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Dubai’s population forecast to rise to five million by 2030

Official calls for action to deal with impact on resources and services

UAE Central Bank eyes new regulation for lenders

New rules will reportedly limit risks to borrowers and lenders

Sheikh Mohammed to hold live conversation on social media

His 10 million followers are invited to ask questions via special hashtag

Billions of dollars in investment expected as Crown Prince arrives in India

Trip could see investments in energy and aerospace

Dubai beats Madrid and Beijing on innovation index

London was deemed the world’s most innovative city

Dubai to launch 1,000 data gathering projects

Emirate plans to use data to develop and manage public services

UAE reveals largest-ever structural changes in government

Changes include fewer ministries, bigger role for private sector

UAE will “extinguish fire in Yemen” – deputy PM

​Sheikh Saif says UAE made a “sound decision” to get involved in Yemen

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in the UAE

Sheikh Ahmed tops the list for the fifth consecutive year

Emaar to build new landmark tower at Dubai Creek

The tower is to be “as great as Burj Khalifa and the Eiffel Tower”

UAE-Australia trade not hit by low oil prices

Australia is tapping into healthcare and education to boost trade links

CEO Predictions 2015: Hani Ashkar, Middle East Senior Partner, PwC

The need for economic diversification and social and hard infrastructure is not going away, writes Ashkar.

Dubai Design District launches 21 smart initiatives

The new initiatives are being introduced in collaboration with the RTA and DEWA

There is still optimism for SMEs in the Middle East – expert

Scott Mordell, CEO of Young Presidents’ Organisation, believes more global collaboration will help businesses weather challenging times

Revealed: 10 best brands in the UAE

Dubai airline Emirates tops the list with rival Etihad coming at the second place, finds new poll

Dubai world’s fourth most visited city in 2015, tourists up 7.5%

The emirate received 14.2 million overnight visitors last year

NBAD profit drops 6% in 2015

Lender suffers 25 per cent YoY profit decline in Q4

New image of massive Dubai central library released

The gigantic library will hold more than one million books and is due to be opened in 2017

Mashreq 2015 net profit flattens in tough market conditions

Bank’s CEO described the performance as ‘remarkable’ given deteriorating sentiment

UAE tops global talent index in the MENA region

However, report finds number of job markets under threat due to technology and automation

Abu Dhabi Ports and subsidiary ADT offer over 120 new jobs for Emiratis

Abu Dhabi Ports aims to achieve 51 per cent emiratisation in 2016

DP World CEO Mohammed Sharaf retires

Chairman Sultan bin Sulayem will carry out the CEO’s duties and functions on an interim basis

Dubai’s ruler launches new five-year health strategy

The initiative is aimed at aiding Dubai’s ambition of becoming a medical tourism hub

Dubai’s Deyaar sees 2015 profit rise 3.4%

Real estate developer’s profit was up 14 per cent in Q4

Dubai’s Emirates hits one million Instagram followers

Airline claims it is the first carrier to reach the milestone

Predictions 2016: DIFC Courts CEO and registrar Mark Beer

Safe harbours are the place to be in 2016, writes Mark Beer

CNN opens new hi-tech studio in Dubai Media City

US broadcasting network to build Middle East presence and encourage local talent through internship programme

Dubai stock market up 5% , Saudi’s Tadawul climbs after oil price rally

Brent crude prices rose to over $32 per barrel on Friday

Dubai stock market up 5% , Saudi’s Tadawul climbs after oil price rally

Professional social networking platform finds the words ‘organization’, ‘motivated’ and ‘dynamic’ to be the most-commonly used

Burj Khalifa postage stamp launched for sixth anniversary of world’s tallest tower

The commemorative stamp has been issued in a Dhs 3 denomination