UAE Weekly Business News 08/09/2025
- Jenny Hunt
- Sep 8
- 6 min read
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UAE Weekly Business News: Issue 253 published 08 September 2025.
UAE FREE ZONE NEWS
Dubai South launches Dubai South Business Hub (WAM 08/09/2025)
ADGM largest international financial centre in MENA, with 11,000+ active licences at end of H1 2025 (Abu Dhabi Media Office 08/09/2025)
Adams Street opens office in Abu Dhabi (WAM 03/09/2025)
Hub71 welcomes 26 high-growth startups, raising AED818m (WAM 02/09/2025)
DIFC Courts launches new Mediation Service Centre, notary service to support UAE businesses (WAM 02/09/2025)
UAE VISA NEWS (inc. employment, Emiratisation, human resources, training and women)
How UAE leads globally in skill development and labour competitiveness (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
UN Women Liaison Office celebrates strategic partnership with UAE (WAM 02/09/2025)
MoHRE conducts 285,000 inspection visits in first half of 2025, flagging over 5,400 violating establishments (WAM 01/09/2025)
UAE BUSINESS NEWS
Barakah marks first year of full-operations (WAM 08/09/2025)
UAE: One of world’s most connected aviation networks (WAM 08/09/2025)
MoI, Dubai Police, Visa partner to combat fraud, e-crime in UAE (WAM 08/09/2025)
DXB LIVE achieves 40% growth in first half of 2025 (WAM 08/09/2025)
ADNOC welcomes MoF measures to boost energy, commodity trading (WAM 08/09/2025)
UAE airports surpass 1 billion passengers in 10 years (WAM 08/09/2025)
Abu Dhabi real estate transactions reached AED61.1b since January (WAM 08/09/2025)
EWEC receives 3 proposals for development of Taweelah C Independent Power Producer project (WAM 08/09/2025)
RTA Issues New Executive Regulation Governing Tourist Transport in Dubai (Government of Dubai Media Office 08/09/2025)
How artificial intelligence can fix issues in UAE real estate (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
UAE expert calls for reform amid global governance challenges (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
UAE retail revolution: Same-day delivery is the new standard (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
Dubai entrepreneur calls for a new era of franchising (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
Dubai startup Luxury For You debuts members-only platform with $300m designer collections (Arabian Business 08/09/2025)
UAE aviation sector fuels 207,000 jobs and $92bn economy as DXB stays world’s busiest airport (Arabian Business 08/09/2025)
7X launches national network for logistics (WAM 07/09/2025)
Weaker UAE dirham sparks buying spree as British homebuyers surpass Indians (Khaleej Times 07/09/2025)
Dubai real estate sector recorded $4.6b of transactions last week (Arabian Business 07/09/2025)
(WAM 06/09/2025)
How Dubai uses AI traffic lights to slash delays by 37% (Arabian Business 05/09/2025)
Faster DXB checks: No more removing laptops, liquids by end 2026 (Khaleej Times 04/09/2025)
Etihad CEO shrugs off impact of tariff row, says global economy actually helping airline (Khaleej Times 04/09/2025)
Off-plan transactions fuel surge in Dubai’s August property deals (Khaleej Times 04/09/2025)
Digital Dubai, CIPS to promote excellence in strategic procurement (WAM 03/09/2025)
Dubai Culture, LinkedIn continue to empower UAE creative sector (WAM 03/09/2025)
New DP World fresh produce service covering Morocco-UK-Europe cuts export times, costs and carbon footprint (Government of Dubai Media Office 03/09/2025)
Trakhees Conducts nearly 25000 Field Inspections in the 1st Half of 2025 (Government of Dubai Media Office 03/09/2025)
Etihad Airways CEO says airline 'ready to IPO anytime' (Khaleej Times 03/09/2025)
Dubai strengthens online food delivery sector with new industry working group, guidelines (WAM 02/09/2025)
MoFA launches enhanced digital issuance, attestation of ‘To Whom It May Concern’ certificates (WAM 02/09/2025)
DoE launches Energy Efficiency Accelerators in the Industrial Sector initiative (Abu Dhabi Media Office 02/09/2025)
Tashas Group bets on suburban UAE dining in $27m Arada joint venture (Arabian Business 02/09/2025)
AI in the UAE: Cisco reveals 10 trends transforming customer experience (Arabian Business 02/09/2025)
PayPal, Veon and Fortress expand into UAE as global firms choose Dubai and Abu Dhabi HQs (Arabian Business 02/09/2025)
UAE FINANCE AND ECONOMY NEWS
Gross banks’ assets up 1.9% to AED4,973.3b at end of June 2025 (WAM 08/09/2025)
GCC Exchanges Unified Investor Relations’ Guideline 2025 launched (WAM 08/09/2025)
