal surpluses averaging 3.0% of GDP through 2029. This outlook will be supported by the introduction of corporate and gaming taxes from 2027, as well as dividends from state-owned enterprises like RAK Ports and Marjan, provided the security situation de-escalates.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/economy\/\">Economy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/ras-al-khaimah\/\">Ras Al Khaimah<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/sp-global\/\">S&amp;P Global<\/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=\"113934\" 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=\"113934\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">TELECOMS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/16\/iran-war-delays-metas-subsea-cable-plans-in-the-gulf-2\/\">\r\n                            Did the Gulf\u2019s subsea cable buildout just hit a wall? 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<\/strong>Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), the French state-owned contractor laying the fiber, has issued force majeure notices to its clients stating it cannot currently fulfill its contracts, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-12\/work-on-massive-meta-cable-project-in-persian-gulf-stalled-by-iran-war\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. ASN\u2019s installation vessel, the Ile De Batz, is currently stranded near Dammam in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI<\/strong><strong>- <\/strong>The 2Africa submarine telecoms cable landed in the UAE <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/02\/10\/2africa-is-here-as-is-crypto-denominated-ins-investsky-expands-to-saudi-and-khazna-expands-into-ops\/\" style=\"\">earlier this year<\/a> and was integrated into e&\u2019s UAE SmartHub data center. The cable was the latest in a string of other subsea links, including the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/02\/15\/ad-ports-plans-to-explore-port-and-logistics-infrastructure-developments-in-india\/\" style=\"\">Al Khaleej subsea data cable<\/a> linking Bahrain to the UAE and other Gulf states, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/02\/08\/gulf-biopolymer-industries-will-build-menas-first-biodegradable-pla-plant-in-kezad\/\" style=\"\">ICE IV cable<\/a> linking Southeast Asia to the Gulf, and the UAE-Oman fiber link <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/07\/09\/du-omantel-activate-275-km-subsea-cable\/\" style=\"\">connecting Dubai with Barka and Salalah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Why it matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>We could be looking at significant delays to work on the next-generation digital infrastructure in the Gulf.<\/strong> Work has reportedly also stopped on the Sea-Me-We 6 cable and Ooredoo\u2019s FIG project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>The impact could be a heavier reliance on overland infrastructure. <\/strong>Internet traffic can be rerouted through terrestrial cables across Saudi Arabia and Oman, telecommunications research firm TeleGeography\u2019s Alan Mauldin told the business information service. While this keeps the region connected, regional internet speeds could slow down as capacity is stretched, Mauldin explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>The physical vulnerability of digital infrastructure is now in stark focus.<\/strong> Routine maintenance is virtually impossible right now, as repair ships will not operate in active military zones. This means any active cables damaged by the anchors of targeted ships \u2014 a scenario we saw play out in the Red Sea last year \u2014 will be offline for a long time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>CLOSER TO HOME-<\/strong> The delay could put a spanner in the Emirates\u2019 agenda of becoming a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/12\/30\/dubai-wired-differently\/\" style=\"\">regional traffic hub<\/a>, as the UAE has been building a dense web of connectivity to form a digital bridge between Europe, Africa, and Asia. Growing AI compute in the region is also a key factor in the UAE\u2019s connectivity drive, with megaprojects like the <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=\"\">UAE-US 5 GW AI campus<\/a> in Abu Dhabi likely to come with high workloads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Even when the shooting stops, the subsea cable rollout won\u2019t resume immediately.<\/strong> Intercepted Iranian missiles have left a trail of unexploded ordnance in the Gulf. The seafloor will have to be surveyed before cable layers can safely drop a single line, Mauldin said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>The persistent geopolitical risk could push tech giants to look for ways to <\/strong><strong>bypass the Middle East altogether.<\/strong> Meta\u2019s long-term backup plan, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.fb.com\/2025\/02\/14\/connectivity\/project-waterworth-ai-subsea-infrastructure\/\" style=\"\">Project Waterworth<\/a>, aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, and Brazil, though it remains years away from completion.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/meta\/\">Meta<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/telecoms\/\">telecoms<\/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=\"113936\" 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=\"113936\">\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\">INVESTMENT WATCH<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/16\/adia-commits-to-dingaris-apac-real-estate-credit-fund-2\/\">\r\n                            Adia makes yet another real estate private credit play                        <\/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\/2026\/03\/16\/adia-commits-to-dingaris-apac-real-estate-credit-fund-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The vehicle will focus on providing real estate financing across developed markets in the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular emphasis on Hong Kong, where it will offer short-term and refinancing loans and help convert properties into student accommodation and upgrade hotels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The beneficiaries: <\/strong>The strategy plans to lend to developers, construction companies, financial institutions, and investors. It will target residential and office real estate, as well as retail, student housing, serviced apartments, co-living projects, data centers, and logistics facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Adia\u2019s on a real estate financing roll:<\/strong> The authority <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/11\/adia-ramps-up-its-exposure-to-follow-on-investments-partnering-with-ardian-to-tap-real-estate-secondaries\/\" style=\"\">partnered<\/a> with French investment firm Adrian last week to launch a new real estate secondaries platform. Back in 2024, Adia made an AUD 300 mn (USD 199.8 mn) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/06\/28\/adia-pours-another-usd-200-mn-in-australian-real-estate-private-credit\/\" style=\"\">investment<\/a> in Australian real estate private credit company Qualitas Diversified Credit Investments, and it has been pledging bns of USD to private credit strategies across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Why it matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Private credit helps<\/strong> <strong>support borrowers in markets where bank lending has become more limited<\/strong>, particularly in jurisdictions that offer strong protections for creditors. 