United Arab Emirates: Industry Updates & Analysis

The United Arab Emirates' departure from OPEC in April 2026 represents the most significant defection in the oil cartel's 66-year history. What drove this founding-era member to abandon nearly six decades of coordinated production policy, and how will this decision reshape global energy markets as the UAE pursues an independent production strategy unconstrained by quota limitations?

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasting for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasts for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.

In this series we interview experts across the Middle East to gain their views and experiences on how to grow, protect and ultimately thrive in today's evolving business environment.

2020 has been a challenging year for all sectors, whilst the pandemic overshadowed the majority of the year there was much development within the UAE legal landscape

As the "accessibility capital" for both transport and the promotion of professional development, Dubai is one of the most accessible cities in the world. Encouraging and increasingly adapting to "people with determination".

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has long been described as a business-friendly country in the mainstream media and in widely followed surveys of competitiveness.

According to the official website of the UAE government, in 2016, the direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE's GDP was AED 68.5 billion (US$ 18.7 billion) ...

As use of blockchain technology increases in the UAE, Nadim Bardawil of BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP looks at how it is being used in the Emirates and the legal questions it is raising.