UAE

·        250,000 new companies enter UAE market in 2025, says bin Touq https://bit.ly/4pqpS6Q

·        New ‘Ejari’ campaign by Dubai Land Department aims to simplify rental processes for customers https://bit.ly/4qzapCy

·        UAE GDP growth forecast raised to 5 percent for 2026 as total foreign trade set to surpass $1 trillion: Standard Chartered https://bit.ly/4qzasye

·        Abu Dhabi’s TII launches Falcon H1R 7B AI model, outperforms several larger open-source AI models https://bit.ly/4jD5P40

·        Dubai to reopen Jumeirah Beach 1 after major infrastructure and lifestyle upgrade https://bit.ly/3Nhw0kq

·        Dubai RTA launches four new bus routes and upgrades 70 services from January 9 https://bit.ly/4boawwd

·        Dubai targets 90 per cent cashless transactions by 2026 under new DFZ-DOF agreement https://bit.ly/4qKW06o

·        Deyaar breaks ground on its vertical community, DWTN Residences https://bit.ly/45xJbUF

·        Meet DoubleTree by Hilton Jumeirah Beach’s new GM, Neelam Bhika https://bit.ly/4pvszUR

·        Abu Dhabi group named GP for $4.8bln Chinese development fund https://bit.ly/4500oGh

·        UAE’s new sugar tax is already changing what residents pay for drinks https://bit.ly/49pLjii

·        UAE aims to become home to 2 million companies in the next decade https://bit.ly/4qigvrm

·        Reem Hospital successfully completes its inaugural Alzheimer's disease clinical trial https://bit.ly/3N4Nhxn

·        Al Habtoor Polo’s Anthony Reilly on food, scale, and leadership https://bit.ly/49jRRk5

Saudi Arabia

·        Saudi Arabia opens capital market to all foreign investors starting February 1 https://bit.ly/3YZ2TVB

·        Saudi Arabia in the final stages of launching the metals exchange, official reveals https://bit.ly/497Rby0

·        Saudi Arabia announces mining surprises beyond traditional belts, adding to estimated $2.4tn in mineral wealth https://bit.ly/49nZJzE

·        Saudi industry ministry issues 151 new industrial licenses, announces the start of production in 93 factories in Nov. 2025 https://bit.ly/4srafyG

·        Flyadeal adds five routes from new Madinah base https://bit.ly/4sl7rDg

·        Raffles Jeddah to open on the city’s corniche https://bit.ly/4ssRg73

·        First Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotel announced in Dammam https://bit.ly/49JdFFF

·        Yemenia Airways to launch direct flights between Socotra and Jeddah https://bit.ly/4aMXVmf

·        Saudi investors to explore new investments in Cambodia https://bit.ly/3N0C54T

·        Saudi Arabia ranks first globally in road network connectivity index https://bit.ly/4qtaLuZ

·        Saudi Arabia leads development of Arabic language models, enhancing digital presence and global competitiveness https://bit.ly/497QFQA   

Qatar

·        Why cloud kitchen operators should be looking at Qatar https://bit.ly/451GcDQ

·        Private sector rises on strength of Qatar’s startup growth https://bit.ly/4sv8DE4

Kuwait

·        Kuwait outperforms most GCC markets in 2025; All Share index up 21.0%: Markaz https://bit.ly/4qMMIXz

·        Kuwait’s non-oil sector ends 2025 on strong note as PMI and jobs accelerate https://bit.ly/3L6D0QF

·        MOI steps up efforts to improve public services and accelerate procedures https://bit.ly/3Na481F

·        ALSAYER Group advances sustainability, safety, and social impact in 2025 https://bit.ly/4b6wDrd

Oman

·        Oman to set up international financial center with legislative, regulatory independence https://bit.ly/4aJmHUc

Bahrain

·        Bahrain achieves 4 percent GDP growth as non-oil sector grows by 3.1 percent https://bit.ly/3N4MJHP

·        Bahrain’s SLRB launches online property registration services https://bit.ly/4aPbEcg

·        Grnata Group trains Bahraini staff through Tamkeen programmes https://bit.ly/452xGEx

·        Alba sets new production record https://bit.ly/49q8VDM

Egypt

·        Egypt’s business conditions improve in December on activity expansion, new orders: PMI https://bit.ly/4jxQCRF

·        Egypt int’l reserves hit record $51.4 bln at end of December 2025: CBE https://bit.ly/4psqglu

·        Egypt finalizes new entrepreneurship charter for startups: Madbouly https://bit.ly/45Irulk

Middle East (Regional)

·        AI, supply chain security and fiscal discipline among key economic themes shaping GCC in 2026 https://bit.ly/4sJl9QK

·        GCC equities draw $216 million in December 2025, marking rebound from previous losses https://bit.ly/3LxjMUo

·        Middle East crypto transactions pass $500bn a year as tokenisation boom gathers pace https://bit.ly/49aCHgN

·        GCC economic outlook 2026: Trade diversification, AI deployment and fiscal discipline take centre stage https://bit.ly/3Z5ebHS

·        Gulf economies move from rapid expansion to ‘resilience mode’ as oil prices soften, geopolitics bite – report https://bit.ly/4jxkQUS

·        Spotlighting Gulfood 2026’s unmistakable influence https://bit.ly/3YouOOJ

·        Deliverect rolls out self-service kiosk solution across MENA https://bit.ly/3N0Q5LZ

·        Gulf Common Market sees rising economic integration: GCC-Stat https://bit.ly/49g7ffK