Abu Dhabi has just frozen rents. Could Dubai be next?

About this episode

The episode discusses Abu Dhabi's rent freeze and its implications for Dubai, along with insights on the global economy and new initiatives in the UAE.

04 Jun 2026. Abu Dhabi has surprised the market with a temporary rent freeze. Is there any realistic prospect of Dubai introducing a similar measure? We asked Thomas Anderson, Sales Manager of Espace Real Estate. Plus, it’s been a busy week for the global economy with new UAE PMI data, new US trade tariffs and an on-again off-again ceasefire. Emirates NBD’s Chief Economist helps make sense of it all. Majid Al Futtaim has just launched a new program backing UAE homegrown brands. We find out which creative businesses get the first call up. And Binance is launching a regulated dirham transfer service to make it easier to move money between bank accounts and crypto wallets. Could this be a turning point for crypto adoption? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Thomas Anderson

Topics covered

• rent freeze
• real estate
• global economy
• UAE PMI data
• US trade tariffs
• crypto adoption
• homegrown brands

Keywords

• rent freeze
• Dubai
• Abu Dhabi
• real estate
• UAE PMI
• trade tariffs
• crypto
• Binance
• homegrown brands

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Espace Real Estate, Emirates NBD, Majid Al Futtaim, Binance

Places: Abu Dhabi, Dubai

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