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A Forward-Looking Analysis
As of 2026, France's real GDP growth is expected to be modest, with a forecast of 0.8% for 2025. The population is projected to reach 68.7 million, maintaining a stable growth rate. Urbanisation remains high at 78.8%, indicating continued demand in metropolitan areas. Life expectancy is anticipated to remain at 83 years, reflecting a mature health system. These factors suggest a cautious investment climate.
Announcement versus deployment across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — benchmarked against Singapore and France
The Gulf sovereign-AI race has split into three distinct strategies: the UAE is deploying (a gigawatt-class campus physically under construction, chips export-licensed, a US$49bn infrastructure fund closed, and a continuous cadence of shipped models), Saudi Arabia is announcing at the largest scale (6.6GW by 2034) while execution is still early, and Qatar has pivoted to capital-as-strategy, buying exposure rather than building gigawatts. Benchmarked against Singapore and France, the UAE currently leads on execution score; the binding constraint for every programme is US chip-export approval, which has quietly become the real scoreboard.
The UAE's federal rulebook has shifted from writing rules to enforcing them. This edition of the AE-FED regulatory watch covers four fronts that moved since our last issue: the wholesale AML rebuild under Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025 (AED 100m fines, personal senior-management liability, a lower evidence bar, FATF evaluation year); the Advertiser Permit and SCA finfluencer regimes crossing in
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