Business News from Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

Dubai Municipality will assume responsibility for the management, operation and development of facilities at the Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls project under a new agreement with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

Dubai is hosting 3,000 exhibitors from 60 countries for the 28th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX).

Emirati and French companies have signed a series of agreements covering energy, artificial intelligence and advanced technology at the UAE-France Business Dialogue in Abu Dhabi.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met India's Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Mumbai.

Job creation in the UAE rose by 4 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, the strongest increase in the Gulf, according to a new report from recruitment firm Cooper Fitch.