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60 stories for“AI policy”
The UAE’s next growth chapter combines an AED 3 trillion economic goal with regulatory modernization, talent attraction and deeper global partnerships.
Jul 28, 2026
Long government borrowing costs are at multi-decade highs across the United States, Germany, France and Japan. The cause is not central bank policy. It is the sheer volume of debt being issued, and some of it is paying for data centres.
Aug 18, 2026
52.8 per cent against reopening accession talks, on a turnout of 82.5 per cent. Fishing is 8 per cent of GDP and 40 per cent of exports, and the Common Fisheries Policy is the one thing membership would not have let Iceland keep.
Aug 31, 2026
SAP's strong cloud performance reassured investors, but the bigger enterprise software question is whether AI can deepen customer value without inflating complexity and cost.
Jul 24, 2026
Wall Street fell for a third day as Brent settled at 101 dollars and the ten-year yield touched its highest since 2023. Futures price a better than even chance of a quarter-point rise on 16 September. What the buyback means, and what to watch.
Sep 10, 2026
The kingdom's sovereign fund and America's export credit agency have agreed a memorandum worth up to fifteen billion dollars. What it is not is a committed investment.
Aug 6, 2026
Saudi Arabia is attracting partnerships in mining, AI, finance and infrastructure. The strongest Vision 2030 outcome will be skills, productive firms and exports that endure.
Jul 31, 2026
A risk-off session in Dubai and Abu Dhabi shows how conflict, oil, aviation and investor confidence can move Gulf markets in different directions at once.
Jul 24, 2026
Brent's renewed jump toward $100 reflects Middle East shipping danger, while IEA and EIA forecasts point to demand destruction and lower prices if supply routes normalize.
Jul 25, 2026
The Fed decides Wednesday with a rise at ninety per cent, the Bank of Japan is expected to follow on Friday, German Bunds are at a 2009 high and gold sits near 4,300. Nvidia lost two per cent after Anthropic and OpenAI asked the industry to slow down.
Sep 15, 2026
Abu Dhabi's energy week arrives on 2 November with hydrogen and carbon capture across the agenda and hydrocarbons across the balance sheets. Both things are true at once.
Aug 14, 2026
Riyadh opens at the end of August, Abu Dhabi takes November, Dubai takes the rest. Four shows account for most of the region's commercial calendar between now and the new year.
Aug 14, 2026
Houthi attacks on shipping have rerouted global trade around Africa, and Gulf importers are absorbing the fallout in freight rates and delivery times.
Feb 5, 2024
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
