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reetings dear readers,

It is with great pride that we present the October 2025 Emirates Premium Edition of Magnav. This issue captures the UAE’s spirit of progress, where resilience, innovation, and vision converge to shape the future.

Our cover story highlights Ramy Jallad and his transformative leadership at RAKEZ, guiding it into a new era of global growth while remaining rooted in resilience and community. Alongside, we explore the UAE’s bold ambition to become the Startup Capital of the World, a national campaign that positions innovation and entrepreneurship at the heart of its economic DNA.

This edition also examines the paradoxes and possibilities that define our times from Dubai’s booming real estate market and the challenges faced by brokers to the AI cold war between tech giants, the green hydrogen race, and the emerging concept of floating cities as solutions for climate resilience. We reflect on cultural preservation through Al Shindagha Museum, and on evolving paradigms like the wellness economy and the rise of the time economy, each shaping how we live and work.

At its core, this issue is a celebration of the Emirates as a hub where heritage and future meet, where tradition anchors ambition, and where bold ideas take flight.

As you turn these pages, I invite you to see not just the stories of today, but the possibilities of tomorrow. The Emirates is not waiting for the future it is creating it.

With gratitude,
RIZWAN ZULFIQAR BHUTTA
Editor in Chief