UAE

THINKING ALOUD

Who says influencers contribute nothing to society?

Dubai calculates that they are worth billions; fingers crossed that hasn’t changed

Such relocations, even if temporary, can be complicated and come with tax implications.

Wall Street banks offer UAE staff option to relocate temporarily

Foreigners account for about 90% of the country’s population

Emirates has been forced to cancel thousands of flights as retaliatory strikes from Iran led the UAE to shut its airspace and caused minor structural damage to the hub at Dubai International Airport.

Emirates to resume flights after brief halt on missile threats

Airlines in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have also seen their operations halted

Prabowo has faced rising criticism since the outbreak of the conflict for joining US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.

Indonesia says Pakistan, UAE back Prabowo as Iran mediator

Others in Indonesia have criticised the president’s delayed condolences after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Dubai’s skyline has been transformed over two decades by staggering construction ambition.
NEWS ANALYSIS

UAE’s property sector faces reckoning after Iran strikes

Developers say market fundamentals are strong despite volatility

Singapore also offers depth through a mature wealth-management sector with trustees, banks and advisers experienced in private markets, cross-border structures and other operational demands.

Why Asia’s family offices are moving to multi-hub models

Even as market access broadens, Singapore remains the centre for governance and oversight

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

The project will be one of the biggest in the emirate, alongside a new metro line and a US$35 billion expansion of the Al Maktoum Airport.

Dubai financial sector hub set for multibillion-dollar expansion

The development will have capacity to host 42,000 companies and will be delivered by 2040

Gulf borrowers are also increasingly seeking financing in Chinese yuan to facilitate trade.

China is lending to the Gulf at record pace, tightening ties

Dim sum and panda bonds are both denominated in Chinese yuan

Andrew Lim, CapitaLand Investment's group chief operating officer, says the real asset manager also intends to strengthen relationships with its capital partners.

CapitaLand eyes Gulf region’s ‘deep, liquid pools of capital’, investments in logistics, hospitality  

Real asset manager intends to grow its presence and engage investors in the region, as the oil-producing nations reinvent themselves