UAE emerges as global crypto powerhouse amid regulatory clarity and institutional surge (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
UAE economy set to grow 4.5% in 2025, outpacing regional peers (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
Gold prices at a record high in Dubai, 22K crosses Dh405 per gram (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
du announces sale of 342 million shares (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
Dubai investor boosts stake in IPO-bound National Stock Exchange (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
ThinkMarkets announces new partnership with Mashreq Bank (Khaleej Times 08/09/2025)
UAE GDP grows 3.9% to $124bn in Q1 2025 as non-oil economy hits record 77.3% share (Arabian Business 08/09/2025)
PRYPCO secures major funding from General Catalyst for real estate innovation (Arabian Business 08/09/2025)
UAE banks lead GCC in revenue and lending growth amid strong economic momentum (Khaleej Times 07/09/2025)
UAE real estate tax rules explained (Arabian Business 07/09/2025)
Emirates NBD finances two Boeing 777 freighters for Emirates Airline (WAM 04/09/2025)
EGA posts AED15b revenue in H1 2025 (WAM 04/09/2025)
G42 to offer nearly 2% of Presight shares to institutional investors (Arabian Business 04/09/2025)
United Arab Bank partners with ADX to offer IPO Subscription services for customers (WAM 03/09/2025)
ADNOC L&S welcomes new shareholders following $317m share placement (WAM 03/09/2025)
MoF issues two ministerial decisions on Qualifying Activities & Excluded Activities in Free Zones for corporate tax purposes (WAM 03/09/2025)
ECI, Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade sign MoU to advance bilateral collaboration (WAM 03/09/2025)
Etihad reports record half-year profit of AED1.1b (WAM 03/09/2025)
ADNOC, RIQ forge $500m AI-powered reinsurance collaboration to anchor Abu Dhabi’s global risk hub (WAM 03/09/2025)
Majid Al Futtaim reports $4.7bn H1 2025 revenue as profit jumps 23% (Arabian Business 03/09/2025)
UAE announces new tax rules for Free Zones (Arabian Business 03/09/2025)
Leading financial institutions reiterate 'BUY' or 'ACCUMULATE' recommendations on ADNOC Gas stock (WAM 02/09/2025)
Nasdaq Dubai welcomes Binghatti Holding’s $500m Sukuk listing (WAM 02/09/2025)
MERGER & AQUISITION NEWS
Middle East M&A hits 271 deals in H1 2025, up 19 per cent despite global slowdown (Arabian Business 05/09/2025)
UAE BILATERAL TRADE NEWS
UAE, Hungary strengthening bilateral trade, investment relations (WAM 08/09/2025)
Over 260 Chinese companies to participate at WETEX 2025 (WAM 08/09/2025)
DoE delegation visits US to enhance cooperation in energy, water and technology sectors (Abu Dhabi Media Office 08/09/2025)
UAE President receives leader of Ismaili community (WAM 07/09/2025)
UAE President, King of Jordan discuss fraternal ties (WAM 07/09/2025)
Dubai Chambers signs MoU with Victorian Chamber (WAM 07/09/2025)
Abdullah bin Zayed receives Foreign Minister of Bahrain; reviews bilateral relations (WAM 06/09/2025)
UAE President, Sultan of Oman discuss bilateral ties (WAM 05/09/2025)
UAE, Qatar to cooperate in labour and HR development (WAM 05/09/2025)
UAE, UK conclude strategic dialogue on combating illicit finance (WAM 04/09/2025)
DEWA strengthens cooperation with leading Chinese companies in clean energy technologies (WAM 04/09/2025)
Ministry of Foreign Trade, Indian Business Council explore enhancing private sector collaboration (WAM 04/09/2025)
CEPA boosts UAE-India economic ties as trade surges 19.7% to $65b (Arabian Business 04/09/2025)
UAE, South Africa discuss strengthening trade, investment ties, private sector collaboration (WAM 03/09/2025)
UAE President, Saudi Crown Prince discuss fraternal ties (WAM 03/09/2025)
UAE, Ukraine discuss enahncing bilateral relations (WAM 03/09/2025)
UAE–South Africa trade grows to $8.5bn, up 14% (Arabian Business 03/09/2025)
DP World’s global investment creates 5,000 new jobs across four continents this year (WAM 02/09/2025)
Presidents of UAE, Guinea-Bissau discuss bilateral cooperation (WAM 02/09/2025)
EDGE Group Entity SIATT inaugurates new headquarters, production facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil (WAM 02/09/2025)
AD Ports Group’s Karachi Terminals in Pakistan sign major dredging agreement to expand throughput (WAM 02/09/2025)
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Written by Jenny Hunt
Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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