Dubai, UAE – Hadi Badri, Executive Director of the Dubai Economic Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, confirmed that Dubai has succeeded in providing a decisive response to questions about its ability to withstand. It successfully passed an exceptional “stress test”, representing five consecutive weeks of unrest in the region.
Badri said that Dubai provided a practical answer to the questions that were raised about 100 days ago, about its ability to face challenges. Stressing that the emirate’s performance demonstrated the strength of its institutional structure.
Efficiency and harmony
Badri added that the defense and government system, public utilities and banking services in the emirate worked efficiently and in complete harmony under pressure. Which proved superior flexibility and a very strong and ready infrastructure.
He said Dubai’s record of creating value for investors would continue to attract “smart capital” to the emirate. Whether through capital markets, the real estate sector or the startup ecosystem, this enhances its position as a global investment destination.
Badri explained that under Dubai’s D33 economic agenda, Dubai’s upcoming structural benefits are already being built through new investments worth AED 150 billion in infrastructure over the next three years. In addition to ongoing regulatory reforms, this is a first-of-its-kind global commitment targeting 50% of government sectors, services, and operations. To implement the self-executing and self-driving AI models “Agentic Ai” within two years.
Attracting foreign direct investment projects
It is noteworthy that Dubai topped the world’s cities in attracting new foreign direct investment projects, for the fifth year in a row. After successfully attracting 1,253 new projects in 2025, a growth of 10.5% compared to 2024.
The emirate achieved an unprecedented accomplishment by acquiring 7% of the world’s total new foreign direct investment projects. This is the highest share recorded by the emirate in its history, according to Financial Times-FDI Markets data on foreign direct investment markets.
