Finance and Markets
UAE Central Bank holds its base rate at 3.9%
The CBUAE kept the rate on its Overnight Deposit Facility unchanged after the US Federal Reserve held its interest on reserve balances rate.
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Finance and Markets
Stock Market
DIP Holding IPO opens on the DFM at AED 1.10 to 1.15 a share
Dubai Investments is selling 20% of the company behind Dubai Investments Park; subscriptions run until 3 November and listing is expected on or around 11 November.
Real Estate
Ohana sells 92% of Manchester City Yas Residences Phase 2 in under 48 hours
619 townhouses, duplexes and villas went on sale on Yas Island; Emiratis bought 53% of the homes and delivery is planned in phases by 2029.
Finance and Markets
Masdar raises US$600 million in a five-year blue bond, 2.5 times oversubscribed
The AA- rated bond pays a 5.875% coupon, swapped into euros at 4.374%, and takes Masdar's total raised under its bond programme to US$3.35 billion since 2023.
Tech and AI
Dubai AI Campus raises its target to 1,000 AI companies and 5,000 jobs by 2030
The DIFC-based campus passed its goal of 500 companies two years early and will move into a 100,000 square foot building in DIFC Zabeel District.
Finance and Markets
UAE stock markets worth AED 3.7 trillion as CMA-licensed firms rise 43% in nine months
ADX and DFM traded AED 408 billion in January to September, foreign investors made up 49% of trading, and bond and sukuk issuance reached AED 576 billion.
Trade and Logistics
UAE and Benin sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Once ratified, the deal will cut or remove customs duties on many goods; non-oil trade between the two countries reached US$1.29 billion in the first half of 2026.
Energy
ADNOC opens AED 60 billion of local manufacturing opportunities and simplifies supplier registration
More than 200 products are on the list through 2030, supplier prequalification is being cut back, and the Local+ list of approved UAE manufacturers has passed 100.
Energy
Masdar agrees to buy a 550 MW solar project in Greece from Lightsource bp
The project is expected to run by the end of 2026 and supply more than 200,000 homes; Masdar and Khazna will also explore green data centres in Greece.
Tech and AI
G42 signs initial agreements to explore an AI factory and digital government projects in Greece
Abu Dhabi's G42 and five of its companies, Khazna, Core42, Presight, Inception42 and M42, signed pacts with Greek partners on AI infrastructure, public services and life...
Investments
UAE and Greece sign 18 agreements worth EUR 12.75 billion; Abu Dhabi plans EUR 15 billion more
Deals at the UAE-Greece Strategic Forum in Athens cover AI, renewable energy, ports, health and food security, and Abu Dhabi will expand a joint investment initiative set...
Policy and Regulation
UAE enters the top 10 of IMD's Government Support Index
The country rose from 16th to 10th in the 2026 index, which measures government support as a share of GDP, meeting a target the Ministry of Finance set last year.
Economy
IMF expects UAE economy to shrink 3.9% in 2026 and rebound 7.7% in 2027
The October World Economic Outlook sees growth returning as oil exports, trade and tourism recover; the UAE Central Bank projects 1.6% growth this year.
Real Estate
Dubai sells 86 homes above US$10 million in third quarter as prime prices dip 5%
Knight Frank counted 412 such sales in the first nine months, up from 357 a year earlier, but the quarter was 34% below the second quarter.
Real Estate
Abu Dhabi home sales reach AED 21.5 billion in third quarter, up 32% by value
6,085 residential deals were recorded, fewer than a year earlier, but off-plan prices and luxury sales above AED 10 million rose sharply.
Finance and Markets
Emirates NBD nine-month profit before tax rises 4% to AED 24.3 billion
Income grew 15% to AED 42.2 billion and loans rose 27% to AED 833 billion, helped by the addition of India's RBL Bank.
Economy
Sharjah issues and renews 19,327 business licences in third quarter, up 5%
The Sharjah Economic Development Department issued 1,738 new licences and renewed 17,589, with commercial licences the largest group.
FDI in the UAE
No planned foreign investment in the UAE has been cancelled this year, Ministry of Investment says
Some investors are waiting or scaling back amounts, but the UAE remains on course for its US$65 billion a year FDI target for 2031, the ministry's undersecretary told The...
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