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03/09/2026

The UAE Cabinet approved 32 AI advisors to support ministers.

They study policies, legislation and national initiatives.

Each subject is assessed for financial, economic, social and environmental impact.

Sheikh Mohammed announced the system after the Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan.

02/09/2026

A jump in oil prices does not automatically lift gold.

Both can react to the same event and still go opposite ways.

Rising oil costs can raise inflation worries and push bond yields up.

Since gold does not generate interest, higher yields can work against it.

Geopolitical worry can still lift gold at the same time, which is why the outcome is not fixed.

More details:

Gold and oil can react to the same geopolitical or economic shock, but that does not mean they will move in the same direction. Oil prices are shaped heavily by supply, demand and disruption risk, while gold also responds to inflation expectations, interest rates, bond yields, the US dollar and

31/08/2026

The new council gives both private sectors one shared platform.

It is meant to help exchange market intelligence and expertise.

It should also help identify trade and investment opportunities.

It is also expected to support joint economic initiatives.

The aim is more direct contact between businesses and investors.

30/08/2026

Group-IB examined fraud using deepfake impersonation.

Private messaging groups carried coordinated stock instructions.

The investigation covered Australia and the United States.

It did not document GCC cases.

Repeated payment demands are among the behaviours to treat with caution.

More details:

This week's selection covers four practical areas: payroll compliance, UAE PASS integration, digital money, and investment fraud awareness. Different subjects, but each one comes back to the same habit of checking how a system actually works instead of assuming. How UAE Payroll Delays Escalate Under...

28/08/2026

Group-IB describes fake crypto investment sites that show made up results.

Deposits go in, but withdrawals can trigger new demands.

Those are described as taxes, compliance charges or account upgrades.

Some victims are later contacted by recovery services asking for money upfront.

Group-IB says some of those services were allegedly linked to the original operators.

28/08/2026

The Digital Dirham is designed to be unremunerated, while Payment Token issuers cannot offer benefits based on how long a token is held.

27/08/2026

Electronic monitoring of wage payments starts as soon as the deadline passes, which is why alerts can reach an employer as early as Day 2.

26/08/2026

Shared housing in Dubai now needs a permit.

The law started on August 26, 2026.

Only the owner or an authorised establishment can lease the unit.

That establishment can act for the owner or lease the unit itself.

Collective labour accommodation sits outside the law.

25/08/2026

The UAE has set out supplier checks for taxable persons before deducting input VAT.

They start on 1 October 2026.

A supplier is checked the first time a taxable person deals with them.

Where the supplier is an individual, the rules ask for valid identification and a meeting.

That meeting can be in person or virtual, and it comes before the supply.

24/08/2026

If a labour dispute results in a worker’s salary being suspended, MoHRE may require continued wage payments for up to two months, but this is not automatic.