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Ripple has opened an expanded Middle East and Africa headquarters inside the Dubai International Financial Centre, creating capacity to double its regional team as demand for regulated blockchain payment and custody solutions accelerates across the GCC and Africa.

As global shipping routes face compounding disruption in 2026, Dubai is responding the way it always has: by bringing the right people, the right infrastructure, and the right intelligence into the same room.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has approved a Dh1 billion national fund for industrial resilience, alongside a sweeping package of initiatives targeting local manufacturing, supply chain security, and the integration of artificial intelligence across UAE production operations.

The UAE is set to become the world's first government to run half its operations on autonomous AI. Sheikh Mohammed's landmark announcement signals a two-year transformation that will reshape public services, healthcare, education, and business across the Emirates.

With foreign direct investment exceeding $45 billion and GDP reaching AED 879.6 billion in the first half of 2024 alone, the UAE is no longer simply benefiting from global uncertainty.