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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      UAE cites ‘sanctions risks’ as it cancels licence for Russia’s MTS Bank

      Decision follows western calls for Gulf state to do more to tackle sanction busting

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Abu Dhabi ruler projects stability by naming eldest son as crown prince

      Sheikh Mohammed ends succession speculation after choosing Sheikh Khaled amid string of changes to the leadership

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Abu Dhabi
      Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed names his son crown prince of Abu Dhabi

      UAE leader appoints Sheikh Khaled as heir apparent as part of series of changes at top of Gulf state

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depthIPOs
      Middle East on ‘radar’ of global investors as it enjoys IPO boom

      Frenzy of activity across the region contrasts sharply with Europe’s moribund market

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Iran
      Iran’s top security official to visit UAE as regional relations thaw

      Trip by Ali Shamkhani follows China-brokered deal between the Islamic republic and Saudi Arabia

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Ruchir Sharma
      Three global cities are pulling ahead since the peak of the pandemic

      Miami, Dubai and Singapore boom by welcoming those chased out of rival international hubs

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      International Holding Company
      Sheikh Tahnoon’s IHC reports another year of stellar growth

      Abu Dhabi conglomerate’s profits almost triple as emirate’s new regime consolidates power

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
      Sheikh Tahnoon named chair of $790bn Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

      UAE founder’s son — who is both national security adviser and a prominent private sector figure — extends influence

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast22 min listen
      Tracking the mysterious rise of a UAE company

      We follow the FT’s Middle East editor Andrew England to Abu Dhabi as he tries to understand the unprecedented, meteoric rise of International Holding Company

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Financial services
      General Atlantic, IHC and Abu Dhabi fund team up on investment firm

      Proposed firm will manage assets for two state-backed funds and International Holding Company

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      US launches new crackdown on Russian sanctions busting

      Push by three agencies comes amid fears imports flowing from UAE and Turkey are fuelling war in Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      West presses UAE to clamp down on suspected Russia sanctions busting

      Ukraine’s allies visit Gulf state to raise concerns after jump in exports of critical goods

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Two Abu Dhabi state funds agree $1.8bn 1MDB settlement

      Agreement draws line under longstanding dispute launched five years ago by Malaysia

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      UAE grants Russian lender rare banking licence

      Move would meet growing demand for financial services from Russian expatriates in the Gulf state

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      International Holding Company
      The sheikh’s empire driving Abu Dhabi’s meteoric stock market rise

      The once marginal bourse has been transformed by a conglomerate whose growth bankers and analysts say is hard to explain

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      News in-depthFirst Abu Dhabi Bank
      How First Abu Dhabi Bank pursued Standard Chartered and ‘opened Pandora’s box’

      UAE’s biggest lender could yet revive the deal and its interest might flush out other suitors

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc and Gunvor extend talks to reach investment deal

      National oil group is seeking a minority stake in commodity trader as it looks to diversify its revenue stream

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      UK inward investment
      UK on course for £10bn of UAE investment after relationship reset

      Minister admits last year’s political chaos potentially slowed pace of inward commitments from the Gulf state

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Middle Eastern companies
      The UAE business that went from obscurity to a $240bn valuation in 3 years

      In 2019, International Holding Company was a little-known company involved in fish farms, food and real estate

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      The new Gulf sovereign wealth fund boom

      Companies are flocking to the Middle East to raise capital just as they did in 2008. But funds say they are being more strategic about investments

    • Sunday, 1 January, 2023
      Dubai
      Dubai suspends 30% tax on alcohol sales to boost tourism

      Emirate seeks to consolidate its position as the Gulf’s travel hotspot

    • Saturday, 24 December, 2022
      News in-depthDubai
      New generation of rich spurs boom in Dubai’s luxurious homes market

      Demand soars since pandemic with owners inundated with requests to sell homes with swimming pools and terraces

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      Global trade
      UAE and Ukraine open trade talks

      Discussions come amid western pressure on Gulf state over neutral stance in war

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      News in-depthFIFA World Cup
      World Cup fans choose party city Dubai over buttoned-down Qatar

      United Arab Emirates receives tournament tourism boost thanks to more relaxed vibe and frequent shuttle flights

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      KPMG International
      KPMG blocked from Abu Dhabi audits as it elects new regional boss

      Emilio Pera appointed Big Four firm’s Lower Gulf CEO after months of turbulence in division

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