AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAirport Tech: Dubai’s GDRFA launched “Click & Travel,” a mobile passport-control service that lets officers complete entry/exit procedures at passengers’ locations inside airports in about 12–15 seconds, following a pilot that processed 31,373 transactions. Payments & Finance: FAB became the first MENA bank to sign the UN Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles and set an AED100bn ($27.23bn) blue finance target for 2026–2035, aligning with the UAE Water Security Strategy ahead of the UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi. Capital Markets: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) signed an MoU to boost capital-market connectivity, including trading tech, surveillance, clearing, and possible integration with Tabadul Hub. Mobility & Retail Media: Smiles partnered with Flyby to deploy IoT-connected smart delivery boxes on Dubai’s e-bike fleet, enabling hyperlocal DOOH ads plus live fleet tracking. UAE Tech & AI in Education: UAE schools ban under-15s from social media as part of 2026–27 communication restructuring, while Dubai pushes AI training for 14,000 companies to run agentic AI. Autonomous Racing: Abu Dhabi’s A2RL held Europe’s first multi-car autonomous race at Imola, with UAE team Kinetiz winning.
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