Monthly Archives: June 2026

Business & Investments

Dubai Chambers and Lesotho: Boosting Trade Ties

Dubai Chambers explores ways to strengthen trade and investment ties during meeting with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho

Dubai, UAE – Dubai Chambers has discussed ways to strengthen trade and investment flows with the Kingdom of Lesotho during a meeting held in Johannesburg with a high-level delegation headed by the Rt. Hon. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho.

The meeting was attended by Salem AlShamsi, Executive Vice President of International Relations at Dubai Chambers, and H.E. Mahash Saeed AlHameli, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of South Africa and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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Business & Investments

ALBADDAD Unveils New Botswana City, The Gateway to Africa’s Trade Future

  • A strategic development project valued at US$1.9 billion across three phases.
  • New Botswana City development facilitated through a strategic partnership with Botswana Development Corporation.
  • ALBADDAD Botswana Global Exhibition & Convention Centre to serve as the flagship development and first phase of the city.
  • The city will comprise 17 integrated residential complexes, six commercial and office complexes, five international hotels and an integrated boulevard district featuring retail outlets, restaurants, cafes, entertainment facilities and service amenities.
  • The development is projected to generate approximately 25,000 to 37,500 direct and indirect employment opportunities at full operational capacity.

Dubai, UAE – 8 June 2026: In the presence of Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, ALBADDAD Holding, the UAE-headquartered global group specialising in modular construction, exhibition infrastructure and fast-track delivery, announced the launch of New Botswana City, a transformative mixed-use destination designed to position Botswana as a leading hub for trade, tourism and international business engagement, facilitated through a strategic partnership with Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), the main investment arm of the Government of Botswana.

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Automibiles & Motoring, Technologies

Final Rentals Expands in UAE: Strategic Partnership with AUTORENT

Welsh-headquartered Final Rentals partners with AUTORENT to re-accelerate growth across the UAE

June 9, 2026, Dubai – British car rental technology platform Final Rentals has announced a major expansion of its Gulf operations through a strategic partnership with AUTORENT, one of the region’s largest vehicle rental and leasing operators.

The agreement marks a significant milestone for the Cardiff-headquartered company, which launched its first operations in the United Arab Emirates in 2021 and has since grown into a platform serving customers in more than 65 countries.

Under the partnership, Final Rentals will gain access to AUTORENT’s fleet of more than 13,000 vehicles operating across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman, strengthening its presence in a region that played a key role in the company’s early growth.

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Food & Dining

QuicKart UAE Bridges the Farm-to-Table Gap, Delivering Truly Fresh Produce to UAE Homes Within Hours of Harvest

As the UAE doubles down on food security and self-sufficiency, the homegrown grocery platform is shortening the distance between local farms and the family kitchen

DUBAI, UAE – When a team member from QuicKart UAE visited one of the platform’s local farm partners just outside Dubai last week, tomatoes were still being picked off the vine that morning – deep red, sun-warmed, and carrying the earthy aroma most consumers have long forgotten. By that same afternoon, those tomatoes were already in a customer’s kitchen in Jumeirah. That is the QuicKart promise in action: produce harvested and delivered within hours, not days.

It is a promise that matters more now than ever. The UAE has placed food security at the forefront of its national agenda, with the country’s Food Security Strategy 2051 targeting a significant increase in domestic food production and a reduction of dependence on imports. Against this backdrop, platforms that connect UAE-based farms directly to consumers are not just a convenience – they are a national priority.

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Real Estate

Dubai’s Home Buyer Program: 3,200 New Homeowners

Dubai’s First-Time Home Buyer Program enables over 3,200 residents to own homes, with sales surpassing AED 5 billion

  • Nine new developers have joined the programme through new agreements, bringing the total number of participating developers to 22 and expanding housing options for residents.
  • The programme is supported by five participating banks, further strengthening access to home financing options for eligible first-time buyers.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 8 June 2026: Dubai Land Department (DLD), in partnership with the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), has announced that the First-Time Home Buyer Program, available to all UAE residents aged 18 and above who do not currently own a freehold residential property in Dubai. It has enabled more than 3,200 residents to own their first homes in the emirate since its launch in July 2025, generating residential property transactions exceeding AED 5 billion.

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