James Mitchell

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Business and Economy Editor

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Editorial: The Gulf SME Gap — Why Small Business Is the Region’s Untapped Engine

The Gulf's small and medium enterprises are the invisible backbone of an economy that likes to celebrate its tallest towers and biggest sovereign wealth...

UAE-India CEPA 2026: Trade Volumes, Benefits and Opportunities

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and India — signed in February 2022 and implemented from May 2022 — has fundamentally...

GCC Tourism 2026: How the Gulf Is Competing for the World’s Visitors

The GCC tourism industry has undergone a transformation so rapid and comprehensive that analysts who wrote off the Gulf as a transit destination barely...

GCC Dollar Peg 2026: Why Gulf Nations Anchor Currencies to the USD

Five of the six GCC nations peg their currencies to the US dollar — a policy that has been in place for decades and...

Jebel Ali Port 2026: Gateway to Global Trade and GCC Logistics

Jebel Ali Port in Dubai — operated by DP World — is the largest container port in the Middle East and the ninth largest...

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du Ventures Launches $50 Million Fund to Back UAE Fintech, AI and Cybersecurity Startups

UAE telecommunications company du has announced the launch of...

Dubai’s Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Hits 80% Completion — 1,650m Project Will Cut Commute from 104 to 16 Minutes

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has confirmed that...

UAE Withdraws from OPEC and OPEC+: What It Means for Gulf Energy Policy

The United Arab Emirates announced its decision to withdraw...

UAE Petrol Prices June 2026: Super 98 at Dh3.66 — What Drivers and Businesses Need to Know

The UAE Fuel Price Committee has set petrol prices...
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