Insights
New initiatives, tax developments and opportunities in the UAE, explained for international founders and investors. Every post links to its official sources.
UAE updates its VAT Executive Regulation for greater clarity, effective 1 October 2026
Cabinet Decision No. 149 of 2026 clarifies how VAT applies to composite supplies, employee costs, medical products and capital assets, with most changes in force from 1 October 2026.
UAE enters the top 25 of the Global Innovation Index 2026
The UAE has risen five places to 25th in WIPO's Global Innovation Index 2026, ranking first in the world for start-up funding, entrepreneurship policies and high-tech investment.
UAE e-invoicing: the countdown to January 2027 has begun
The UAE's move to mandatory e-invoicing is one of the region's most ambitious tax modernisation projects. Here is the timeline and what businesses should do now.
UAE's second retail sovereign sukuk draws strong demand and lists on Nasdaq Dubai
The Ministry of Finance's five-year retail T-Sukuk attracted AED 285 million in orders against a AED 50 million target, with investors from 110 nationalities, and now trades on Nasdaq Dubai.
UAE extends Small Business Relief until 2029
Resident businesses with revenue up to AED 3 million can keep electing to be treated as having no taxable income for tax periods ending on or before 31 December 2029.
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