UAE’s non-oil foreign trade hits $1 trillion
UAE’s non-oil foreign trade in 2025 surged 26 per cent annually to exceed $1 trillion for the first…
UAE trials pay-with-your-palm biometric technology
The UAE Central Bank has introduced a Middle East-first biometric payment solution that will allow users to conduct…
UAE is trusted energy supplier to India amid surging growth, says Dr Sultan Al Jaber
The UAE will remain a “trusted and dependable” crude supplier for India, as the world’s most populous country…
IHC anchors growth in India and considers Europe despite Trump’s EU criticisms
Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company is placing India at the core of its global investment strategy while cautiously…
Musk clashes with Ryanair boss over SpaceX’s Starlink internet
A dispute between Elon Musk and Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary escalated quickly after the airline boss said…
Egypt signs renewable energy deals worth $1.8 billion
Egypt signed a number of renewable energy deals worth $1.8 billion on Sunday as it seeks to diversify…
The West will pay a high price for standing up to China
China’s export-driven economic model is sharpening a trade-off western policymakers know all too well: shielding domestic industry usually…
Lebanon’s draft banking law ‘fails to ensure’ cash recovery for depositors
Lebanese depositors face high uncertainty and a long wait in recovering their money from banks, despite a draft…
My Dubai Salary: ‘I aim to retire by 55 or sooner by investing in index funds’
Jay Adrian Tolentino, a 38-year-old Filipino financial coach in the UAE, aspires to retire by the age of…
ChatGPT was most downloaded free app in UAE in 2025, Apple says
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been ranked No 1 on Apple’s list of the most downloaded free iPhone apps of…
Visa returns to Syria as Damascus seeks access to global financial system
Payments company Visa is set to restart operations in Syria after more than a decade after signing an…
‘Era of aggressive salary growth has cooled’: UAE wages set to increase by 1.6% in 2026
Salaries in the UAE are expected to rise by 1.6 per cent on average in 2026, as companies…