Overview
- UN envoy Mahmoud Mohieldin said the UAE is on track for 4.7%–4.9% growth in 2025, exceeding the global average, with potential to top 5% in 2026 on non‑oil investment momentum.
- DIFC joined the Jan. 9–11, 2026 Billion Followers Summit as a Golden Partner, positioning finance as a bridge to the region’s fast‑growing digital content economy.
- Dubai’s Knowledge Summit reported a decade of outputs, including a Digital Knowledge Hub with 15 million assets serving over 3 million users from 172 countries and expanded skills training.
- Dubai Police expanded deployment of ‘noise radars’ to video‑verify excessive vehicle sound, with penalties of AED 2,000, 12 black points and AED 10,000 release fees for impounded vehicles.
- Dubai Chambers convened a New York roundtable with 17 U.S. trade and chamber officials to deepen flows in AI, advanced industry, clean energy and digital trade under the D33 agenda.