Second Order UAE Brief

Did you keep up? 5 to 11 October 2026

6 questions from the briefs of 5 to 11 October 2026. Every answer shows the item it comes from.

Questions written by AI from the week’s briefs; a program checks each right answer against its item. Published by Oleksii Zaitsev. How it is made.

  1. 1. UAE non-oil firms raised their output prices in September at the steepest rate since when, according to S&P Global's PMI survey?

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    Answer May 2011

    UAE non-oil firms raised output prices in September at the steepest rate since May 2011, S&P Global's PMI survey showed; the index held at 55.3, unchanged from August.

    From the brief of 5 October 2026 Source: The National

  2. 2. Dubai Police arrested two suspects over phone scams in which callers posed as staff of official bodies. How much did residents lose?

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    Answer Dh11,877,532

    Dubai Police arrested two suspects accused of phone scams in which callers posed as staff of official and international bodies and got residents to send money abroad; losses were Dh11,877,532.

    From the brief of 6 October 2026 Source: Khaleej Times

  3. 3. By how much did the value of Dubai home sales fall in Q3 2026 from a year earlier, according to Cavendish Maxwell?

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    Answer 47%

    Dubai home sales totalled Dh72.6 billion in Q3 2026, down 47% on a year earlier, and transactions fell 38% to 34,000, according to Cavendish Maxwell.

    From the brief of 7 October 2026 Source: The National

  4. 4. Etihad Rail confirmed demand-based fares. What does an Abu Dhabi–Dubai Comfort ticket cost now?

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    Answer Dh39–59

    Etihad Rail confirmed demand-based fares: Abu Dhabi–Dubai Comfort tickets now cost Dh39–59 and Premium Dh109–149, against launch fares of Dh39 and Dh109.

    From the brief of 8 October 2026 Source: The National

  5. 5. By how much did the UAE's real GDP fall year on year in Q2 2026, according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre?

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    Answer 2.1%

    UAE real GDP fell 2.1% year on year to Dh476.9 billion in Q2 2026, leaving first-half growth at 0.4% (Dh961.9 billion), the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre said.

    From the brief of 9 October 2026 Source: The National

  6. 6. Dubai's Rental Disputes Center closed 2,350 tenant-landlord cases by amicable settlement from January to September 2026. How long did a settlement take on average?

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    Answer Six days

    Dubai's Rental Disputes Center closed 2,350 tenant-landlord cases by amicable settlement from January to September 2026, worth Dh401 million, in six days on average.

    From the brief of 10 October 2026 Source: Khaleej Times

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