Sheikh Mohammed announces 5 top priorities for UAE in new year 2023

The UAE has announced five priorities for the government in 2023. This came as His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first Cabinet meeting of the new year. Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Mohammed outlined the five priorities: National identity and its […]
KPMG delivers $35bln global revenues, 14% growth in FY22

KPMG International has announced strong annual aggregated revenues for its firms globally of $35 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022 (FY22), an increase of 14%. The aggregate revenue of KPMG member firms in the Middle East, South Asia, and Caspian (Mesac) grew by 18.3% in local currency terms for FY22, more than […]
Azizi set to deliver 11,000 new units in Dubai this year

UAE-based Azizi Developments said it ended 2022 on a high note, having sold a total of more than 6,000 units, worth AED5.6 billion ($1.52 billion) and is now set for handover of 11,000 units across 45 projects in Dubai later this year. These include projects spread across the first, second and third phases of Riviera, […]
Tawam Hospital introduces thyroid radiofrequency, microwave ablation

Tawam Hospital, part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), shares the story of the first patient to have been treated at Tawam Hospital using a novel procedure called Thyroid Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation. The procedure was conducted on a 75-year-old male patient, with a history of a large compressive benign thyroid nodule, under […]
Foreign investor demand to drive Dubai property prices, rents higher in 2023

Continued demand and interest from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and foreign investors will keep property rents in Dubai high in 2023, according to a new report. Property prices in the emirate are expected to increase by as much as 20% on average, while the luxury segment will continue to dominate, with 13.5% year-on-year growth in 2023, […]
Star Paper Mill to set up $54mln recycled paper mill in Abu Dhabi

A new recycled paper mill will be established in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) in a move to support the UAE circular economy. The mill will manufacture eco-friendly biodegradable recycled kraft papers in Abu Dhabi after an agreement between Star Paper Mill and RC Paper Machines, which will expand its existing capacity with an […]
Dubai property deals hit $2.5bln in one week

Property transactions in Dubai reached more than AED 9.2 billion ($2.5 billion) in one week, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) said. The week ending December 16, 2022 recorded at least 2,882 deals that include plots and residential units across the emirate. A total of 199 plots were sold for AED1.33 billion, with Palm Jumeirah topping […]
Dubai records over $326.71mln in realty transactions Tuesday

Dubai real estate market recorded 385 sales transactions worth AED936.65 million, in addition to 98 mortgage deals of AED186.25 million, and 41 gift deals amounting to AED131.82 million on Tuesday, data released by the Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 358 villas and apartments worth AED691.86 million, and 27 land plots worth AED244.79 […]
Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC invites banks to pitch for gas business IPO -sources

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has invited investment banks to pitch for roles in the initial public offering (IPO) of its gas business next year, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Bankers familiar with the matter said a request was sent to a select number of banks last week for […]
UAE President receives acting Defence Minister of Afghanistan

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Defence, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, today, at Qasr Al Shati Palace. The meeting addressed cooperation relations and issues of interest. WAM (Emirates News Agency)