UAE Weekly Business News 18/08/2025
- Jenny Hunt
- Aug 18
- 5 min read
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UAE Weekly Business News: Issue 250 published 18 August 2025.
UAE FREE ZONE NEWS
Empower signs a contract to design its new District Cooling Plant in Dubai Science Park (Government of Dubai Media Office 18/08/2025)
UAE visa, bank accounts included as digital creator licence launched in RAK (Khaleej Times 15/08/2025)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub launches Sky Support Complex (WAM 12/08/2025)
UAE VISA NEWS (inc. employment, Emiratisation, human resources, training and women)
Over 86% of Middle East professionals work extra hours (Arabian Business 18/08/2025)
UAE Golden Visa: Minimum salary, sponsorship, eligibility, cost explained (Khaleej Times 17/08/2025)
Can a Dubai visa holder enrol child in school in another emirate? (Khaleej Times 17/08/2025)
MoHRE processes record 18 million smart transactions in H1 2025 (Arabian Business 15/08/2025)
UAE BUSINESS NEWS
Dubai International Chamber attracts 31 MNCs to Dubai in H1 2025, achieving 138% YoY growth (WAM 18/08/2025)
Dubai rises as hub of choice for MNCs, family offices (Khaleej Times 18/08/2025)
Dubai’s quarterly residential realty deals top 50,000 (Khaleej Times 18/08/2025)
Golden visa professionals set to drive Dubai property market, says Danube chief (Khaleej Times 18/08/2025)
Dubai real estate sector recorded $4.4bn of transactions last week (Arabian Business 18/08/2025)
Ministry of Economy and Tourism to host ‘UAE Africa Tourism Investment Summit’ in October (WAM 17/08/2025)
Abu Dhabi sees 10.3% increase in certificates of origin, signaling expansion of non-oil exports (WAM 17/08/2025)
Abu Dhabi’s non-oil trade surges as diversification drive gains pace (Khaleej Times 17/08/2025)
Luxury office sales surge as demand soars across Dubai and Abu Dhabi (Khaleej Times 17/08/2025)
(WAM 16/08/2025)
Demand for Dubai luxury home maintenance soars (Arabian Business 15/08/2025)
Dubai construction inspections surge 36% in 2025 (Arabian Business 15/08/2025)
'Malaffi' reaches 3.5 billion clinical records: DoH (WAM 14/08/2025)
EWEC issues Request for Proposals for developing Al Nouf Independent Power Producer (WAM 14/08/2025)
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority records AED1.4b in sales through Fodder Market platform in 2024 (Abu Dhabi Media Office 14/08/2025)
Major UAE developers setting up in-house construction firms to increase cash flow (Khaleej Times 14/08/2025)
Al Reem Island property prices surge 38% in Q2 2025, cementing lead as Abu Dhabi’s top investment hotspot (Arabian Business 14/08/2025)
Dubai commercial property sales jump 271% in July 2025 (Arabian Business 14/08/2025)
Abu Dhabi attracts 13 cutting-edge AI start-ups to Hub71 in global tech push (Arabian Business 14/08/2025)
UAE airports receive 75.4 million passengers in H1 2025, up 5% (WAM 13/08/2025)
Emirates SkyCargo Strengthens Cargo Corridors (Government of Dubai Media Office 13/08/2025)
UAE airlines add 15 new destinations as passenger numbers hit 75.4 million (Arabian Business 13/08/2025)
UAE property market soars to $87b (Arabian Business 13/08/2025)
Dubai and Abu Dhabi office markets boom (Arabian Business 13/08/2025)
Mubadala Capital reportedly partnering Cain for luxury real estate investment (Arabian Business 13/08/2025)
UAE PropTech sector to hit AED5.69bn by 2030 (Arabian Business 13/08/2025)
Dubai taxi trips up 7% in H1 2025 (WAM 12/08/2025)
Inside UAE's first commercial factory for drones that can feed fish, detect palm tree diseases (Khaleej Times 12/08/2025)
