To what extent will the US-China trade conflict affect Dubai’s maritime logistics sector?
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Articles & Analysis | Dubai's martitime sector benefits from healthy trade and cruise tourist volumes from The Report: Dubai 2020
Despite slowing global economic growth and geopolitical tensions placing renewed pressure on international shipping, Dubai’s maritime sector has continued to strengthen. In 2019 the emirate moved up in the ranking of the world’s top-10 maritime capitals, securing the ninth spot, compared to its position of 10th in 2017, according to a...
Articles & Analysis | Urban mobility boosted by infrastructure investment and ride-sharing apps from The Report: Dubai 2020
Across the globe the urban transportation sector is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by economic growth and a global demographic shift towards urbanisation. Politicians, urban planners and private sector actors are working together to find new solutions for reducing congestion and increasing the speed and efficiency of urban transport....
Articles & Analysis | Technology application across Dubai's transport network supports economic operations from The Report: Dubai 2020
While Dubai’s reputation as an important maritime trade and air transport centre is already well established, the emirate is also rapidly emerging as a leader in transport and logistics innovation. Dubai’s transport and logistics sector experienced strong growth in 2019, continuing to underpin the emirate’s wider economy. Much of the current...
Articles & Analysis | New reinsurance programmes provide greater coverage against natural disasters from The Report: Dubai 2020
While advanced economies generate the vast majority of insurance and reinsurance business, emerging markets are posting higher rates of growth. Complementing this underlying trend is a strong and expanding interest in catastrophic risk, which by nature tends to pertain to emerging markets. This is coming alongside fast-paced, sector-...
Articles & Analysis | Robust framework supports net profit increase in Dubai's insurance sector from The Report: Dubai 2020
The UAE’s insurance market is the largest in the GCC, and Dubai-based institutions, whether catering to the domestic sphere or serving the region from the emirate’s renowned financial free zone, play a central role in it. Dubai has a growing and multi-tiered insurance sector, with a conventional market as well as an offshore segment that...