Also in this week’s news has been Dubai’s real estate analysis of future areas and better real estate of Dubai, new commercial laws in Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump’s plans to visit the Gulf and more.
Put up a day with 10 of this week’s greatest stories selected by Arab business Editors
Eau eid al adha 2025 expected dates
People in the EAU have just enjoyed an Eid to Fit vacation and is already anxious for EID’s next break.
The EAU have already announced dates for Eid al Adha and Arafat Day holidays in 2025, with a total of four days for the public and private sector. Commonly known as the feast of sacrifice, this period is one of the most sacred in the Islamic calendar. Special sentences, parties and charity acts are observed.
Discover the expected dates for the EID al Adha 2025 holidays in the EAU
Dubai Loop will activate a new wave of real estate investment demand, experts say
Developers and market experts are betting on the Dubai Loop project, an important infrastructure initiative to create perfect connectivity between key businesses and residential centers in the city, to boost a new demand wave well connected, triggering in the note.
The introduction of the high speed underground transit network is expected to improve accessibility in the key districts, which makes previously underutilized locations more attractive to residential investment, they said. In addition to greater demand due to easy accessibility, it is also projected that the areas surrounding the Dubai circuit will benefit from higher rental and appreciation of long -term capital.
Property prices near the Dubai metro red line increased by about 27 percent, while homes within a radius of 10 to 15 minutes saw an increase of approximately 44 percent between 2010 and 2022, and the Dubai loop is also expected to follow the value properties, reinforcing.
The real estate sector of Dubai sees $ 38.9 billion or sales in Q1; High performance areas, most exempt properties and average price increase
The real estate market of Dubai has continued its buoyant start until 2025, registering total sales by AED142.7bn ($ 38.9bn) in Q1, the second highest registered quarterly figure.
This represented a leap of 30.3 percent year -on -year value, some of the 45,485 general sales transactions also meant an increase of 22.8 percent year -on -year.
An update of the market issued by Fäm Properties revealed that the results of the first quarter were fractionally low in the quarterly sales record of all time of AED147.2bn ($ 40.1bn) of 50,218 transactions in the fourth quarter of 2025. In all real estate sectors, directed by a jump of 193.8 percent in sales of AED35.5bn ($ 9.7.7.7) of 2,926 transactions.
Saudi Arabia announces new important commercial laws
Saudi Arabia introduced the main new commercial and commercial laws this week.
The new laws will allow simplified commercial records and the registration of commercial names in English for the first time. The official spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, Abdulrahman Al Hussein, said that next day, Shawwal 5 (corresponding to April 3), will be a significant day in the commercial landscape as the new commercial registration law of the Kingdom and the Law of Commercial Names arises.
The new law of commercial records introduces important changes, he commented to Hussein. Among the key changes are the elimination of subsidiary records, and a single commercial registration is now sufficient. In addition, the law eliminates the specific registration requirement, which allows a commercial registry to be applied in all regions of the kingdom.
Donald Trump to visit Saudi Arabia, Eau and Qatar
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has revealed plans to visit Saudi Arabia, the EAU and Qatar as soon as next month.
The trip of the May proposition would represent the first foreign visit of Donald Trump, turning his second spell as president of the United States. The president said previously that he will visit Saudi Arabia to ensure an investment agreement of $ 1TN.
Speaking to journalists at the Oval office, Trump said: “It could be next month, maybe a little later. And we are going to Qatar, too, and we are also possible to possible a couple or country of Eather. The EAU are very and is Qatant.”
Eau gasoline prices to fall sharply in April 2025
The EAU have announced gasoline prices by April 2025, with a strong drop revealed in all categories.
It is welcome news for customers, after a slight fall in March, and it means that it is cheaper to fill the Super 98, Special 95, E-Plus 91 and Diesel than at any time in the last three years.
As of April 1, the cost of filling vehicles in the EAU has been:
- E-Plus: AED2.38 A liter of AED2.54 in March
- Special 95: AED2.46 A liter of AED2.61 in March
- Super 98: AED2.57 A liter of AED2.73 in March
- Diesel: AED2.63 A liter of AED2.77 in March
Dubai’s autonomous taxis will be launched in 2026
Dubai will launch taxi tests without driver next year, as it is aimed at 25 percent of all the city trips to be autonomous by 2030.
The road and transport authority (RTA) has expanded its global associations with the main suppliers of autonomous driving technology to display autonomous taxis in Dubai.
The collaboration includes a strategic association with Uber Technologies and Weride, who Willch Avs in Dubai through the Uber platform.
Dubai Real Estate: Property Market registers 35.5% of over -overtrings as the market out of the plan attracts global investors
The Dubai real estate sector maintained its growth trajectory until 2024, with a 35.5 percent increase in property transactions compared to the previous year, according to a Betterhomes statement.
The market outside the Emirate plan continues to function strongly in early 2025, attracting a more diverse range of international investors.
The data that compare January-February 2024 with the same period in 2025 show that Indian investors strengthen their market position, increasing their participation from 19 to 28 percent. The most notable is the appearance of Mexican investors, who were not present in early 2024, but now they represent 11 percent of transactions.
Sheikh Hamdan launches the Mydubai communities platform
A new community platform of Dubai has been launched to provide the city’s residents with the opportunity to join a variety of organizations and groups of activities in the city.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Heir Prince of Dubai, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the EAU, and president of the Executive Council of Dubai, launched the platform “Mydubai communities”.
The community -based digital platform gives citizens, residents and visitors the opportunity to explore and participate in the variety of activities that the city has to offer. Accessible through MyDubaicommunities.com as the main platform and stands out through @myDubaicomunities on Instagram and Tiktok, the centralized MYDUBAI communities platform is designed to join several communities.
Gulf’s nations were largely protected from Trump’s tariff storm, experts say.
While the new rates of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, have sent shock waves through global markets and have caused threats of retaliation of the main economies, the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including the United appeared, separating, separating, appearing, emiratings, apparently, probably, apparently, appearances, emirators, emirators Emiracts, probably Emiactos.
Tariffs, which impose a 10 percent basal tax in all imports to the United States and higher “reciprocal” rates of up to 54 percent in countries with significant commercial surpluses with the US. UU., Have largely saved the nations of the Middle East of the highest level of positions.
Vijay Valecha, investment director of Century Financial, said: “It is likely that the CCG region, partly the EAU, remains relatively isolated from these rates.
“In 2024, the United States enjoyed a substantial commercial surplus with the EAU, exporting $ 27 billion while just importing $ 7.5 billion.”
