Dubai Integrates Golden Visa and Property Residency Into One Streamlined Platform Saving Applicants Thousands of Dollars

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Dubai Integrates Golden Visa and Property Residency Into One Streamlined Platform Saving Applicants Thousands of Dollars

Three separate visa pathways that have kept Dubai property investors bouncing between government portals are about to collapse into a single system. For anyone who has navigated the residency process tied to real estate ownership here, that is not a minor administrative tweak. The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai and the … Read more

Fonterra Chooses MyMilk Founder Richard Allen to Lead the Dairy Co-op Into 2026

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Fonterra Chooses MyMilk Founder Richard Allen to Lead the Dairy Co-op Into 2026

The world’s largest dairy exporter has closed its CEO search — and it never needed to look outside its own ranks. Fonterra’s appointment of Richard Allen ends a process that began when Miles Hurrell handed in his notice in December, and the choice of a near two-decade company veteran tells you precisely what the board … Read more

RAKEZ Adds 19,000 Firms Driving Massive Growth as Ras Al Khaimah Surpasses 40,000 Business Entities

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RAKEZ Adds 19,000 Firms Driving Massive Growth as Ras Al Khaimah Surpasses 40,000 Business Entities

A 44 percent jump in new company registrations is not just a milestone for a free zone — it is a signal that Ras Al Khaimah is pulling investment gravity away from the UAE’s more established commercial centres. RAKEZ, the emirate’s flagship economic zone, now hosts more than 40,000 registered entities after adding roughly 19,000 … Read more

Sharjah Chamber Targets SME Sustainability in Retail Malls — Full Details and Key Highlights

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Sharjah Chamber Targets SME Sustainability in Retail Malls — Full Details and Key Highlights

Small and mid-sized retailers inside Sharjah’s shopping malls may soon operate under a very different set of conditions — flexible leases, climate-resilient infrastructure, and wellness-aligned tenant strategies that look nothing like traditional mall management. The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry convened an expanded meeting with the Shopping Malls Sector Business Group to review how … Read more

DIAFA Takes Majority Stake in The Ivy Owner for Over £1 Billion in Landmark Restaurant Deal

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DIAFA Takes Majority Stake in The Ivy Owner for Over £1 Billion in Landmark Restaurant Deal

When an Abu Dhabi-backed entity pays more than £1 billion for the company behind The Ivy and Annabel’s, it tells you something about how Gulf capital now views premium Western hospitality brands — not as vanity plays, but as scalable global platforms. DIAFA, an affiliate of International Holding Company (IHC), has acquired a controlling stake … Read more

Seedlab Bootcamp 13 Helps Brands Pivot Beyond Better-for-You Products With Proven Market Strategies

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Seedlab Bootcamp 13 Helps Brands Pivot Beyond Better-for-You Products With Proven Market Strategies

Generic health claims are losing their shelf power faster than most startup founders realise, and Seedlab’s Bootcamp 13 cohort is the clearest signal yet of where early-stage FMCG is actually heading. What strikes me about this latest round is not the individual brands — it is the explicit pivot in selection criteria, from broad wellness … Read more

ADX Lists Two New KraneShares ETFs Targeting AI and Shari’ah Income Opening New Investment Opportunities for Traders

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ADX Lists Two New KraneShares ETFs Targeting AI and Shari'ah Income Opening New Investment Opportunities for Traders

A 183% jump in ETF trading value on a single exchange in a single month is not a rounding error — it is a signal that Abu Dhabi‘s capital markets are pulling in a fundamentally different type of investor. Two new fund listings this April are designed to meet that demand head-on. KraneShares has listed … Read more

FAO Warns Sustained Global Food Price Risk from Middle East War Could Worsen in 2026

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FAO Warns Sustained Global Food Price Risk from Middle East War Could Worsen in 2026

The 40-day threshold is the number every FMCG procurement team should have circled right now. Once the Middle East conflict crosses that mark and input costs remain elevated, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that farmers will begin cutting inputs, reducing plantings, or shifting to less fertiliser-intensive crops — decisions that will echo … Read more

Bernstein Launches MENA Energy Coverage With ADNOC Gas and Fertiglobe as Top Stock Picks to Watch

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Bernstein Launches MENA Energy Coverage With ADNOC Gas and Fertiglobe as Top Stock Picks to Watch

When a research house backed by over $850 billion in global assets turns its attention to Gulf energy for the first time, it is less about discovery and more about validation. Bernstein’s new MENA energy coverage puts a formal institutional lens on what regional investors have tracked for years: the UAE’s ability to convert state-owned … Read more

Grower Group Strongly Urges Major Supermarkets to Accept Significant Price Rise Requests to Save Farms

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Grower Group Strongly Urges Major Supermarkets to Accept Significant Price Rise Requests to Save Farms

Fuel surcharges of up to 65 per cent of shipment value are now hitting rural fresh produce growers, and if Australia’s major supermarkets fail to engage with price increase requests quickly, the growers making planting decisions today may not be there for the next harvest. That is the uncomfortable commercial reality sitting behind a formal … Read more