The latest insight in our risk and resilience series outlines how organisations can strengthen contractual readiness and protect their position under UAE law. This series is developed to support business leaders to build confidence, resilience and continuity through disruption.
YOUR BUSINESS IS GROWING. SO ARE WE. Grant Thornton UAE is delighted to welcome ten new Partners, strengthening our leadership and reinforcing our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients. We remain focused on raising the bar to meet your evolving needs.
Cash flow and operational resilience
The latest insight in our risk and resilience series outlines how organisations can strengthen contractual readiness and protect their position under UAE law. This series is developed to support business leaders to build confidence, resilience and continuity through disruption.
YOUR BUSINESS IS GROWING. SO ARE WE. Grant Thornton UAE is delighted to welcome ten new Partners, strengthening our leadership and reinforcing our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our clients. We remain focused on raising the bar to meet your evolving needs.
Cash flow and operational resilience
The latest insight in our risk and resilience series outlines how organisations can strengthen contractual readiness and protect their position under UAE law. This series is developed to support business leaders to build confidence, resilience and continuity through disruption.
In the next part of our risk and resilience series, we focus on identifying critical services, understanding dependencies and building decision‑making that holds under sustained pressure. This series is developed to support business leaders to build confidence, resilience and continuity through disruption.
The next part of our risk and resilience series explores how organisations can strengthen AML, sanctions and proliferation financing resilience — balancing speed, judgement and regulatory expectation. This series is developed to support business leaders to build confidence, resilience and continuity through disruption.
Read the first insight in our risk and resilience series, which highlights the critical questions leaders should be asking to protect essential services, reduce single points of failure and maintain continuity when it matters most. This series is developed to support business leaders to build confidence, resilience and continuity through disruption.
Grant Thornton’s Women in Business report reveals global trends in gender diversity, leadership representation, and DE&I progress—highlighting the actions organisations must take to accelerate parity and unlock the performance benefits of inclusive leadership.
On 23 February 2026, the UAE Ministry of Finance issued three comprehensive e‑invoicing guides, completing the legal, operational, and technical framework for e‑invoicing. With legislation finalised, ASPs approved, and EmaraTax enabled, businesses must now urgently select an Accredited Service Provider, perform a gap assessment, and prepare systems and processes ahead of mandatory implementation.
Drawing on insights from the World Governments Summit, Dr Osama El‑Bakry explains why the biggest risk facing boards today is not strategy, but the pace at which governance, oversight and decision‑making adapt to policy change.
Grant Thornton UAE’s 2026 logistics M&A report explores shifting regional dynamics, including deal volumes, valuation trends, major transactions, strategic alliances and infrastructure developments across the UAE, GCC and global markets. This data‑led analysis also highlights emerging sustainability and digitalisation themes shaping the sector’s future.
Grant Thornton UAE’s flagship CFO report reveals how finance leaders are navigating technology, liquidity, risk, ESG and talent in a fast‑changing environment.
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This checklist, developed by Grant Thornton UAE and based on ThoughtLab’s AI maturity framework, guides asset and wealth management leaders through seven pragmatic steps to advance AI maturity. Covering strategy, innovation culture, IT platforms, talent, advanced tools, data management, and governance, the article addresses the unique challenges and opportunities for UAE and GCC firms. It highlights the importance of aligning AI adoption with business goals, regulatory requirements, and local market realities, empowering organisations to move from pilots to enterprise-wide transformation and realise tangible ROI from AI investments.
Grant Thornton UAE’s latest insights reveal how asset managers in the UAE and GCC can move beyond compliance and use data as a growth engine. The article outlines three key strategies: building a single, trusted data environment, applying AI to drive revenue, and personalising the investor experience. With a focus on local market drivers such as regulatory change and high mobile adoption, GTUAE experts explain how firms can optimise existing systems, upskill teams, and deliver better outcomes for clients.
This practical Q&A from the 26 November Thomson Reuters MENA webinar provides clear guidance on the UAE e‑invoicing mandate. Learn who’s in scope for B2B and B2C, how reverse charge mechanism (RCM) applies to imports and domestic transactions, and when self‑billing is required. Explore the process of appointing and linking an ASP in EmaraTax, ERP integration options including APIs and Odoo modules, and best practices for AP workflows such as handling rejections, credit notes, and reconciliation. The article also outlines UAE record retention rules for e‑invoicing compliance.