Hind AldahBusiness Reporter hind@khaleejtimes.comHind Aldah is a business reporter based in Sharjah. In her spare time, you will find her playing classical guitar, painting amateur oil paintings, or crocheting the same old scarf that leads nowhere.
Dubai gold prices fall below Dh500 as dollar strengthens According to data by Dubai Jewellery Group, the 24K gold price was trading at Dh498.25 per gram at the market open on Wednesday, down from Dh504
UAE banking experts discuss AI, digital payments, remittances, trust at BIT Summit Banking and fintech leaders gather at the Banking Innovation & Technology Summit 2026 to explore how AI, faster payments and changing customer expectations are reshaping the financial sector
Agentic AI needs wider adoption before consumers use it for payments, experts say Samer Soliman, Group CEO of Arab Financial Services, said during a panel session that consumers will need to build trust in AI agents before using them in financial transactions
Tokenising cow payments? How innovation reaches even the most remote locations Tokenised farmland is the representation of agricultural land ownership as digital tokens on a blockchain, that some countries are experimenting with
du Pay to move into a subscription model for its remittance services The company is planning on implementing a minimum-cost subscription model, in addition to receiving benefits even if a remittance is not sent
UAE, Saudi Arabia to add up to 3GW of data centre power by 2030 New large-scale projects, such as the 5-GW Stargate UAE campus, could push these numbers even higher, with the initial 1 GW expected to be completed over the next three years
Ras Al Khaimah's Wynn Al Marjan to build a 98-berth superyacht marina The marina will have the capacity to accommodate super and megayachts of up to 85 meters in length, more than any hotel-attached marina in the UAE
Dubai gold prices lose Dh35.75 in one month; 14K trades below Dh300 per gram The precious metal eased as the US dollar held strong, although losses were limited after recent soft economic data sharply reduced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike this month
Ras Al Khaimah to see positive growth as regional conflict risks ease, says Fitch In its creditworthiness assessment, the credit ratings agency has affirmed the emirate’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings at A+, a rating which puts it at a low default risk.
Dubai gold price rebounds Dh4 as 24K rises to Dh503.75 per gram Financial analyst Vijay Valecha said persistent inflation concerns and the possibility of further interest rate hikes continue to pose risks to gold