Month: December 2025

Abu dhabi: Forbes Middle East, in collaboration with the BRIDGE Summit 2025, has launched a new talk programme, The Signature, providing an interactive media platform for economic leaders who have made significant contributions to the region’s development. According to Emirates News Agency, The Signature offers podcast-style conversations that explore leadership insights and experiences shaping the … Read more

Abu dhabi: The Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD), one of the world’s leading business schools, today released the inaugural Financial Centre Competitiveness Index (FCCI) at the Global Markets Summit during Abu Dhabi Finance Week. The index evaluates international financial centers worldwide and ranks New York, London, and Singapore as … Read more

Abu dhabi: Inception (a G42 company), Cerebras Systems, and the Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) today announced Jais 2, the world’s leading open-weight Arabic Large Language Model (LLM). Built from the ground up with 70 billion parameters and trained on the richest Arabic-first dataset to date, the … Read more

Abu dhabi: The UAE Media Council has signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with leading national companies, granting them the authority to apply for a Visiting Advertiser Permit on behalf of content creators producing advertising content in the country. These agreements aim to streamline the permit application process, support content creators, and enhance efficiency across … Read more

Abu dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) experienced the introduction of 17 securities during 2025, highlighting its market strength and investor confidence. According to Emirates News Agency, Abdullah Salem Al Nuaimi, Group CEO of ADX, stated at Abu Dhabi Finance Week that the market is set to list two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tomorrow. This … Read more

Abu dhabi: Alpha Dhabi Holding PJSC (Alpha Dhabi) and Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala) have announced the acquisition of a European Direct Lending portfolio managed by Apollo Global Management (Apollo). Despite the acquisition, Apollo will continue to manage and expand the portfolio. According to Emirates News Agency, since its inception in 2023, the Alpha Dhabi … Read more

Riyadh: The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) held its periodic technical meeting of Heads of Operations on December 8-9, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) was one of the participants in this two-day event, focusing on joint initiatives and development projects. According to Emirates News Agency, the meeting was convened … Read more

Abu dhabi: Yang Lan, Chairperson of the Sun Media Group, emphasized the importance of the BRIDGE Summit in fostering global dialogue on the media sector’s evolving role in today’s world. According to Emirates News Agency, Yang Lan shared that the summit serves as a platform to explore the media industry’s pivotal function in community development … Read more