The UAE’s retail market is expected to reach AED 200 billion by next year. Analysis by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry projects that it will also grow by an average of 5% each year. Consumer spending is anticipated to continue rising, with total spending of over AED 750 million across many categories by 2017. According to national news agency WAM, retail and wholesale trade accounts for more than 11% of the UAE’s GDP.
UAE and Benin exchange CEPA in Abu Dhabi
The UAE and Benin exchanged a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Sunday aimed at significantly expanding trade and investment between the two countries.
Dubai Customs refund applications rise to AED 6.9 billion in first half of 2026
Dubai Customs processed 1.36 million applications for customs deposit refunds in the first half of 2026, up 3.6 per cent from the same period last year.
ADNOC unlocks over AED 60 billion in UAE manufacturing opportunities
ADNOC announced on Sunday more than AED 60 billion in local manufacturing opportunities through to 2030, alongside changes to its procurement and supplier systems.
Ambani's Jio becomes most subscribed Indian IPO
Bids for billionaire Mukesh Ambani's first IPO in 20 years topped $77 billion on Friday, making Jio Platforms India's most subscribed stock offering as it surpassed the 2008 issue of Reliance Power, part of his brother Anil's group.
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