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.
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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 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.
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.
Generative AI is transforming the UAE insurance sector through automation, personalised services, and advanced risk management. This article examines adoption challenges, responsible AI principles, and governance models that insurers need to stay competitive and compliant.
We are pleased to present our latest F&B Sector Focus, designed to provide valuable insights for our clients and the wider F&B community in the region. Our team regularly publishes sector-focused editions, sharing our perspectives on the MENA F&B landscape, with a particular emphasis on the UAE.
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) continues to demonstrate a robust approach to regulation and supervision across the financial services sector in the UAE. Over the past twelve months, CBUAE enforcement actions have appeared in the headlines more frequently, sending a strong message to the market and emphasising the importance of compliance and consequences of non-compliance. Read the full article to learn more:
At a recent panel hosted by Grant Thornton UAE, “The 3 C’s of successful AML program remediation”, I had the privilege to moderate and explore with fellow panellists how LFIs can rise to the challenge with strategic intent and operational precision. The discussion brought together regulatory veterans, banking executives, and remediation experts to explore what truly drives success in AML compliance program remediation. The consensus? It’s not just about fixing what’s broken. It’s about building something better—with competence, clarity, and collaboration as the foundational elements. Read the full article to learn more:
This second installment in our three-part series examines the crucial impact of effective complaints handling on Licensed Financial Institutions (LFIs). We aim to provide valuable insights into conduct risk management and how LFIs can strengthen their control frameworks to meet the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)’s Consumer Protection Regulation and Standards. GT UAE offers expertise in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape and the complexities of maintaining ethical standards while addressing consumer protection and market conduct risks.
This second installment in our three-part series examines the crucial impact of effective complaints handling on Licensed Financial Institutions (LFIs). We aim to provide valuable insights into conduct risk management and how LFIs can strengthen their control frameworks to meet the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)’s Consumer Protection Regulation and Standards. GT UAE offers expertise in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape and the complexities of maintaining ethical standards while addressing consumer protection and market conduct risks.