• The National's Tony McAuley found a deeply sombre mood at an election watch in Abu Dhabi, a Beach Rotana breakfast event organised by the US embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi. "I don't know what it would mean for business but I'm just worried about what a Trump victory would mean for bringing the country together," said Hallim Droubi, the director of sales at the hotel industry's Rotana Group and a native of West Covina, California (in the Uncle sam hat). Anthony McAuley / The National
    The National's Tony McAuley found a deeply sombre mood at an election watch in Abu Dhabi, a Beach Rotana breakfast event organised by the US embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi. "I don't know what it would mean for business but I'm just worried about what a Trump victory would mean for bringing the country together," said Hallim Droubi, the director of sales at the hotel industry's Rotana Group and a native of West Covina, California (in the Uncle sam hat). Anthony McAuley / The National
  • Ahmad Al Falasi, a 25-year-old Emirati business grad from New York University Abu DhabiAnthony McAuley / The National
    Ahmad Al Falasi, a 25-year-old Emirati business grad from New York University Abu DhabiAnthony McAuley / The National

Business world reacts to the US election – in pictures


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Images from our live coverage of the business world's reaction to the US election. You can find the coverage here.