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    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      COP28
      UAE climate event organisers warn speakers not to ‘criticise corporations’

      Climate campaigners alarmed by ‘do not protest’ warning as Gulf petrostate prepares to host COP28

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      United Arab Emirates
      UAE cites ‘sanctions risks’ as it cancels licence for Russia’s MTS Bank

      Decision follows western calls for Gulf state to do more to tackle sanction busting

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      News in-depthUnited Arab Emirates
      Abu Dhabi ruler projects stability by naming eldest son as crown prince

      Sheikh Mohammed ends succession speculation after choosing Sheikh Khaled amid string of changes to the leadership

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed names his son crown prince of Abu Dhabi

      UAE leader appoints Sheikh Khaled as heir apparent as part of series of changes at top of Gulf state

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depthIPOs
      Middle East on ‘radar’ of global investors as it enjoys IPO boom

      Frenzy of activity across the region contrasts sharply with Europe’s moribund market

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      International Holding Company
      Sheikh Tahnoon’s IHC reports another year of stellar growth

      Abu Dhabi conglomerate’s profits almost triple as emirate’s new regime consolidates power

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
      Sheikh Tahnoon named chair of $790bn Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund

      UAE founder’s son — who is both national security adviser and a prominent private sector figure — extends influence

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast22 min listen
      Tracking the mysterious rise of a UAE company

      We follow the FT’s Middle East editor Andrew England to Abu Dhabi as he tries to understand the unprecedented, meteoric rise of International Holding Company

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Financial services
      General Atlantic, IHC and Abu Dhabi fund team up on investment firm

      Proposed firm will manage assets for two state-backed funds and International Holding Company

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Two Abu Dhabi state funds agree $1.8bn 1MDB settlement

      Agreement draws line under longstanding dispute launched five years ago by Malaysia

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      International Holding Company
      The sheikh’s empire driving Abu Dhabi’s meteoric stock market rise

      The once marginal bourse has been transformed by a conglomerate whose growth bankers and analysts say is hard to explain

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc and Gunvor extend talks to reach investment deal

      National oil group is seeking a minority stake in commodity trader as it looks to diversify its revenue stream

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      Middle Eastern companies
      The UAE business that went from obscurity to a $240bn valuation in 3 years

      In 2019, International Holding Company was a little-known company involved in fish farms, food and real estate

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      The new Gulf sovereign wealth fund boom

      Companies are flocking to the Middle East to raise capital just as they did in 2008. But funds say they are being more strategic about investments

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      KPMG International
      KPMG blocked from Abu Dhabi audits as it elects new regional boss

      Emilio Pera appointed Big Four firm’s Lower Gulf CEO after months of turbulence in division

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Wizz Air Holdings Plc
      Wizz Air to resume flights to Moscow through Abu Dhabi venture

      Analysts warn move could cause reputational damage to Hungary-based carrier in wake of invasion of Ukraine

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank’s Rajeev Misra to launch $6bn fund backed by Abu Dhabi groups

      Investment chief will step back from Japanese tech conglomerate after eight tumultuous years

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      News in-depthUnited Arab Emirates
      Gulf oil cash becomes a magnet for global money managers

      Hedge funds look to expand in a region not laid low by inflation and the war in Ukraine

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      First Middle East Spac lists in Abu Dhabi

      Number of businesses in region are considering blank-cheque company option despite it falling out of fashion elsewhere

    • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
      United Arab Emirates
      UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed takes power as dynasty speculation swirls

      Gulf state buzzes with talk that new president could choose son as heir apparent

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      United Arab Emirates
      UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan dies

      Powerful younger brother Sheikh Mohammed set to become next leader of oil-rich Gulf state

    • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
      United Arab Emirates
      UAE suspends visa-free travel for Ukrainians

      Gulf state’s decision reflects desire to preserve relationship with Russia

    • Friday, 4 February, 2022
      News in-depthUnited Arab Emirates
      UAE carries on in shadow of Houthi attacks

      Celebrities and tourists return to Dubai as expats in Abu Dhabi adjust to higher risk level

    • Monday, 31 January, 2022
      Yemen
      UAE intercepts missile attack from Yemen

      Third strike in recent weeks by Houthi rebels comes as Israeli president visits Abu Dhabi

    • Monday, 24 January, 2022
      FT live news
      Live news from January 24: US puts 8,500 troops on standby ahead of Nato meeting on Ukraine, Wall St stocks buck global sell-off to close higher, Johnson rocked by new Downing Street lockdown party allegation
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