DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is introducing a targeted package of temporary economic support measures to assist its business and retail community as the region emerges from the current environment. In a statement on Thursday, DIFC stated that effective immediately, the initiatives are designed to ease short-term operational and financial pressures. Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd and Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) today announced an agreement to partner to launch a new long-term global investment programme that will be branded “Equator” and will invest in aircraft on lease to commercial airlines, with a target deployment of approximately US$1.6 billion annually. Equator will build a diversified portfolio of commercial …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced an increase in money supply aggregate M1 by 1.7 percent, from AED1,081.3 billion at the end of January 2026 to AED1,099.8 billion at the end of February 2026. The increase was supported by an increase in currency in circulation outside banks by 1.4 percent and in monetary deposits …