Inception42 and Microsoft expand agentic AI collaboration in the UAE
ABU DHABI, 6th July, 2026 (WAM) -- G42, through its sovereign agentic AI company Inception42, and Microsoft today announced a collaboration to advance agentic AI adoption. By deepening interoperability between their platforms, the two companies are helping organisations move from fragmented AI deployments to a governed, enterprise-wide agent ecosystem , giving governments and enterprises access to a wider pool of agents while keeping data processing in the country.This is a key step in supporting the UAE's national agentic AI initiative, which targets 50 percent of federal government operations to use AI agents within two years.The rapid rise of AI agents... [Continue Reading]
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CBUAE imposes AED1,820,000 sanction on foreign bank branch in UAE
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has imposed a financial sanction of AED1,820,000 on a branch of a foreign bank licensed to operate in the UAE. The measure was announced from Abu Dhabi on 6 July 2026 and cited Federal Decree-Law No. (6) of 2025 governing the Central Bank, financial institutions, activities, and insurance business. According to the CBUAE, the sanction followed examinations that found the branch failed to issue a liability letter within the required seven-day period. The regulator said this constituted a breach of its Market Conduct and Consumer Protection Regulations and Standards. The central bank said... [Continue Reading]

