A company that has shed nearly a quarter of its market value in 2026 just committed to paying shareholders AED 2 billion in cash — and promised to raise that figure by 5 percent every year for the next three years. That tension between a declining share price and rising dividends tells you something important … Read more
Nearly AED 50 billion flowed through UAE hotel cash registers last year, and the number that matters most is not the total itself but the acceleration behind it. A 9.7% revenue jump, paired with a record guest count, tells a story about pricing power that most global tourism markets simply cannot replicate right now. The … Read more
Twenty-eight new weekly flights to five Chinese cities is not a cautious bet. For Etihad Airways, it is a declaration that the airline intends to close the gap on rivals who have owned the China-Gulf corridor for years. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier plans to expand its mainland China operations to 35 weekly services spanning six … Read more
When a country decides to treat digital tokens the same way it treats listed securities, the regulatory signal is unmistakable. The UAE has done exactly that, rolling out a sweeping framework that places virtual asset trading, custody, and investment squarely inside the perimeter of capital markets law. The new rules require any firm involved in … Read more
More than 2,300 Uzbek companies already operate inside the UAE, yet the two governments believe the commercial relationship is still well below its ceiling. A high-level meeting in Abu Dhabi has now put at least ten sectors on the table for deeper joint ventures. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, the UAE’s Minister of Economy and … Read more
Thermal regulation in bedding textiles has long relied on phase-change coatings and cool-touch surface finishes that work for the first few minutes of contact and fade quickly after. Pairing a named functional moisture-management finish with a bio-sourced filling fibre is a more architecturally honest approach — and it’s where Bedsure has positioned its two newest … Read more
Pairing two heritage Australian brands in a limited-edition dark chocolate block and pushing it into national distribution from day one is not a tentative market test — it is a confident co-branding execution that removes friction for the shopper and delivers immediate shelf presence for both brands. Cadbury Old Gold and Bundaberg Rum have launched … Read more
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
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
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