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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>UAE-based AI finance platform Kudwa raised USD 1.1 mn<\/strong><strong> in a funding round<\/strong>, as the startup looks to accelerate product development, grow its team, and expand across the Gulf, especially as demand for its AI finance management platform grows, CEO and Co-founder Karl Nasr told EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s involved? <\/strong>The round \u2014 which closed in late 2025 but is only now being announced \u2014 saw participation from UK-based 1818 Venture Capital, F6 Ventures, US-based Sparked VC, Institutional Venture Partners, and Lebanon-based IM Fndng, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/766.pdf\" style=\"\">press release (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The pitch:<\/strong> Kudwa is \u201can AI finance manager that consolidates data, reports it, analyzes it, and then provides recommendations.\u201d The platform is designed to address the manual work that comes with working across different systems, with the firm saying it sees strong demand from businesses struggling to manage fragmented financial data across multiple systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The company\u2019s models combine machine learning with large language models<\/strong>, since statistical models found in machine learning help reduce the risks associated with language models.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cFinance people are the strategic partner of the CEO, and we intend to support them<\/strong>,\u201d Nasr said. \u201cWe\u2019re serving the finance manager and the CFO and the FPNA,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- 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funding to USD 92 mn, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/xcath-secures-30mln-series-c-to-improve-global-outcomes-in-neurovascular-care-giw3beqb\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. Crescent Enterprises and Fred Moll, chairman of XCath\u2019s board, co-led the investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The capital will be used to advance XCath\u2019s Iris robotic system<\/strong> and to develop remote-assisted mechanical thrombectomy procedures, aiming to improve treatment for stroke and other neurovascular conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About the company:<\/strong> Founded in 2017, XCath is developing the world\u2019s first commercially practical endovascular surgical robot. 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Al Zaabi is currently vice chairman at the Central Bank of the UAE and chairman of ADQ-backed developer Modon. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Trojan<\/strong><strong> taps new CEO: <\/strong>Alpha Dhabi\u2019s construction arm Trojan Construction appointed Ahmed Al Shamsi (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ahmed-al-shamsi-10478427\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a>) as group CEO, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/people-in-the-news\/trojan-construction-holding-appoints-eng-ahmed-al-shamsi-as-group-ceo-y0muryb2\" style=\"\">press release<\/a>. Al Shamsi will oversee the company\u2019s expansion across different international markets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Al Shamsi brings over 25 years of leadership experience <\/strong>across the oil and gas, infrastructure, construction, utilities, and industrial sectors. He most recently served as CEO of Taqa\u2019s Water Solutions. He was also chairman of the commercial printing and security solutions provider E7 Group and vice chairman of Emarat. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>PLUS- <\/strong><strong>Sherif Elbehery (<\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sherif-elbehery-cfa-a634b520\/\" style=\"\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><strong>) was tapped as CEO of the National Bank of <\/strong><strong>Egypt\u2019s Emirati operations<\/strong>, he told EnterpriseAM. Elbehery brings over 25 years of experience to the role, having previously served as CEO of Onebank \u2014 Egypt\u2019s first digital bank \u2014 and held senior leadership positions at Banque Misr, Barclays Egypt, and Citibank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cNBE has big plans in the UAE. <\/strong>We are looking into upgrading our DIFC license to offer a full-fledged investment banking experience,\u201d he told us. <\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/moves\/\">MOVES<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/taqa\/\">Taqa<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/tag\/trojan-construction\/\">Trojan Construction<\/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=\"113945\" 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=\"113945\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">9<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/03\/16\/abu-dhabi-looks-to-pull-more-capital-into-rural-villages-2\/\">\r\n                            Rural capital is getting a formal invite                        <\/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\/2026\/03\/16\/abu-dhabi-looks-to-pull-more-capital-into-rural-villages-2\/\" 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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However, no specific projects have been announced yet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The pitch?<\/strong> Turn rural areas into investable micro-economies with their own commercial pull. 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Prices rise, but consumers\u2019 purchasing power dwindles, and low economic growth hits business confidence. This often happens at times of significant supply chain disruptions. <strong>We went through what that looks like in practical<\/strong><strong> terms in <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/07\/06\/enterprise-explains-stagflation\/\" style=\"\">our explainer<\/a><\/strong><strong> a couple of years ago<\/strong>, when similar concerns had been rampant in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Bond yields have soared as traders expect slower economic growth and a<\/strong><strong> surge in consumer prices. <\/strong>Two-year US yields climbed about 9 bps on Thursday to their highest since August, while German two-year yields climbed 8 bps to 2.39%, and UK bonds rose as much as 30 bps to 4.17%, though later pared the gains, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-12\/investors-hunt-for-hedges-as-war-shatters-decades-old-strategies\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Stocks are also victims of the selloff: <\/strong>Global equities have shed USD 6 tn since the war started. