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      Fareed Rahman

      Fareed Rahman

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      Fareed is a senior business reporter at The National and worked in India, the UAE and the US. He has interviewed a number of top executives from energy, real estate and defence industry as well as visiting dignitaries and heads of states.

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      A large number of global companies are taking part in the five-day Idex in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
      UAE awards contracts worth Dh24bn in first four days of Idex

      A total of 40 deals have so far been awarded, with the majority going to UAE companies

      EconomyFebruary 20, 2025
      Idex is the Middle East’s largest defence expo, where industry leaders are displaying their latest military hardware from drones to armoured vehicles. Antonie Robertson / The National
      UAE signs 10 deals worth Dh10bn on Idex day three

      The UAE has so far awarded contracts worth almost Dh20bn, with majority of those going to domestic companies

      EconomyFebruary 19, 2025
      Hamad Al Marar, Edge Group’s managing director and chief executive, says the company exports 20 per cent of its products. Antonie Robertson/The National
      UAE's Edge expects to match 2024 revenue mark of $5bn this year

      The Abu Dhabi-based defence conglomerate ended last year with export contracts worth $2.3 billion, its chief executive says

      EconomyFebruary 18, 2025
      Visitors attend day two of Idex 2025 in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      UAE defence firm Caldius Aerospace clinches Dh3.76bn deal on day two of Idex

      Armed Forces awards contracts to three domestic and two international companies

      EconomyFebruary 18, 2025
      Shipping containers at the Port of Seattle in Washington state, US. Last week, President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider imposing reciprocal tariffs on numerous trading partners. Bloomberg
      US tariffs to hit growth in China and Europe, Goldman Sachs says

      Donald Trump has unveiled a series of trade tariffs since becoming US President last month

      EconomyFebruary 15, 2025
      AD Ports Group's fourth quarter revenue rose 28 per cent annually to Dh4.5 billion. Photo: AD Ports
      AD Ports Q4 profit surges five-fold as acquisitions boost revenue

      Group's full-year revenue climbed 48 per cent to record Dh17.2 billion

      MarketsFebruary 14, 2025
      Property prices will continue to rise this year, Deyaar chief executive Saeed Al Qatami says. Victor Besa / The National
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      ExclusiveDeyaar plans to launch $2bn worth of projects in 2025 amid strong demand

      The Dubai developer expects continued increase in rents and property prices this year amid supply shortage

      PropertyFebruary 14, 2025
      Emaar's 2024 revenue jumped 33 per cent annually to reach Dh35.5 billion. Antonie Robertson/The National
      Emaar Properties records highest sales ever in 2024 amid UAE boom

      The company recorded property sales of Dh70 billion during the reporting period

      PropertyFebruary 13, 2025
      Aldar’s full-year sales reached Dh33.6 billion, up 20 per cent from the previous year. Victor Besa / The National
      Aldar’s 2024 profit surges 43% amid thriving property market

      Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer posts full-year profit of $1.49 billion amid a sharp rise in UAE property sales

      PropertyFebruary 10, 2025
      Dubai Investments Park Angola, a mixed use development near the capital Luanda. Photo: Dubai Investments
      Africa's property boom is a lure for UAE developers

      Emaar, Aldar, Dubai Investments and Modon are among companies investing in markets from Angola to Egypt, Morocco and Ethiopia

      PropertyFebruary 09, 2025
      The severance of USAID funding is expected to immediately affect critical support for vulnerable groups in Jordan, including people with disabilities and millions of refugees. AFP
      USAID cuts hit Jordan’s economy with immeasurable ripple effect

      The kingdom, which hosts millions of Syrian and Palestinian refugees, is the US agency's third-largest recipient of aid

      EconomyFebruary 08, 2025
      A four-bedroom villa is being sold for Dh98 million on Palm Jumeirah. Photo: Knight Frank
      Dubai sets new record in $10m home sales in 2024

      The emirate sold 435 homes worth total of $7 billion, says Knight Frank

      BusinessFebruary 03, 2025
      Ta'ziz chief executive Mashal Al Kindi with Hong Namkoong, president and chief executive of Samsung E&A. The new plant is expected to support the UAE's diversification strategy. Photo: Ta'ziz
      Abu Dhabi’s Ta’ziz awards $1.7bn contract to build UAE’s first methanol plant

      Unit will be powered by clean energy from the grid on completion in 2028

      EnergyFebruary 03, 2025
      Khalaf Al Habtoor, chairman of UAE-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group, has investments in the hospitality and retail sectors in Lebanon. Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National
      UAE businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor cancels all planned investments in Lebanon

      Entrepreneur blamed instability for the sale of all his properties in the country

      EconomyJanuary 28, 2025
      Abu Dhabi recorded 28,249 property transactions last year, according to the latest data. Pawan Singh / The National
      Abu Dhabi property deals reached $26bn in 2024 on strong demand

      The number of transactions increased by about 24 per cent annually, data shows

      PropertyJanuary 27, 2025
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