Hosam Arab: The Man Who Built the Middle East’s Most Valuable Fintech from a Dubai Apartment
In 2019, Hosam Arab was sitting in a modest Dubai apartment with a whiteboard, a co-founder, and a single conviction: that the GCC's hundreds...
UAE Dirham Peg: How Currency Stability Powers the Emirates as an Investment Hub
The United Arab Emirates dirham has been pegged to the US dollar at a fixed rate of 3.6725 AED per USD since November 1997,...
Mubadala Investment Company Posts Record $385 Billion in Assets Under Management for 2025
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company, has reported record assets under management of USD 385 billion for the full year 2025. The...
Emirates NBD Unveils UAE’s First AI-Powered Business Banking Platform for GCC SMEs
Emirates NBD, the UAE's leading banking group, has launched the region's first fully AI-powered business banking platform targeting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across...
Setting Up a Business in the UAE 2026: Free Zone, Mainland and DIFC Compared
The UAE remains one of the most business-friendly jurisdictions in the world. With a competitive tax environment, a strategic geographic position between Asia, Europe,...
