US and European stock markets mostly rose while Asian equities fell as investors also kept tabs on the AI investment...
Dubai, UAE: With capabilities of AI advancing every year, its potential to address challenges once thought unsolvable is rapidly expanding,...
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- UAE's non-oil foreign trade increased by a record 14.6 percent in 2024, compared to 2023, reaching...He said that of all the positive indicators, the most encouraging is the increasing contribution of non-oil exports to UAE's foreign trade.
Last year, they climbed 27.6 percent in to reach a record AED561.2 billion – nearly 70 percent of the AED800 billion target.
Revenues grew by 9 percent to $1.42bn from $1.31bn in 2023.Total assets reached more than US$13 billion by the end of 2024 compared to US$12.26 billion in 2023.
DAE said it acquired 83 aircraft (owned: 30; managed: 53) and sold 68 (owned: 19; managed: 49).
A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, extending a post-pandemic...The UAE has now been ranked as the world's busiest international air hub for a decade
The airport was targeting 400 international destinations, up from 272 currently
The company said it will maintain a $1.3bn dividend for 2025.EBITDA climbed 14 percent year-on-year to $2.48 billion, driven by a 4 percent year-on-year revenue increase to $6 billion.
Sales volumes reached their highest-ever level of 5.3 million tonnes, supported by strategic positioning in high-growth markets across Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Davos, Switzerland – Mark Elsner, Head, Global Risks Initiative, World Economic Forum sat with TRENDS during WEF’s summit in Davos...The Global Risks Report 2025, with insights from over 900 experts, identifies state-based armed conflict as the most immediate risk for 2025.
The report was circulated ahead of the Davos meeting, which serves as a platform for advancing dialogue, cooperation, and partnerships.
- By comparison, the share of electric cars in Europe was just 13.6 percent in the full-year 2024, a decline for...
A total of 9,343 new cars were sold in January, of which 8,954 were all-electric, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said.
Of the 50 most-sold models, only two were non-electric, the first of which came in 33rd place, the OFV said.
In a bid to boost prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headed by Saudi Arabia and Russian-led allies...In December, eight OPEC+ countries announced they would start phasing out 2.2 million bpd of voluntary supply cuts from April.
The decision to stick to the alliance's timetable to unwind cuts comes after Trump said last month that he would ask Saudi Arabia and OPEC to lower oil prices.
After a challenging year where M&A activity in the Middle East and North Africa took a tumble, Morgan Stanley forecasts...2024 saw 1,111 M&A transactions with exposure to the MENA region, totaling US$75 billion in value
MENA outbound M&A transactions totaled US$40.2 billion, down 3 percent
- Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Abu Dhabi’s real estate market recorded AED10.6 billion in transactions in January, totaling 2,514 property deals....
DARI real estate platform of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi, sales transactions totaled AED 6.5 billion across 1,730 deals.
Meanwhile, mortgage transactions from the beginning of the year until the end of January amounted to AED3.9 billion across 756 deals.
- The Middle East must counter global economic divergence by enhancing regional financial integration to drive collective growth, Rudolph Lohmeyer tells...
The GCC is strategically positioning itself as a neutral hub by diversifying economic and diplomatic relationships to ensure resilience, Rudolph Lohmeyer tells TRENDS
AI is expected to revolutionize productivity, scientific discovery, and governance, with the UAE and KSA making significant investments in the field, he added
