Abu Dhabi

When airspace becomes the front line

Global aviation faces three possible recovery paths from the US-Israel-Iran conflict

Gulf sovereign investors are pressing ahead with global dealmaking, despite heightened geopolitical tensions following the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Abu Dhabi’s ADIA teams up with private investment firm on real estate secondaries push

It will focus on opportunities characterised by a reset in valuations and increased demand for liquidity

Dubai’s skyline has been transformed over two decades by staggering construction ambition.
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UAE’s property sector faces reckoning after Iran strikes

Developers say market fundamentals are strong despite volatility

Abu Dhabi National Oil, the UAE’s biggest oil producer, has halted plans to market its first-ever yuan-denominated bond.

Chinese bank halts Abu Dhabi loan as creditors cut Middle East risk

Regulators and Chinese banks rethink lending as Iran crisis reshapes strategy

The global spending spree on digital infrastructure for AI is spreading across South-east Asia, where investors see massive opportunity for growth.

Abu Dhabi’s G42 leads US$1 billion data centre project in Vietnam

The company is the primary developer of OpenAI’s Stargate infrastructure project in the UAE

Tahnoon is the United Arab Emirates national security adviser, a deputy ruler of the emirate and was handed charge in 2023 of the US$1 trillion Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Abu Dhabi royal invested in Trump crypto venture: report

A White House spokesperson says that the US president’s assets are in a trust managed by his children

Binance has close ties to Abu Dhabi after the crypto exchange landed a US$2 billion investment in March from AI investor MGX.

Crypto exchange Binance gains regulatory win in Abu Dhabi

The crypto exchange has yet to decide on a location for its global headquarters

Gulf states speed up shift from oil, ramping up investment in finance, tourism, tech and manufacturing.

Asset manager Guggenheim plans Saudi presence as part of Gulf investment push

The firm has an office in Dubai and is in the process of getting licenced in Abu Dhabi