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IRAA Global INSIGHTSThe Intelligence Magazine 05 perspectives / August 2026
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Economy, Markets & Business

Commercial intelligence on UAE growth, market conditions, investment, and the forces shaping business decisions across the region.

UAE Economic Outlook 2026: Turning Headline Growth into Business Decisions Highlighted insight · Economy, Markets & Business · 10 min UAE Economic Outlook 2026: Turning Headline Growth into Business Decisions

Strong UAE growth creates opportunity, but business plans still need sector evidence, cash-flow scenarios and clear management triggers.

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Financing Growth in the UAE: Cost of Capital, Working Capital and Cash Resilience02 Economy, Markets & Business · 10 min Financing Growth in the UAE: Cost of Capital, Working Capital and Cash Resilience

A resilient funding plan connects debt, customer credit, cash conversion, covenant headroom and refinancing decisions.

Akash Chetwani, CFA Akash Chetwani, CFASenior Partner · Advisory Read insight ↗ Foreign Direct Investment in the UAE: Building the Operating Case Behind the Capital03 Economy, Markets & Business · 10 min Foreign Direct Investment in the UAE: Building the Operating Case Behind the Capital

Record FDI confirms international confidence, while durable investor returns still depend on customers, operating capability and disciplined capital deployment.

Akash Chetwani, CFA Akash Chetwani, CFASenior Partner · Advisory Read insight ↗ Exporting from the UAE: Turning CEPA Market Access into Repeatable Growth04 Economy, Markets & Business · 10 min Exporting from the UAE: Turning CEPA Market Access into Repeatable Growth

Preferential access creates opportunity, but successful exporters still need product eligibility, landed-cost discipline, partner control and finance.

Akash Chetwani, CFA Akash Chetwani, CFASenior Partner · Advisory Read insight ↗ UAE IPO Readiness: Governance, Reporting and the Investor Case Before Listing05 Economy, Markets & Business · 10 min UAE IPO Readiness: Governance, Reporting and the Investor Case Before Listing

IPO readiness begins before the transaction timetable, with a clear equity perimeter, reliable reporting, public-company governance and controlled disclosure.

Akash Chetwani, CFA Akash Chetwani, CFASenior Partner · Advisory Read insight ↗