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The second half of 2026 turns on a small set of connected risks, from a fragile energy truce to a stretched artificial intelligence boom and a shifting trade regime. None is certain to break, but each is large enough to change the path of the whole global economy.
Partnerships
One Business Season took part in a high-level meeting at the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, advancing cooperation between Brazil, the UAE and the Office of H.H. Sheikh AbdulHakim Al Maktoum on trade, investment and innovation.
Partnerships
OBS One Business Season, the global business ecosystem initiative of the Office of H.H. Sheikh AbdulHakim Al Maktoum Holding Group, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, establishing a framework for long-term economic cooperation between Pakistan and the international OBS network.
Investment
Abu Dhabi has published a guide designed to draw global maritime companies to the emirate, setting out the opportunity in plain numbers. Behind the document sits a sector that already contributes billions to the economy and a city that has climbed fast up the global rankings.
Media
Arcana Mace, recognised by World Impact Media Organization as the world's number one media buying platform, has launched Media on Demand, a pay and publish extension that lets users publish editorial articles directly, without pre-approval and without a press release label. It is aimed squarely at the newswire model.
Energy
UAE oil exports climbed to 3.94 million barrels a day in June, close to prewar highs and up sharply from the low point earlier in the year. The recovery is impressive, but the way it was achieved is the more important part.
Finance
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.
Innovation
Dubai has opened what it calls the world's first AI-powered park design challenge, inviting entrants to reimagine one of its parks using artificial intelligence while leaving the final design decisions to people. It is a small initiative with a large idea behind it.
Finance
Nigeria has drawn the first tranche of a 5 billion dollar financing arrangement with the UAE's largest bank, taking around 1.5 billion dollars so far. The deal is a window into how Gulf capital is moving into frontier markets.
Technology
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.
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