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Read UAE and international business news with latest updates on economic trends, including growth, inflation and financial markets

Flour is loaded onto carts at the border between the Sudanese border town of Adjikong and Adre in February. Getty

Our incredibly wealthy world can easily afford to curb humanitarian suffering

CommentMay 14, 2026

Syrian President Ahmad Al Sharaa, centre, with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi on Tuesday at the Syrian-Emirati Investment Forum in Damascus. Sana

Investing in Syria means banking on the country's future

EditorialMay 14, 2026

Abdulla bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Tourism, tours Dubai Gold Souq. Photo: Ministry of Economy and Tourism

UAE targets dirty gold in clampdown on money laundering and terror financing

UAEMay 13, 2026

Economic activity in the UAE is resilient despite the impact of the war. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Fears of UAE capital flight due to war entirely overblown, says banking boss

EconomyMay 13, 2026

An artist's impression of one of Aldar Properties' upcoming developments in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Aldar

Aldar to build community on undeveloped island as part of five megaprojects

EconomyMay 12, 2026

A man crosses the Ahrar Bridge along the Tigris in Baghdad on May 4. Unlike some of its fellow energy producers, Iraq lacks the financial cushion of trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fundsy. AFP

Why Iraq has more to lose from the Iran war than most

EditorialMay 12, 2026

The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, with Syrian officials. Ahmad Fallaha / The National

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UAE and Syria hold first business forum since Assad's fall

BusinessMay 11, 2026

Yury Troshin is the general manager, as well as being a qualified, professional sailing instructor, at Wind Rises Sailing Experience in Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

'I earn Dh20,000 a month sailing but can't really save’

MoneyMay 10, 2026

A Lebanese delegation, led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, arrived at Damascus International Airport on an official visit to Syria. SANA

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Lebanese Prime Minister discusses security co-operation with Syria's Al Shara

MENAMay 09, 2026

The strongest version of Make it in the Emirates is 'make it in the Emirates for the region and the world'. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Iran war did not create the UAE's industrial push but accelerated it

CommentMay 09, 2026

Victor Besa / The National; Getty Images

Iran war cannot change the mindset that has defined the UAE

CommentMay 08, 2026

Increasingly, the basic line of thinking among elites and ordinary people alike these days is that creating dense interlinkages in the global economy makes individual economies fragile. Reuters

The lure of deglobalisation is getting stronger – but the world must resist it

CommentMay 07, 2026

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara with Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar Properties. Photo: Sana Al-Abbar is an Emirati businessman known for founding Emaar Properties, a real estate development company involved in projects such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall.

Emaar Properties founder Alabbar meets Al Shara in Syria

MENAMay 07, 2026

A jewellery shop at Dubai Gold Souk. First-quarter demand for jewellery in the UAE fell by 40 per cent, the World Gold Council says. AFP

Lacking lustre - Iran war dents demand for gold jewellery

MarketsMay 07, 2026

Syed Basar Shueb, chief executive and managing director of International Holding Company. Victor Besa / The National

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Abu Dhabi's IHC remains resilient despite war as first-quarter income doubles

EconomyMay 06, 2026

Ships are seen in the Strait of Hormuz from Musandam in Oman. Reuters

Oil prices plunge on reports US and Iran nearing peace deal

MarketsMay 06, 2026

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