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Author’s Note: And on to the 2nd edition. Time flies! Could you share your feedback to one question below? Would love to understand how you like the newsletter so far.

🇦🇪Happy UAE National Day!

Yes, it is Monday already! Let me relieve you a little with a summary of the most important things:

💡Briefly

A summary of the major business, tech and startup headlines of the past week.

• Dubai is investing $204M in R&D to fuel $5.4B GDP growth and creating 120K jobs (!) — proving innovation is always in style here.

• Heineken plans the Gulf’s first large-scale brewery in Dubai, set to open by 2027 to serve the city’s growing tourist market.

• The UAE's wealth, driven by financial assets and real estate, has hit $2.9 trillion and is projected by BCG to reach $4.4 trillion by 2028.

• With more people flocking to Dubai, its stock market is reaping the rewards—investors are cashing in on the city's unstoppable growth.

• Dubai’s favorite supermarket, Union Coop, is stepping into the spotlight, planning to go public and let everyone own a piece of the grocery game.

💸 Recently funded in MENA region

is a list of companies that received funding. They might hiring soon!

• EdfaPay | Riyad | closes $5m in pre-Series A to push expansion | Careers

• Cipher | Riyad | raised $13.3m in pre-IPO funding | No Career

• Shipfinex | Dubai | raised $1.5m in seed round | No Career

Opportunities Corner

👀 recent job postings in Dubai & beyond that I actually find cool

• Strategic Partnership Managers | Meta | Full-Time | Dubai

• Senior Manager Growth - New Ventures | Careem | Full-Time | Dubai

• Junior Business Development Manager | InstaShop | Full-Time | Dubai

• Director of Strategic Planning | Taeen | Full-Time | Abu Dhabi

• Senior Manager - Special Projects | Core42 | Full-Time | Abu Dhabi

   

🌴 Dubai & other good stuff

is a selection of links focused on Dubai, startups, career, timeless content and business.

• 🍔 This experience gets a 10 out of 10: Buy your fresh fish and get it grilled in a restaurant. Welcome to the Waterfront Market. We enjoyed this one a lot last Saturday, as it helps you to truly understand what you eat and the fact that you could negotiate the prices was a plus. What are you waiting for?

• 📱Social:

  1. X: most underrated pdf available online.

  2. X: how to build a start-up < 2 hours.

  3. Reddit: AI can kill your business or make you rich, well then I'd rather be the latter.

• 🧑‍💻Career: 

  • Ever wondered what gives some people in the Middle East a career boost? It’s all about wasta —think of it as networking on steroids! But is it a genius way to build connections or just an unfair shortcut? Let’s unpack this cultural game-changer and its impact on climbing the career ladder.

  • The UAE job market is poised for a significant upswing in 2025, with companies planning substantial hiring drives. This surge is expected to create numerous opportunities across various sectors, offering a promising outlook for job seekers in the region

• Ever thought about buying a business in Dubai? Bidzi is a platform where you can do that!

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