The UAE economy grew 6.2 per cent in 2026, lifting GDP to about Dh1.9 trillion. For investors and business leaders, the larger signal is not just the headline number, but the scale of non-oil growth now carrying the expansion. Non-oil activities rose 6.8 per cent to Dh1.5 trillion, reinforcing the country’s shift toward a more … Read more
Dubai’s transport authority pulled AED 5.3 billion through digital channels in 2026, and that number says as much about customer behaviour as it does about government efficiency. The Dubai RTA digital revenue figure rose 20.6 percent year on year as residents and businesses shifted more of their payments, bookings and service requests online. That matters … Read more
China’s pet food market is no longer a quiet import category. Local brands are taking share from global names as Chinese owners spend more on pets, even while they pull back elsewhere. That shift matters well beyond China. It is changing the competitive playbook for premium pet food, pushing foreign brands to localise harder and … Read more
A 93% year-on-year jump in domestic visitor volumes is not the kind of number you associate with a northern emirate still building its global brand. Yet that is exactly what Ras Al Khaimah delivered in April, quietly proving that a well-timed strategic pivot can turn a disruption into a growth story. The surge reflects a … Read more
When 85 per cent of a property market’s volume flows into homes that haven’t been built yet, it tells you something about where confidence sits. Ras Al Khaimah’s residential sector just posted AED 12.4 billion in transactions, and the overwhelming majority of that capital is betting on future inventory rather than existing stock. The emirate … Read more
A single-day jump of 8% in crude oil is the kind of move that rewrites quarterly forecasts across the Gulf overnight. That is exactly what energy markets delivered on Sunday, driven by a geopolitical escalation that places Iran — and by extension the entire MENA energy corridor — at the centre of global supply anxiety. … Read more