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  • Friday, 26 May, 2023
    The Big Read
    Is COP28 destined to be a flop?

    A growing number of western politicians are concerned this year’s UN climate summit in the UAE will be too beholden to the oil and gas industry

  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    COP28
    Syrian leader Assad invited to COP 28 climate summit in Dubai

    Move likely to cause disquiet among those expressing disdain for the pace of reconciliation with Damascus

  • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
    How To Spend It In...
    Jo Malone on the ‘glorious sensory overload’ of Dubai

    The perfumer is unleashing her creativity in the city she now calls home

  • Friday, 7 April, 2023
    South Africa
    UAE refuses to extradite two Gupta brothers to South Africa

    Atul and Rajesh Gupta are wanted by Pretoria for alleged fraud and money laundering

  • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
    COP28
    UAE climate event organisers warn speakers not to ‘criticise corporations’

    Climate campaigners alarmed by ‘do not protest’ warning as Gulf petrostate prepares to host COP28

  • 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

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