Dubai branded residences cost 40% more than non-branded properties (Khaleej Times 12/08/2025)
Dubai loyalty points can now buy real estate from as little as $544 (Arabian Business 12/08/2025)
UAE authorities collect $97m in taxes and fines in 85,500 inspections in H1 2025 (Arabian Business 12/08/2025)
WHX Tech 2025 in Dubai in September to anchor global digital health, AI advancement (WAM 11/08/2025)
UAE FINANCE AND ECONOMY NEWS
Gross banks’ assets reach AED4,878.3b at end of May 2025 (WAM 18/08/2025)
Masdar allocates over US$1.6b of green bond proceeds (WAM 18/08/2025)
Awqaf Dubai’s endowment shares portfolio surpasses AED9m in H1 2025 (WAM 18/08/2025)
Dubai’s Vara fines Morpheus Software Technology for anti-money laundering violations (Khaleej Times 18/08/2025)
UAE leads MENA M&A boom with $25.4b as regional deals hit $58.7b in H1 2025 (Arabian Business 18/08/2025)
Union Coop’s H1 2025 net profit up 6.4% to $47.4m (Arabian Business 17/08/2025)
RAK Properties reports AED160.6m in net profit for H1 2025 (WAM 15/08/2025)
Emirates Islamic to power Kimera Group’s UAE finances with digital-first banking solutions (Arabian Business 15/08/2025)
PRYPCO unveils instant AI valuations for fractional real estate in Dubai (Arabian Business 15/08/2025)
Zand, Mastercard partner to boost cross-border payment solutions (Arabian Business 15/08/2025)
RAK Ceramics’ revenue grew 6.4% YoY to AED826.8m in Q2 2025 (WAM 14/08/2025)
DP World revenue up 20.4% in H1 2025, container volumes up 6.7% (WAM 14/08/2025)
Dubai’s GDP up 4% to AED119.7b in Q1 2025 (WAM 14/08/2025)
TAQA reports AED3.7b net income for H1 2025 (WAM 14/08/2025)
Air Arabia reports Q2 2025 net profit of AED415m (WAM 13/08/2025)
Presight reports AED1.09b in H1 revenue, up 80.2% (WAM 13/08/2025)
AD Ports Group posts AED4.83b revenue for Q2 2025 (WAM 13/08/2025)
Salik Reports AED1.5b Revenue in H1 2025 (Government of Dubai Media Office 13/08/2025)
GCC asset management soars 9% to $2.2t as Saudi Arabia, UAE lead (Arabian Business 13/08/2025)
Over 35,000 new companies join Dubai Chamber of Commerce in H1 2025 (WAM 12/08/2025)
Yalla Group’s revenues reach AED310.7m in Q2 2025 (WAM 12/08/2025)
ADNOC L&S Q2 2025 revenue up 40% YoY to $1,258m (WAM 12/08/2025)
talabat revises GMV and revenue guidance by double-digit points (Arabian Business 12/08/2025)
MERGER & AQUISITION NEWS
Zero Two completes strategic investment in Evolution Data Centres (Abu Dhabi Media Office 12/08/2025)
UAE BILATERAL TRADE NEWS
IFZA launches new Free Zone in Panama (WAM 18/08/2025)
EGA to deliver first-ever CelestiAL-R billets to leading Japanese manufacturer Sankyo Tateyama (WAM 14/08/2025)
UAE strengthens commitment to accelerating water investments in Africa at Africa Water Investment Summit in preparation for 2026 UN Water Conference (WAM 14/08/2025)
UAE, Philippines strengthen bilateral trade, investment ties (WAM 13/08/2025)
CBUAE, Bank of South Sudan to enhance cooperation in fields of payment, security printing (WAM 13/08/2025)
UAE, Egypt explore use of AI in issuing fatwas (WAM 13/08/2025)
Al Sharqi Shipping company expands into Kenya, Uganda (WAM 13/08/2025)
DMCC Hosts First-ever Roadshow in Indonesia (Government of Dubai Media Office 12/08/2025)
JA Resorts & Hotels makes UK debut with two Scottish heritage hotels (Arabian Business 12/08/2025)
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Written by Jenny Hunt
Founder, Gateway Group, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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