UAE

Finance

Solving the Missing Link Between Banking and Wealth

A bank that enables customers to see their complete financial picture, understands how their investments are performing, and assesses whether they are on track to achieve what matters most becomes a trusted partner in managing and growing wealth.

By Dhiraj Kunwar

Finance

The UAE’s Next Wealth Advantage: Turning Resilience into Opportunity

By Rajesh Kannan

Growth Strategies

The New Economics of Community Building

By Rohan Bhaskar

Business News

Ministry of Education Opens Registration for Young Trader Program

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: How AIRZAI’s Muneeb Mushtaq Envisions Scent and AI Shaping More Responsive Spaces

Scent is becoming smarter and more personalized as AI finds its way into homes, hotels, and wellness spaces.

By Kristine Erika Agustin

Business News

Maldives, Abu Dhabi-Based Eagle Hills Sign Agreement for US$20 Billion Waterfront and Marina Development

The integrated island destination in Ras Malé is expected to include premium hospitality, residences, retail, dining, entertainment, and community facilities.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Growth Strategies

Discipline, Not Urgency: How the UAE’s Newest Developers Can Pass Their First Real Test

"With 186 new developers licensed in Dubai in the first seven months of this year alone, and hundreds more having entered over the past two years, I expect the next eighteen months to be defined less by competition between developers and more by which of them find the right partners to build alongside."

By Qasim Mansoor

Business News

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy Connects Seven Tech Startups With Oraseya Capital

Several participating companies advanced to the next stage of evaluation for potential investment through Oraseya Capital’s SANDBOX Investment Program.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Foundations of Certainty: Why Dubai’s Commercial Momentum Demands Uptown Place and the Evolution of Burj 2020

Written by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, this article explores how DMCC is advancing its vision for Uptown Dubai through Uptown Place and the iconic Burj 2020. From growing demand for Grade A office space to AI-driven construction technologies, the article highlights how strategic infrastructure development is shaping Dubai’s skyline and reinforcing its position as a global hub for business and investment.

Leadership

The Long Game: How Thierry Sabbagh Built a Career, and a Brand, to Last

Thierry Sabbagh, Divisional Vice President and President, Middle East, KSA, India and CIS, Nissan and INFINITI, on 25 years of building trust across the automotive industry, the power of showing up, and why resilience is never a single moment, it's a process.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Technology

The Recap: Entrepreneur Middle East’s Tech Innovation Awards 2026

The awards gala was hosted by BNC Publishing and Entrepreneur Middle East with the support of Virtuzone, in5, The Impression, Lucidity Insights, Numai, Canama, and BusinessToday.ME.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Growth Strategies

“We Got Funded!” OCTA Raises US$3.5 Million to Expand AI Tools for Accounting Firms in the US and the Gulf

The funding will support the automation of more financial workflows and the company’s expansion into the United States.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Key Trek 2026 to Connect MENA Tech Founders With Global Investors

The weeklong program will connect more than 35 founders with venture capital firms, institutional investors, family offices, and strategic partners from September 30 to October 7.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Innovation City Breaks the Banking Bottleneck Holding UAE Founders Back

A license in hours meant little when a bank account took months. Innovation City takes ownership of the harder problem.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Entrepreneurs

Standard Chartered Expands LMAX Group Partnership to Digital Asset Custody in DIFC and Luxembourg

LMAX Group is the first client to join Standard Chartered Luxembourg’s digital asset custody platform.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Finance

Tabby Valued at US$6.5 Billion After Raising US$233 Million

Hong Kong-based investment firm Blue Pool Capital led the Series F equity round, with participation from existing investors HSG, Wellington Management, and Arbor Ventures.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Leadership

Captain Pradeep Singh on Dubai Becoming a Global Hub for Intellectual Capital

From shipping and real estate to technology, education and investment, Aethon Group and Karma Developers founder Captain Pradeep Singh reflects on more than two decades of building businesses from Dubai, and the lessons in timing, risk, resilience and reinvention that shaped his journey

By Tamara Pupic

Business News

Factory Forward UAE Launched to Support Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturers will gain access to technology assessments, specialist advice, training and financing through a single national platform.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

UAE Non-Oil Trade With BRICS Countries Grows 28.5% to Over US$312 Billion

The UAE participated in the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, with a delegation headed by H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Starting a Business

Why Restaurants Can’t Simply Copy-Paste Their Strategy Into Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is an individual food and beverage market, and they believe operators entering the city should take the time to understand what makes its diners and communities different rather than simply replicating a strategy that worked elsewhere. Listening can inform everything from a seasonal menu to the way a new concept introduces itself to the market.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

e& UAE, Ankabut Renew Partnership to Expand AI and Research Infrastructure

The renewed partnership is aligned with the UAE's National AI Strategy and broader digital transformation agenda.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

AIM Congress 2026: Why Africa’s Infrastructure Boom Must Start Now

Marcus Weyll explains why patient, long-term capital could help close Africa’s infrastructure financing gap while creating opportunities for investors.

By Marcus Weyll

Lifestyle

The Revival of Pocket Watches: How a Luxury Fashion Staple is Making a Comeback

Ali Nael, CEO of FutureGrail, one of the world’s leading specialist auction houses for luxury timepieces, says a comeback is well underway for pocket watches. From a luxury must-have to an everyday timekeeper and then almost forgotten to obscurity, Nael says that the pocket watch is returning to elite circles.

By Ali Nael

Starting a Business

From Creative Instinct to Building Teel

Noora Al Suwaidi and Mahra Al Balghouni wanted customers to remember Teel Floral Studio because of how the experience made them feel and how much of themselves they could see reflected in what had been created for them.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Uniestate Enters New Phase of Growth With Abu Dhabi Expansion

Boutique developer builds on Abu Dhabi expansion, strategic land acquisitions, and premium residential and commercial developments

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Dubai Future Finance Week to Host 85+ Events Across 14 Stages in November

The inaugural edition will be held under the theme "Finance Reimagined: Where Innovation Meets Policy and Purpose."

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Technology

The Problem Isn’t AI Slop. It’s What AI Reveals About Us.

"There’s a line between a subtitle and a prescription dosage where close enough stops being a joke and starts being a matter of life and death."

By Vickram Agarwal

Business News

The Human Capital Question: Can Businesses Achieve Sustainability Goals Without Investing In People?

Insights from the Sustainability Innovation Forum 2026.

By Aalia Mehreen Ahmed

Business News

UAE Leads the World in Planned Digital Supply Chain Finance Investment, Standard Chartered Report Finds

The UAE also ranks third globally for planned investment in real-time cash visibility and second for automated payments.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff

Business News

Fakhruddin Properties Unveils AED700 Million Robotics-Driven Development in Dubai

Unveiled at IPS 2026, Tréppan Vision will integrate eight specialized robotic services alongside AI-enabled homes, wellness technologies, adaptable residences and sustainability systems within a single mixed-use community.

By Entrepreneur Middle East Staff