Tag: Investment
GCC Aviation Market Set to Double to $2.95 Billion by 2031 as eVTOL and Business Jets Drive Growth
The GCC general aviation market, currently valued at $1.48 billion, is projected to reach $2.95 billion by 2031 at a 14.79 per cent CAGR, with eVTOL aircraft emerging as the fastest-growing segment at 17.21 per cent annually.
US AI Startup Positron Opens DIFC Office in First International Move, Targeting Gulf’s GenAI Surge
Positron AI, a US-based artificial intelligence inference startup, has established its first presence outside the United States at Dubai's DIFC, positioning itself to serve the Gulf's accelerating demand for next-generation AI infrastructure across healthcare, finance, and media.
Dubai Land Department Launches Blockchain Property Title Pilot, Opening Door to Fractional Ownership
The Dubai Land Department has launched a pilot to integrate blockchain-based property titles into the official land registry, enabling fractional ownership to be recorded and transferred on-chain and opening Dubai's real estate market to a new class of investor.
Qatar Pushes Ahead With North Field LNG Expansion as Production Capacity Heads to 142 Million Tonnes
QatarEnergy is pressing ahead with the world's largest LNG expansion programme despite disruptions to Hormuz shipping, targeting a doubling of output capacity from 77 to 142 million tonnes per annum and recording a 66 per cent surge in new foreign-owned company formations.
UK Seals Historic Free Trade Deal With GCC — First G7 Nation to Sign With Gulf Bloc
The United Kingdom has concluded a landmark free trade agreement with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, becoming the first G7 nation to sign such a deal with the Gulf bloc and removing an estimated £580 million in annual duties on UK exports.
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Abu Dhabi Judicial Department: Wills, Courts and Non-Muslim Inheritance
Abu Dhabi has its own wills registry, and on eligibility it is broader than DIFC — plus the intestacy default your heirs can still apply to displace.
How the UAE Left the FATF Grey List — and What Did Not Change
The UAE came off FATF monitoring on 23 February 2024 with three other countries — and was never blacklisted. What delisting did not change for businesses.
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve: Abu Dhabi’s Flamingo Sanctuary
The flamingo figure everyone quotes is a seasonal peak. The real story is 1,000 nests — and the GCC’s first IUCN Green List site almost nobody mentions.
UAE Commercial Agency Law: What Federal Law 3 of 2022 Changed
The 2022 agency law did not open agencies to foreign ownership, and the transition is not two years. What the Ministry’s own text actually says.


