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The UAE Economy Is Slowing in 2026, Yet Its Engines Are Still Turning
A reduced growth forecast meets strong property activity, startup funding and recovering energy exports in the UAE's mixed July economic picture.
Jul 29, 2026
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We the UAE 2031 Turns Long-Term Ambition Into an Open Economic Invitation
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
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The UAE's Outlook Depends on Turning Non-Oil Resilience Into Durable Growth
The UAE enters the next period with diversified trade, services and investment buffers. Energy and shipping volatility still make credit quality and project selection important.
Aug 2, 2026
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The UAE Now Earns Four Fifths of Its Economy Outside Oil
Non-oil activity reached 79.4 percent of national output in the first quarter, growing at 4.8 percent while the overall economy grew 3. The gap between those figures is the story.
Aug 6, 2026
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The Gulf Was Forecast a Terrible Year. Brent Is at 84 Dollars
Early in the conflict the projections ran to 150 dollar oil and contracting Gulf economies. Halfway through August the numbers are less dramatic and more interesting than either the panic or the relief.
Aug 16, 2026
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The Gulf's Next Decade Will Be Decided by Capital, Not Barrels
Roughly six trillion dollars of sovereign wealth now sits behind the region's funds. What that money buys, and where it is deployed, matters more to the next ten years than the oil price does.
Aug 8, 2026
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Gulf Builders Keep Awarding Work While the Risk Premium Rises
Shipping, insurance and construction costs are all higher because of the Iran conflict. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are pressing ahead with project awards anyway, and the reasoning is deliberate.
Aug 4, 2026
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The UAE Is Scaling a Clean-Energy Model Built for Real Demand
Solar, nuclear, storage, efficiency and hydrogen are being combined to support growth while building a more resilient and lower-carbon energy system.
Jul 28, 2026
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The UAE's Quietest Business Problem Is How Long It Takes to Get Paid
Persistent payment delays and rising default concerns are squeezing liquidity across the Emirates, in the same half that produced the region's largest volume of new project awards. Both things are connected.
Aug 17, 2026
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Saudi Trade Surplus Jumps, but the Detail Matters More Than the Headline
Saudi Arabia's May trade surplus rose sharply as oil exports increased and imports fell, while weaker non-oil exports show where the next test lies.
Jul 29, 2026
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UAE Stocks Meet a New Test as Regional Risk Returns to the Price Screen
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
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Emaar's Founder Expects Dubai Property to Give Back Five to Ten Per Cent, and Says It Could Turn Just as Fast
Mohamed Alabbar told the AIM Congress the Iran war is an extraordinary situation and the market will adjust. Emaar's cancellations rose from 700 to 1,000 a month in the conflict and fell to 550 after the ceasefire. The Abu Dhabi train arrives on 30 September.
Sep 10, 2026
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Two Rocket Launchers on a Small Island, and Oil Moved Three Per Cent
American forces hit Iranian launchers on Larak after the Guard was seen preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran answered at bases in Jordan and the UAE. It is the first exchange in over a month.
Sep 1, 2026
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The Gulf's Restaurant Scene Is Reinventing Itself in 2026
After two years of shocks, Gulf dining is rebuilding around homegrown brands and confident local concepts rather than imported franchise names.
May 19, 2026
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Kingdom Holding's Profit Slips, and the Reasons Are Instructive
Weaker dividend income, higher operating costs and a bigger tax line pushed the Saudi investment house lower in the first half. Each of those pressures applies well beyond one company.
Aug 7, 2026
