Dubai’s economy in H1 2026: real GDP down 2.3%, finance up 8.8%, trade down 6%
Editorial
Dubai's real GDP fell 2.3% in the first half of 2026 to AED 473 billion. Finance and healthcare grew; trade and transport shrank.AED 473bnReal…
Insights
Sourced reporting and analysis on UAE business.
Dubai in 2026: 19.59 million visitors in 2025, hotel occupancy at 66% in August, property sales AED 286bn in H1
Editorial
Visitors hit a record in 2025. In 2026 the numbers dipped hard in March and have been recovering since, while property sales are below…
Kuwait’s economy: IMF predicted 3.8% growth for 2026, then the forecasts split
Editorial
Before the 2026 war the IMF expected Kuwait's economy to grow 3.8%. After it, forecasts range from a 6.4% fall to a 13% fall.+3.8%IMF…
Kuwait in numbers: oil output fell from 2.58 to 0.57 million barrels a day, and a KD 9.8bn deficit is budgeted
Editorial
Kuwait's crude output dropped by more than three-quarters at the low point of 2026. The budget still assumes oil at $57 a barrel and…
DP World H1 2026: Jebel Ali volume down 59.5%, the rest of the network up 5.4%
Editorial
DP World's first-half 2026 revenue rose 13.1%, but adjusted EBITDA fell 5.6% because traffic at Jebel Ali, its biggest port, fell sharply.$12.7bnRevenue, H1 2026+13.1%…
ADNOC’s listed companies in 2025: $9.7 billion of profit, and who earned it
Editorial
ADNOC does not publish one consolidated result, but its six listed companies together earned $9.7 billion in 2025.$51.8bnCombined revenue, 2025 (AED 190.1bn)$16.7bnCombined EBITDA (AED…
ADNOC’s big deals since 2022: $16.3bn Covestro, $13.4bn Nova, $80bn XRG
Editorial
ADNOC has used its balance sheet for deals in Europe, chemicals and retail as well as oil and gas. Here are the numbers.Announced deal…
Emaar in numbers: AED 80.4 billion of sales and a AED 155 billion backlog
Editorial
Emaar booked its highest-ever sales, revenue and profit in 2025, and the first half of 2026 kept growing.AED 80.4bnProperty sales, 2025 ($21.9bn)+16%AED 49.6bnRevenue, 2025…
Emaar’s income mix: 73% development, 21% recurring, 5% international
Editorial
Most of Emaar's revenue still comes from selling property. About a fifth now comes from assets it keeps and operates.Emaar revenue by source, 2025…