Real Estate

Emirates REIT Reports 20% Net Property Income Growth

Equitativa REPORTS 20% increase in net property INCOME AND Decreases Finance to asset value to 20% in Emirates REIT’s FY2025 Results

Dubai, 25 March 2026 – Equitativa (Dubai) Limited (“Equitativa”), manager of Emirates REIT (CEIC) PLC (“Emirates REIT” or the “REIT”), today reported FY2025 financial results for Emirates REIT for the period ending 31 December 2025.  

00001KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Funds from Operations, excluding gains from divested investment properties in 2024, reached a record high of USD 25m (FY2024: USD -5m).
  • Net property income increased by 20% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis to USD 71m (FY2024: USD 59m).
  • Occupancy rose to 96% (FY2024: 94%).
  • Finance to Asset Value (LTV) dropped to 20% (FY 2024: 24%).
  • Net Finance Costs decreased by 61% to USD 19m (FYE2024: USD 50m).
  • Revaluation gains reached USD 191m, lifting total asset value to USD 1.25b, despite the disposal of two investment properties in FY2024.
  • Net Asset Value increased 27% year-on-year to USD 896m.
  • Dividend of USD 14.5m paid during FY2025.

Thierry Delvaux, CEO of Equitativa,

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Technologies

HP Reimagines the Future of Work

Company Delivers Latest AI Innovations and Experiences to Empower People to Do Their Best Work

News Highlights:

  • Introduces HP IQ, a new intelligence layer designed to orchestrate work across HP AI PCs, workplace devices, and meeting spaces through local AI and proximity-based connectivity.
  • Enhances AI development at the edge with next-generation HP Z workstations, hybrid AI infrastructure, and high-performance compute built for advanced local workflows.
  • Strengthens security leadership with HP TPM Guard — the world’s first hardware solution to stop physical BitLocker bypass attacks.
  • Unveils new LaserJet devices designed to accelerate document digitization with AI‑powered workflows and quantum‑resistant security.
  • Expands workflow automation through Workforce Experience Platform (WXP) enhancements and connected HP Build Workspace capabilities.
  • Elevates player potential for competitive play with new HyperX OMEN desktops, expanded OMEN AI game support and enhanced OMEN Gaming Hub capabilities.
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Technologies

AI Data Readiness: Only 7% of Enterprises Fully Prepared

Only 7% of Enterprises Say Their Data Is Completely Ready for AI, According to New Report from Cloudera and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services

AI Adoption Accelerates, but 73% say their Organization Struggles with AI Data Preparation, Highlighting Need for Unified, Governed Data Across Hybrid Environments

Dubai, UAE – March 25th, 2026: Cloudera, the only company bringing AI to data anywhere, announced findings from a new global study conducted by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services with Cloudera, revealing that while enterprises recognize AI’s transformative potential, most remain unprepared to operationalize it due to persistent data readiness challenges.

Ahmad Shakora, Group Vice President South, Emerging Markets (META), Cloudera

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Education

From Classroom Ideas to Real Ventures: How Students Are Building Startups at BITS Pilani Dubai

Dubai, UAE: For a growing number of students today, university is no longer just about lectures, exams, and placements. It is increasingly becoming a space to experiment, build, and sometimes even launch a business before graduation.

(L–R) Prof. Souri Banerjee, Director, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus_ and Prof. Vilas H. Gaidhane, Faculty In-Charge, CIIED, BITS Pilani Dubai Campus

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Technologies

Delinea Report Finds 90% of Organizations Pressure Security Teams to Loosen Identity Controls for AI

New research highlights visibility gaps around AI-driven identities, rising NHI risks, and an AI security confidence paradox

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – March 25, 2026 — Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralized authorization, has published new research examining how rapid AI adoption is reshaping identity security risks for enterprises. According to the report, “Uncovering the Hidden Risks of the AI Race,” 90% of organizations pressure security teams to loosen identity controls to enable AI initiatives, despite significant gaps in AI identity discovery, monitoring, and privilege control. The report also reveals an AI security confidence paradox between organizations’ perceived readiness for AI and their actual capabilities to adopt it securely.

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