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              Economy

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

              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
              Play00:31

              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
              People take part in Make it in the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. This year's event has come at an important moment. Antonie Robertson/The National

              How the UAE turned resilience and flexibility into national priorities

              CommentMay 06, 2026
              EGA last year sold 2.83 million tonnes of cast metal to more than 400 customers in 50 countries. EGA

              EGA settles disputes with Guinea over bauxite mine project

              BusinessMay 06, 2026
              Lt Gen Ibrahim Al Alawi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, with Nasser Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of Tawazun Council, at the Make it in the Emirates event. Photo: Tawazun

              New defence free zone in Abu Dhabi set to expand UAE industrial base

              EconomyMay 06, 2026
              A cargo ship with shipping containers at the port of Oakland. Reuters

              Why continuing tariff fears are baseless

              MoneyMay 06, 2026
              ADGM is among the fastest-growing financial hubs globally. Ruel Pableo for The National

              Capital Group joins list of trillion-dollar asset managers at ADGM

              EconomyMay 05, 2026
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