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Dubai's financial hub kept expanding through the war, and the numbers explain why

Even with a regional conflict overhead, global banks and hedge funds kept leasing space in Dubai. Prime office rents rose more than 17 percent in the first quarter while vacancy stayed near zero, a sign of how deep the city's pull on capital has become.

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Abu Dhabi breaks into the world's top 50 startup ecosystems

Abu Dhabi has entered the world's top 50 emerging startup ecosystems, with its ecosystem value surging to 73.4 billion dollars. The leap reflects years of deliberate investment in talent, capital and emerging technology turning into measurable scale.