Bloomberg Torrential rain and electrical storms battered the UAE, shutting Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange and the city’s international airport. Schools were closed and roads across Dubai and other emirates were flooded. Wednesday’s trades at the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the second-biggest in the Gulf Cooperation Council by market value, were cancelled, according to Al Arabiya TV. No one at the …

Dubai / WAM Local developer Emaar Properties has invited selected companies to bid by March 22 for the estimated AED500m ($136m) contract to build its Opera Grand Residential Tower in Dubai. The project involves the construction of a 65-70 storey tower a four level basement, ground floor and podium with townhouses, and 56 residential floors with seven levels for services. …

ABU DHABI / WAM Aldar Properties PJSC (Aldar), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, has awarded an AED 318m contract for Al Jimi Mall’s refurbishment and expansion works to Pivot Construction Company. This investment is the latest component of Aldar’s recently announced AED 3 billion investment strategy. Al Jimi Mall remains a key retail asset in …