Key Highlights Dubai welcomed 19.59 million international overnight visitors in 2025, its third successive record-breaking year, making licensed tour guides an in-demand profession across the
Key Highlights UAE’s non-oil GDP reached a record 77.3% of total GDP in Q1 2025, making services the single largest driver of the entire UAE
Key Highlights GDRFA Dubai and DLD signed an MoU in April 2026 to unify three residency services into a single government system. Golden Visa, Property
Key Highlights Dubai’s Executive Council approved an AED 1 billion ($272 million) economic support package on March 30, 2026, effective April 1 for three to
Key Highlights Dubai has recovered from five major economic crises since 1990, each time faster and stronger than the last. The Dubai Land Department recorded
Key Highlights Dubai’s 2026–2028 budget allocates AED 302.7 billion in expenditures against AED 329.2 billion in projected revenues, the largest three-year budget in the emirate’s
Key Highlights Dubai recorded AED 111 billion in total property transactions in January 2026, more than 80% up year-on-year, even as regional conflict dominated headlines.
Key Highlights The UAE now offers up to 50% corporate tax credit on qualifying R&D spending, effective January 1, 2026. The maximum credit a business
Key Highlights UAE President MBZ visited injured civilians on March 6, 2026 and publicly called Iran “the enemy of the UAE” for the first time
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