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UAE investment in data centres may be overly optimistic

1 day ago | agbi.com | Chris Hamill-Stewart

Analysis Tech ‘Concern’ over long-term leasesSpeed to market is vitalNeeds can change with techBillions of dollars of planned Gulf investment in data centres, announced with fanfare during President Donald Trump’s regional May visit, may be at more risk than immediately meets the eye, according to US financial services company Moody’s Corp.
Humanoid robots: coming soon to a workplace near you

1 day ago | agbi.com | Chris Hamill-Stewart

Analysis Tech $5 trillion market expected by 2050Manufacturing pilots under wayHealthcare and tourism key sectorsNursing, tourism and leisure, even performing arts, and anything dull, dangerous and dirty: the technology world is increasingly bullish on what humanoid robots can do.
Why founders and fintechs are the X factor for VCs

1 day ago | agbi.com | Chris Hamill-Stewart

Analysis Tech Creative Commons/Wikimedia/TechCrunch Founders are main investment driverFintechs are a lucrative marketAccelerators and incubators competitionPersonalities, teamwork, market size and originality.
Startups invited to solve Medina's challenges

1 day ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani

Infrastructure Infrastructure solutions neededExpansion of religious tourismMedina economic growth targetedSaudi Arabia is inviting startups to tackle infrastructure challenges in Medina, one of Islam’s holiest cities, as it ramps up efforts to expand religious tourism.
Passenger profit is three times global average at Middle East airlines

4 days ago | agbi.com | Gavin Gibbon

Aviation Reuters/SOPA Images/Zuma Press/Leonid Faerberg $27.20 per passenger Global average only $7.20 Aircraft delays a constraint Middle East airlines are set to generate $27.20 in profit per passenger this year, more than three times the global average, as the region continues to lead the global aviation industry on profitability, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total net income for Middle Eastern carriers is forecast to exceed $6.2 billion in 2025, up from...
Masdar to increase bond issuances to fund renewables push

4 days ago | agbi.com | Gavin Gibbon

Exclusive Energy CFO: Masdar to be ‘repeat bond issuer’Raised $1bn in green bonds last monthGreen bonds increasingly popularMasdar, the UAE’s state-owned clean energy developer, is to increase its presence in international debt markets as it accelerates plans to install 100 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade.
Asif Aziz: from the heart of London to Al Maryah Island

5 days ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani

EXCLUSIVE Real Estate Property billionaire heads to Abu DhabiEmirate echoes ‘American dream’ In talks for residential projectsAsif Aziz owns more of Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus than any other individual.
Dubai property optimism remains despite price correction warnings

5 days ago | agbi.com | Gavin Gibbon

Real Estate Rental yields softenDevelopers post profitsMarket cooling into 2026Real estate professionals in Dubai are maintaining a cautiously optimistic outlook on the market, even as fresh warnings of a potential double-digit correction cast a shadow over the city’s record-breaking property surge.
Dubai issues the Middle East's first tokenised property certificate

1 week ago | agbi.com | Chris Hamill-Stewart

Real Estate Blockchain real estate beginsSuccessful Dubai pilot phaseFuture market shiftDubai has issued its first tokenised property certificate, moving tokenisation of real estate from the realm of theory to practice. Tokenisation is the process of creating and trading digital tokens that are backed by real-world assets on a blockchain.
Shuaa Capital sues former executives for $70m over losses

1 week ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani

Banking and Finance Shuaa sues former managersSeeking AED260mEarlier dispute dismissedInvestment bank and asset manager Shuaa Capital has filed a lawsuit against former executive managers, seeking approximately $71 million (AED 260 million) in compensation for alleged misconduct that the company claims contributed to its financial losses.