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Business

Firm Favourites

Business in the UAE is booming beyond oil and aviation. We profile a breadth of start-ups and smart ideas, from AI and app development to design and film production.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 20 min read
Firm Favourites
Business

Shifting Gear

An entrepreneur has found a way to retrofit gas guzzlers and turn taxi fleets electric, helping his car-centric city hit its climate goals. The technology's final destination could be well beyond the UAE.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 5 min read
Shifting Gear
Business

Knowing Where To Look For Opportunity

From UAE start-ups to Japan's craft beer pioneers, this year's entrepreneurs issue maps where ambition meets opportunity — and asks whether your next venture should follow.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 3 min read
Knowing Where To Look For Opportunity
Affairs

Partnership: Owning the future

The UAE has been building its artificial intelligence ambitions since 2017. With a 2031 leadership target in sight, its AI Office explains how investment, infrastructure and bold policy are delivering results.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 16 min read
Dubai skyline with high-rise towers and turquoise waterway, featuring UAE AI Office branding.
Affairs

Partnership: Shaping our digital world

From creek-side date trading to quantum computing corridors, Dubai's Chamber of Digital Economy is building the infrastructure, networks and policy frameworks to cement the city's status as the world's foremost digital business destination.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 6 min read
Ahmad Bin Byat speaking at a podium during a Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy event.
Design

Station to station

The second half of this year is packed with must-see design events, architectural projects and exhibitions.

  • Issue #166
  • 4 min read
Station to station
Urbanism

On the up

From a forward-looking emirate to coastal enclaves in Mexico and Morocco, these cities are emerging from the pandemic having made bold improvements and attracted new residents.

  • Issue #165
  • 9 min read
On the up
Diplomacy

Design: Hall orders

Designing a new Grand Hall for the League of Arab States demanded experience, flair and respect for tradition. Enter Lebanese architect Nada Debs.

  • Issue #146
  • 9 min read
Circular conference hall with concentric white chairs around central table, walnut paneling, and Arabic calligraphy
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Sweden’s ambassador to Finland on what keeps the two countries aligned; Israel’s recognition of Kosovo sends tempers flaring; the uae joins the space race.

  • Issue #142
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy

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