Author: Emirates Insight

Supermarket groceries bought on delivery apps such DoorDash, UberEats and MilkRun will cost you around 12% more than if you’d bought them in-store, analysis by consumer group Choice has found. Add the delivery fee and the premium on a basket of 13 everyday items , from Woolworths, Aldi, and Coles, worth around $45 is between 20% and 39% more, with Uber Eats as the most expensive option for Woolies and Coles shoppers, with the delivery bill as high as $60. The biggest markup Choice found was on 4-pack of Coles vanilla ice cream cones that cost $3.70 in-store, but cost…

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced the launch of the sixth edition of its e-Learning Initiative, organised in collaboration with LinkedIn, the largest professional network in the world. The programme offers creatives free access to LinkedIn’s online courses, enabling them to develop their skills across diverse fields. By doing so, it supports the growth of the cultural and creative sector and reflects the Authority’s commitment to establishing Dubai as a global centre for culture, an incubator for creativity, and a thriving hub for talent. The initiative provides access to over 24,000 specialised courses and workshops across managerial…

Dubai free zone DMCC has recorded more than 16 per cent growth in Chinese businesses joining its community over the past 12 months, bringing the total to more than 1,000 companies. DMCC announced the milestone during its latest “Made For Trade Live” (MFTL) roadshow to China, which hosted events in the Yangtze River Delta cities of Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou—three of the country’s fastest-growing centres for technology and advanced manufacturing. Double-digit growth five years DMCC highlighted its growing role as a regional launchpad for China’s innovation-driven enterprises, achieving double-digit annual growth in Chinese companies for five consecutive years – including…

Get ready for five days of non-stop thrills as SkyView returns to Dubai Airshow 2025 – supercharged with more to see, do and experience than ever before. From 17–21 November at Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai Airshow Site, families, students and aviation fans can enjoy a festival that combines breathtaking flying displays with live entertainment, games, street food, theatre shows, workshops, and astronaut meet-and-greets – all in one unforgettable space. Towering above the festival atmosphere, the grandstand will welcome 5,000 spectators each day for jaw-dropping aerial performances. From roaring military jets and sleek commercial aircraft to cutting-edge eVTOLs, UAVs, helicopters…

The massive market crash this month was a mid-cycle correction, not the beginning of a bear market, according to VanEck. Bitcoin’s October pullback reflects a “liquidity-driven mid-cycle reset,” said analysts Nathan Frankovitz and Matthew Sigel in a VanEck market report on Wednesday. “Leverage has normalized, on-chain activity is rising, and digital assets’ macro role continues to strengthen,” they added. Bitcoin is currently trading down 14% from its all-time high and has failed to recover from the record leverage flush earlier this month. With leverage now at the 61st percentile and prices near one-year lows relative to gold, this appears…

After facing a major health scare, Sydney grandparents Ken and Adelle Alexander could have focussed on their own physical and mental wellbeing through retirement. Instead, that difficult experience inspired the couple to give back to their community — in the form of a new smartphone app. “We couldn’t really do it financially, because we’re both retired now, and we don’t have the funds to do that,” Ken Alexander, 80, told SmartCompany. “But we did have the capacity to give something back by way of an inexpensive app, which would provide help and support to families.” The result is Watchful i, an…

Luxury lab-grown diamond brand Astrea plans to enter Saudi Arabia early next year as demand for sustainable jewellery accelerates across the Gulf, according to founder and chief executive Natalie Morrison. Morrison told Arabian Business that Astrea could open in Riyadh by February or March 2026, following the performance of its three new outlets in Dubai, including its flagship at the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira. Astrea to enter Saudi market “Ten per cent of the women at my charity rally this year were from Saudi, and they are crazy about lab diamonds,” she said. “They love the fact that it is sustainable…

The Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC) is opening its doors to the public on Saturday, 1 November 2025 for a Community Open Day, offering a full schedule of free activities and introductory sessions designed to encourage participation in sailing and other water sports. Supported by the Women on Water (WOW) initiative, the event highlights the growing role of women in sailing and aims to make the sport more accessible to the wider Dubai community. Open Access to Watersports for All The day begins at 10:00 AM with hands-on sessions open to all experience levels. Activities include:           Introductory sailing sessions…

This Halloween, DREAM Dubai, the city’s most celebrated immersive dinner-and-show destination, tempts guests to step into the shadows with its all-new production, “DREAM of the Dead.” From October 29 to November 2, 2025, the iconic venue will transform into a surreal realm where fantasy flirts with fear, and every heartbeat echoes with drama. Expect a thrilling collision of the spectacular and the supernatural, as DREAM’s stage comes alive with spine-tingling performances, darkly captivating storytelling, and masterful choreography. The Halloween line-up will feature vibrant, high-energy numbers alongside darker, more mysterious acts—a dynamic contrast that celebrates both the beauty and the thrill…

Female business leaders across the Middle East are turning global uncertainty into opportunity, with 78 per cent expressing confidence in their companies’ growth prospects over the next three years, according to KPMG’s Middle East Female Leaders Outlook 2025 report, “A Call for Clarity.” The study highlights that women executives across the region remain optimistic about business and talent growth, but are urging clearer corporate strategies on artificial intelligence (AI), environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, and workforce development. Despite 65 per cent of respondents reporting experiences of gender bias in the past three years, the report notes that many women…