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 dropped more than 5% in a single day, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-09\/stagflation-trades-sweep-markets-as-trump-signals-widening-war\" style=\"\">business information service<\/a> reported elsewhere. The drop was relatively contained in the US, with the S&P 500 falling 0.6% on Friday \u2014 but the outlook isn\u2019t looking good. JPMorgan has turned \u201ctactically bearish\u201d on US stocks, while veteran strategist Ed Yardeni assigned the S&P 500 a market meltdown probability of 35%, up from 20% earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>So what hedges are proving safe? <\/strong>Goldman Sachs Asset Management has added non-linear downside protection \u2014 think protective puts and options \u2014 and credit hedges, while Invesco is steering investors toward commodities routed through the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 aluminum and grains included \u2014 as shipping risk becomes an investable theme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Currencies are snapping back to instinct: <\/strong>Bloomberg\u2019s USD index is near a two-month high, despite investors entering the conflict positioned for USD weakness \u2014 what Barclays strategist Mitul Kotecha described as a market that had been \u201chedging America\u201d before running back to the USD when the headlines worsened.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not every refuge looks old-school, though: <\/strong>Chinese equities are holding up on diversified energy supply, Australia\u2019s currency is drawing support from stronger commodity prices, and some Asian managers are rotating into nuclear-energy and digital-economy names instead of classic defensives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MARKETS THIS MORNING- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">Asia-Pacific markets are starting the week mixed, with Japan\u2019s Nikkei and the Shanghai Composite down and the Hang Seng and South Korea\u2019s Kospi in the green, as investors digest the latest developments in the regional war and fluctuating oil prices. Over on Wall Street, stocks are set to open in the red, with futures down this morning.<\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table markets-table'>\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\">9,480<\/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\">-1.6% (YTD: -5.1%)<\/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>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\">5,426<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-1.7% (YTD: -10.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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\">4,391<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">-2.8% (YTD: -10.2%)<\/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\" 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5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">Sell 3.67<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>EIBOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">3.4% o\/n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">3.6% 1 yr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>TASI<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">10,887<\/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: +3.8%)<\/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\">45,927<\/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: +9.8%)<\/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>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">6,632<\/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: -3.1%)<\/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>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\">10,261<\/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: +3.3%)<\/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>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\">5,717<\/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: -1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>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 103.14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">+2.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\">USD 3.13<\/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\">-3.2%<\/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 5,062<\/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%<\/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 72,513<\/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: -17.2%)<\/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>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 3.67<\/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\">0.0% (YTD: -2.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;border-bottom-border-top-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-left-border-right-border-left-width:1pt;border-top-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1pt;width:139.2pt;border-top-border-bottom-style:solid\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;text-align:left\"><strong>S&P MENA Bond & 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\">150.55<\/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: -0.9%)<\/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>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\">27.19<\/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: +81.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE CLOSING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The ADX fell 1.6% on Friday<\/strong> on turnover of AED 1.5 bn. The index is down 5.1% 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>Abu Dhabi National Co. for Building Materials (+5.8%), Phoenix Group (+3.5%), and Gulf Cement Co. (+3.3%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (-5.0%), The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (-5.0%), and Dana Gas (-4.9%). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Over on the DFM<\/strong>, the index fell 1.7% on turnover of AED 1.6 bn. Meanwhile, Nasdaq Dubai was down 2.8%. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Corporate actions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Abu<\/strong><strong> Dhabi <\/strong><strong>National Energy Co.\u2019s shareholders approved a dividend payout of 2.2 fils per share <\/strong>for 4Q 2025, according to an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/758.pdf\" style=\"\">ADX disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. 