Our Priority Remains to Focus on the Safety of Our Employees and Customers, and to Protect the Interests of Investors and Depositors. In light of the escalating military conflict in the Middle East, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is issuing an operational and financial update to its stakeholders. NBK’s priorities remain firmly anchored in safeguarding […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Empire Markets Financial Services (FXEM) has announced that it has obtained a Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) licence Category 5 in the United Arab Emirates (licence number 20200000254), strengthening its local presence and supporting regulated client engagement across the UAE. The milestone reflects FXEM’s focus on operating within a recognised regulatory framework […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent banking, financial services, and markets regulator of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has announced the temporary closure of Nasdaq Dubai, effective Monday, 2 March 2026 and Tuesday, 3 March 2026. Nasdaq Dubai is the international financial exchange based in the DIFC, providing a platform […]
In implementation of its supervisory and regulatory role over the UAE capital markets, and pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations, the UAE Capital Market Authority announces that the UAE capital markets, (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM)) will be closed on Monday, 2 March and Tuesday, 3 March 2026. The […]
Abu Dhabi, UAE: G42 today announced that it has begun recruiting Artificial Intelligence agents into enterprise roles across the organization. The application process is now open for AI agents capable of operating within approved sovereign infrastructure and delivering measurable enterprise value. Submissions will undergo a structured evaluation process that includes technical validation, empirical performance testing, reliability […]
Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has issued a guidance note on the consumer protection and responsible adoption and use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by licensed financial institutions operating in the UAE. This step reflects the CBUAE’s proactive supervisory approach and its commitment to keeping pace with rapid developments […]
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Skipr, the autonomous trust fabric for the age of AI, today announced the close of its USD 2 million seed funding round at a USD 10 million valuation. The funding supports the startup’s expansion from Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, as it scales sovereign AI infrastructure for national and enterprise deployments. As […]
The UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence company Core42 are to build a sovereign financial cloud services infrastructure. The UAE-based system is supported by “centralised, highly secure, dedicated and isolated infrastructure”, the central bank said in a statement on Wednesday. This will ensure data sovereignty, boost operational agility and provide protection against cyber threats, while […]
Dubai-based startup Ledgers has raised $250,000 in an Angel funding round to accelerate its AI Operating System for founders, a platform built to redefine how companies are run in the age of AI. The founder stack is evolving. Starting a company is easier than ever, but running it well is still brutally hard. Most startups […]
Source: Zawya Abu Dhabi has mandated banks for its first sovereign deal of 2026, a dual-tranche dollar-denominated benchmark issuance, with IPTs at UST+50 bps for the five-year bond, and UST+55bps for the 10-year. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Bank of China, BofA Securities, BNP PARIBAS, Emirates NBD Capital, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC, […]