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SME Finance & Digital Skills (UAE): du Business is rolling out an Agentic AI upskilling push for 10,000 SMEs, aiming to help owners adopt AI to boost efficiency and speed up digital transformation. SME Capital Access (Oman): Oman’s Muscat Stock Exchange signed a deal to improve SME access to the capital market, while the NBO launched an SME Growth Program to support the business sector. SME Support & Governance (Morocco): Morocco ranked 34th in Expothon Worldwide’s 2026 Global SME Index, highlighting expanded government investment aid for very small, small and medium-sized firms. SME Lending & Jobs (Iraq): Experts warn Iraq can’t fix unemployment with government hiring alone; they call for paid training, temporary wage support, and low-interest loans for small businesses alongside business-environment reforms. Business Growth & Housing Finance (UAE): Dubai Islamic Bank launched an off-plan home finance proposition that lets customers pay only the profit component during construction, with full installments starting at handover. Fintech Expansion (UAE): FP Trading secured a UAE Capital Market Authority Category 5 licence to operate onshore for marketing and client introductions.

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FP Trading Adds UAE Regulatory Coverage with New CMA Licence

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