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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>28-29 March (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eicalcongress.com\/\" style=\"\">Emirates International Congress on AI & Visionary Leadership in Transforming Healthcare<\/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 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>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\/ar\/article\/bypc4bk-%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-2026\" style=\"\">Investopia<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">6-9 April (Monday-Thursday): Dubai AI Week, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-8 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=L&pf=1&ai=DChsSEwj_xNitku-SAxV1GQYAHRskIjsYACICCAEQARoCd3M&co=1&ase=2&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7-rMBhCFARIsAKnLKtA9bLZLeIwN44jhxqqUeXRsZnFSdXm2r3JoQufEGLacrS6rANAc_zYaAhtHEALw_wcB&cid=CAASWuRo-yLLfYpmEqZ65V9HiHswHX3YrQocUY3lB6we4QZRNqAjQMqLZYa6wFhv2TwYJth-R-4ANxJawR31rgPxJZ4dsa3GXgyi75cz_qKxpI1BSIv6o1tvwrk6fg&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_32&sig=AOD64_0c7xfnXMlpo9gJCGfyxkhHrSbJcg&q&nis=4&adurl=https:\/\/dubaiaifestival.com\/?utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dpmax%26trc%3Dpmax%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D23484475333%26gbraid%3D0AAAAADncpj6FzYjdPvFoxYv-UR4qFNGGR%26gclid%3DCj0KCQiA7-rMBhCFARIsAKnLKtA9bLZLeIwN44jhxqqUeXRsZnFSdXm2r3JoQufEGLacrS6rANAc_zYaAhtHEALw_wcB&ved=2ahUKEwiruNGtku-SAxUcTKQEHZsYE3sQ0Qx6BAggEAE\" style=\"\">Dubai AI Festival<\/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>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>7-9 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeast-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Middle East Energy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai. <\/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.aimcongress.com\/\" 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>13-15 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glass-show.com\/\" style=\"\">The International Glass Manufacturing Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-16 April: (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/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><\/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>28-29 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/schneider-electric-to-advance-energy-technology-to-power-intelligence-at-innovation-summit-middle-east-and-africa-mii8c2t1\" style=\"\">Innovation Summit Middle East & Africa<\/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>29 April (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitransformationsummit.com\/uae\/\" style=\"\">Digital Transformation Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sofitel, Abu Dhabi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-8 May (Wednesday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miite.ae\/\" style=\"\">Make It in the Emirates<\/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>8-24 May (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2026\/february\/24-02\/dubai-esports\" style=\"\">Dubai Esports and Games Festival<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-13 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, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-15 May (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dubaifuturefinanceweek.com\/\" style=\"\">Dubai Future Finance Week<\/a><\/span><span>, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">12-14 May (Tuesday-Thursday): Airport Show, 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 style=\"\">19-20 May (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalmarketsummit.ae\/\" style=\"\">Capital Market Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-22 May (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/energy\/under-the-directives-of-khaled-bin-mohamed-bin-zayed-department-of-energy-to-launch-abu-dhabi-water-power-week-in-may-2026\/\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi Water and Energy Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Adnec Center, Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-21 May (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indico.un.org\/event\/1021967\/\" style=\"\">Arab Competition Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">3-4 June (Wednesday-Thursday): Annual MENA Investor Conference, Ritz-Carlton DIFC, Dubai. <\/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 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31 July (Friday):<\/span> <span>Large businesses achieving annual revenues equal to or above AED 50<\/span> <span>mn<\/span> <span>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;\">OCTOBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-10 October (Sunday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/space.gov.ae\/en\/media-center\/events\/world-space-week\" style=\"\">World Space 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 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;\">NOVEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-10 November (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bmkxm3q-mohammad-gergawi-announces-dates-next-uae\" style=\"\">Annual government meetings<\/a><\/span><span>, Abu Dhabi.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-12 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaoffice.ae\/en\/news\/2026\/february\/24-02\/rta-organises-the-inaugural-edition-of-dubai-international\" style=\"\">Dubai International Electric Vehicle Exhibition & Conference<\/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:700;\">DECEMBER <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-4 December (Wednesday-Friday):<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwater.org\/news\/2026-un-water-conference\" style=\"\">UN Water Conference<\/a><\/span><span>, UAE.<\/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 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 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<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"kix.y0k2so98z3vf\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>1-3 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bymylfm-world-governments-summit-2027-set-from-february\" style=\"\">World Governments Summit<\/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 appoint an accredited service provider for e-invoicing implementation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 July: Deadline for small businesses to implement e-invoicing;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">1 October: Deadline for governments to implement e-invoicing;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Abu Dhabi\u2019s solar and battery energy facility, combining 5.2 GW of solar capacity and 19 GWh of battery storage, is set for commissioning. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Signposted to happen sometime in 2028:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/1732iqa-uae-strengthens-its-global-leadership-host-2028\" style=\"\">Artificial Intelligence Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/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 2029:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Sibos 2029 organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Dubai;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">The commissioning of the seventh phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oil and food supply chains are being rerouted as disruptions 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