The UAE’s retail market is expected to reach AED 200 billion by next year. Analysis by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry projects that it will also grow by an average of 5% each year. Consumer spending is anticipated to continue rising, with total spending of over AED 750 million across many categories by 2017. According to national news agency WAM, retail and wholesale trade accounts for more than 11% of the UAE’s GDP.
China's Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to US
Chinese President Xi Jinping took centrestage at a meeting of APEC leaders on Saturday to push a proposal for a global body to govern artificial intelligence and position China as an alternative to the United States on trade cooperation.
ADNOC Distribution reports $579 million net profit in first 9 months
ADNOC Distribution has reported a net profit growing by 15.6 per cent year-on-year to $579 million in the first nine months, with an EBITDA increase of 12 per cent to $885 million, its strongest performance since listing in 2017.
TECOM Group’s 9-month shows 20% revenue growth
TECOM Group has announced a 20 per cent revenue growth reaching more than AED 2.1 billion, with a net profit exceeding AED 1.1 billion, marking an 18 per cent year-on-year increase.
DFM reports 212% increase in net profit before tax to AED930.8 million
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has announced its consolidated financial results for the nine months ending September 30, reporting a net profit before tax of AED 930.8 million, an increase of 212 per cent compared to the same period in 2024.
DMCC unveils plans for new financial centre
DMCC — Dubai’s leading international business district — has announced plans to create a new Financial Centre that will anchor trade finance, fintech innovation and digital asset solutions across its 26,000-member community.
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has stressed the need to build an integrated global economic system to overcome challenges faced around the globe.
The UAE has launched an urgent humanitarian mission to assist communities affected by Hurricane Melissa, which devastated parts of Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.
Dubai’s public parking operator Parkin has announced the introduction of new paid parking zones in two key areas of the city.
