Outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from the UAE reached $63.353 billion in 2025, as the country's outward FDI stock stood at $402.729 billion at the end of the year, compared with $55.560 billion in 2010.
Sharjah's 45% growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2025 reflects the competitiveness of the UAE economy.
Dubai highlighted its growing role as a global superyacht hub at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026, held from September 23–26. The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism showcased the emirate’s expanding yachting ecosystem and efforts to strengthen the UAE’s connected luxury maritime offering.
UAE-based real assets investor and developer ROX Capital Group has launched the ROX Gulf Energy Storage Platform, targeting utility-scale and commercial energy storage projects in the UAE and Oman while exploring opportunities for regional assembly and manufacturing.
The UAE’s construction sector is set to continue its upward trajectory over the coming years with the market set to hit AED614.4 billion ($167.2 billion) by 2031, mainly driven by PPP investment, urban development, infrastructure projects and demand across residential, hospitality and logistics sectors, said a report.
Jordan and the UAE have broken ground on a $2.5 billion railway project linking the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba with key phosphate and potash production sites in Al Shidiyeh and the Maan Logistics Zone, in a move aimed at boosting mineral exports and cutting transport costs.
The UAE has strengthened its role in global industrial decarbonisation efforts after EMSTEEL Group, one of the region’s largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers, was reappointed as Co-Chair of the Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation (AFID) for a second term.
Etihad Airways and Ibom Air have signed an interline agreement expanding connectivity beyond Lagos and Accra to five Nigerian cities. From March 2027, passengers can travel on a single ticket to Abuja, Uyo, Port Harcourt, Calabar and Enugu.
Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Power Transmission & Distribution business has secured multiple EPC orders across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and India. Projects include 380 kV transmission and substations in Saudi Arabia, 132/11 kV substations in the UAE, and transmission lines and substations in Visakhapatnam, India.
Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) has opened Kapitol at Rixos Premium Dubai JBR, marking the launch of its dedicated Social Gaming division and introducing a new high-tech entertainment concept to the UAE.
