The United Arab Emirates has long been a global hub for entrepreneurship, attracting ambitious business leaders from around ...

The world’s ultra-wealthy are packing up and moving out. A new report from Swiss bank UBS shows 36% of 87 billionaire clients relocated at least once in 2025, while another 9% are considering it (1).

Dubai’s rise as a finance and wealth hub faces a test as the Iran war draws closer. Wealthy Asian families are delaying relocations and weighing cuts to investments once seen as safe in the Gulf.

Many of Asia’s richest families are reconsidering their exposure to Dubai as the Iran war rattles the city that has attracted billions from across the region in recent years.