Business

Gold making charges in the GCC 2026: how per-gram and percentage charges work, 22K vs 24K, VAT by country and how to bargain in Dubai, Saudi and Qatar souks.

How to set up a business in Qatar's free zones in 2026: QFZ, QFC and Media City Qatar compared on 100% ownership, tax, sectors, costs and steps.

Dubai service charges 2026: what owners really pay per sq ft by community, chiller and sinking-fund rules, plus how the DLD index and Mollak work.

Kuwait projects its 2026-2027 fiscal deficit to jump 54.7% to KD9.8bn as oil revenue drops, even as non-oil income and new taxes gain ground.

Dubai recorded AED286.43 billion in real estate sales across 86,005 deals in H1 2026, the second-highest half-year on record, per DLD data.

Oman Investment Authority and Jordan's SSIF have launched a $100 million joint investment company targeting energy, tech, tourism and food security.

Saudi Arabia's PIF has signed an MoU with US manager I Squared Capital for up to $2bn in digital infrastructure and district cooling investment.

UAE VAT 2026 guide: the 5% rate, AED 375k mandatory and AED 187.5k voluntary registration, zero-rated vs exempt supplies, EmaraTax filing and penalties.

How Saudi Arabia's Nitaqat colour bands and Saudization quotas work in 2026, the latest sector decisions, Qiwa rules, and what they mean for expat jobs.

UAE corporate tax 2026: the 0%/9% brackets, AED 375,000 threshold, free zone income, Small Business Relief, EmaraTax registration, filing and penalties.

Oman's OPAZ is tendering a master plan for a Duqm Green Park linking green metals, manufacturing and silica, with bids due July 14, 2026.

NBB and BBK have begun negotiating exchange terms for a Bahrain bank merger that would create a lender with roughly USD 28bn in combined assets.