Dubai & UAE Economic
Impact
— Live Monitor
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Conflict Active
Strikes began:
Feb 28, 2026 ~21:00 GST
Op. Epic Fury / Iranian retaliation
DXB/DWC:
Closed since Feb 28
DFM/ADX:
Reopened Mar 4 (-5% limit)
Sources: DCAA, Reuters, Al Jazeera, AGBI, Cirium
Estimated Cumulative UAE Economic Impact Since Feb 28
$0
[—]
Burn Rate:
$0/min
Since Strikes:
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Sectors:
8
Flights Cancelled:
21,300+
Stranded:
20,000+
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DXB & DWC Airport Closure
$1M/min (DCAA) · 27% of Dubai GDP
Closed
$0
▼
$0
/sec —
$0
/min
Cumulative Aviation Revenue Loss
Loss Rate (DCAA)
$1,000,000 /min
Flights Cancelled (region)
21,300+
Passengers Stranded
20,200+
Emirates Daily Revenue
~$98-100M lost
Cargo Disrupted
$500M+ trade/day
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Dubai Financial Market (DFM)
Closed Mar 2-3 · Reopened Mar 4 with -5% cap
Limit Down
6,188.30
▼ 4.85% (315.20 pts)
Paper Value Lost (DFM+ADX)
~$4-5B
Emaar Properties
▼ 4.93%
Emirates NBD
▼ 5.00%
Air Arabia
▼ 5.00%
Dubai Islamic Bank
▼ 4.94%
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Tourism & Hospitality
20M visitors in 2025 · Record spending year
Frozen
$0
▼
$0
/sec —
$0
/min
Estimated Tourism Revenue Lost
Avg Daily Tourism Rev
~$150-180M
Occupancy Impact
Severe
Bookings
Halted / Mass cancellations
Cruise & Attractions
Suspended
Long-term Chill
Weeks of recovery expected
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Oil & Energy Sector
Strait of Hormuz · ~20% of global oil
Spiking
$0.00
Brent Crude — ▲ Risk premium building
Pre-conflict Brent
~$82/bbl
Risk Premium
+$0.00
Jebel Ali Trade/Day
$520M+ at risk
ADNOC Gas (ADX)
▼ ~5%
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Real Estate & Construction
AED 680B in sales 2025 · ~AED 1.9B/day
Selling
$0
Est. Transaction & Developer Losses
Emaar Properties
▼ 4.93%
Aldar Properties (ADX)
▼ 5.00%
Daily Transactions
Frozen during closure
Off-plan Cancellations
Rising
Investor Confidence
Panic selling risk
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Trade & Logistics
Jebel Ali Port · $190B annual trade
Disrupted
$0
Port & Free Zone Losses
Jebel Ali Daily Trade
$520M/day
Shipping Reroutes
Surging — Hormuz risk
Insurance Premiums
Spiking across Gulf
Supply Chain Impact
Global ripple effect
DP World
▼ Significant
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Defense & Interceptor Expenditure
THAAD · Patriot PAC-3 · Barak-8 · Pantsir · Cheongung II · SkyKnight
~$1B/Day
$0
Est. Interceptor & Defense Costs Since Feb 28
Daily Defense Burn
~$1B/day (AGBI/Stimson)
700+ projectiles in 48h
172 ballistic + 8 cruise + 755 drones
Iran's Attack Cost
$177M - $360M total
UAE Defense Response
$1.45B - $2.28B (48h)
Cost Ratio
1 : 20-28x (attacker advantage)
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THAAD Rounds
($12M each)
—
Patriot PAC-3
($4-5M each)
755+
Drones
Intercepted
172+
Ballistic Missiles
Intercepted
THAAD stockpile concern
15-25% of global stock used in prior war
Annual THAAD production
~12 units/yr (vs hundreds fired)
Multi-layer defense
6 systems from 4 countries
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Impact Breakdown by Sector
Cumulative losses — real-time extrapolation from reported figures
Compounding
Aviation (DCAA $1M/min)
$0
Defense Spending
$0
Stock Market (Paper)
~$4-5B
Tourism & Hotels
$0
Trade & Logistics
$0
Real Estate
$0
Financial Services
$0
Sector Loss Distribution (excl. paper market losses)
Aviation
Defense
Tourism
Trade
Real Est.
Finance