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Salesforce and Innovation City Launch AI Business Registration Platform in Ras Al Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah free zone Innovation City and Salesforce have introduced an AI-powered business registration platform designed to reduce corporate formation times to minutes. The system integrates Salesforce's Agentforce to automate intake, document verification, and compliance checks under established free zone rules. Human administrators will continue reviewing complex structures and discretionary legal exceptions.

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Luckin Coffee Appoints Mubadala Investment Executive Philip Yifei Bao to Board

Luckin Coffee Inc. has appointed Philip Yifei Bao, Director of Private Equity China at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company, to its board of directors. The appointment expands the Chinese coffee chain's board to ten members and deepens governance ties with the UAE sovereign wealth fund.

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Luckin Considers Gulf Expansion After Abu Dhabi Fund Mubadala Joins $1 Billion Deal

Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee is assessing an expansion into Gulf countries following an investment by Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company. Mubadala became a direct shareholder after partnering with Luckin's controlling shareholder Centurium Capital on a $1 billion deal. Luckin executives highlighted the Gulf region's repeat consumption and rising demand for health-oriented beverages.

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ADIPEC 2026 Confirms Record Asian Participation with Chinese Energy Giants Attending

ADIPEC 2026 announced record Asian engagement featuring 353 companies and six dedicated country pavilions, including China. Major Chinese state and private firms such as Sinopec, CNPC, CNOOC, CATL, and Envision Energy have confirmed their attendance in Abu Dhabi.