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Dubai’s Yla Atelier Redefines Homegrown Luxury Design

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From the workshops of Jebel Ali to the drawing boards of Europe, Yla is rewriting the story of Middle Eastern design. Founded by Benoît Rondard, a French engineer with more than 25 years in the UAE, this Dubai-based furniture atelier is producing sculptural metal pieces that challenge convention and celebrate local manufacturing. With the Audace Collection earning attention from architects and hospitality professionals across the region, Yla signals a broader shift: the UAE’s creative economy is producing brands with the confidence to compete globally.

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Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund sets its sights on 2030

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The Public Investment Fund has approved a new five-year strategy that charts the next chapter of Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation. Moving from a period of rapid expansion into a phase of sustained value creation, the fund is restructuring its global portfolio around three distinct investment pillars. With assets under management that have grown six-fold since 2015, the ambition for the coming decade is clear: to consolidate gains, deepen domestic ecosystems and strengthen the kingdom’s position as a destination for global capital

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SIRO One Za’abeel: Where wellness becomes the whole point

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Dubai’s hospitality scene has produced some extraordinary properties over the years, but SIRO One Za’abeel takes a markedly different approach. Occupying six floors of the iconic One Za’abeel tower, this debut from Kerzner International’s SIRO brand treats physical and mental recovery not as a bolt-on amenity, but as the architectural blueprint from which everything else follows. From thermoregulated sleep systems to medical-grade recovery technologies, this is accommodation engineered around the human body

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The Executive Explorer: Dubai

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Few cities have reinvented themselves as deliberately, or as successfully, as Dubai. What began as a trading port has become a genuinely cosmopolitan metropolis, and its hospitality industry has kept pace with that ambition. The latest wave of hotels and restaurants arriving in the emirate are not simply expensive; they are considered, each one addressing a specific gap in what even a well-travelled guest might expect

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Jacob & Co Manchester City partnership revealed

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A conversation recorded at GlobeAir’s facilities in Linz between the private aviation group’s chief executive and Jacob & Co’s UK Director has shed light on one of the watch industry’s most compelling recent stories. What began as a spontaneous match-day experiment at one of the world’s most commercially powerful football clubs has grown into a fully realised luxury partnership, a critically limited titanium timepiece, and a set of principles about client relationships that challenge much of what the wider industry assumes about selling at the top end

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Executive Explorer: Abu Dhabi

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Abu Dhabi has spent the past decade building something quietly remarkable. While attention has often gravitated elsewhere in the region, the UAE’s capital has assembled a luxury offering of genuine depth – palatial hotels along pristine coastlines, a dining scene that has earned international recognition, cultural landmarks of global significance, and wellness facilities that are setting new standards. The result is a destination that rewards those who look beyond the obvious, where the quality of experience consistently justifies the journey

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Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth giant eyes stake in Bezos AI venture

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One of the world’s most powerful sovereign wealth funds is in early discussions to invest in Project Prometheus, the artificial intelligence company co-led by Jeff Bezos that is raising tens of billions of dollars to acquire businesses disrupted by AI technology. The move signals a broader shift in how institutional capital is positioning itself ahead of what many consider the most consequential technological transition in decades, and suggests that sovereign funds are no longer content to observe from the sidelines

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Qatar Investment Authority backs 5C Investment Partners in $3bn direct lending expansion

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A significant partnership between one of the world’s most influential sovereign wealth funds and a US-based private credit firm signals a broader shift in how large-scale capital is being deployed outside traditional banking channels. The Qatar Investment Authority has committed to supporting 5C Investment Partners as the firm expands its direct lending platform, currently managing approximately $3bn in long-term investable capital. The move reflects growing institutional appetite for private credit at a time when the financing landscape is undergoing considerable structural change.

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Kuwait at 65: A nation building on solid foundations

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As Kuwait marks its 65th National Day, the scale of the country’s recent achievements puts the celebration in sharp relief. Sovereign wealth fund assets have crossed the $1 trillion threshold, the Kuwait Stock Exchange has posted gains exceeding $31 billion, and the nation has secured a place among the world’s top ten most innovative economies. These are not aspirational targets. They are recorded milestones from a single year, and they tell a compelling story about a country operating with quiet, considerable confidence

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The great wealth migration: Why Dubai is becoming the world’s private capital hub

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The global wealth landscape is shifting at pace. A $124 trillion intergenerational transfer expected by 2048 is forcing investors, families and advisers to rethink everything, from asset allocation to geography. At the centre of this reorientation sits Dubai, and specifically its Dubai International Financial Centre, which is positioning itself as the destination of choice for the world’s most mobile private capital. The numbers tell a compelling story