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  "id": "news-oct2026-dubai-diez-trade-h1-record-2026",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/diez-trade-h1-record-2026",
  "slug": "diez-trade-h1-record-2026",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-18",
  "sourceName": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2szu49-hamdan-bin-mohammed-commends-diez%E2%80%99s-record",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Dubai",
    "Trade",
    "Free zones",
    "Logistics",
    "United Arab Emirates"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Dubai economic zones report AED 246bn trade in first half of 2026",
    "summary": "DIEZ said trade across its three economic zones rose 17% year on year to AED 246 billion, its sixth consecutive record first-half result.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Imports and re-exports",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Imports reached AED 134.8 billion, up 14%, while re-exports increased 22% to about AED 108.8 billion. Direct exports were about AED 2.4 billion."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Emirates News Agency (WAM)",
            "url": "https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2szu49-hamdan-bin-mohammed-commends-diez%E2%80%99s-record"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Trading partners",
        "paragraphs": [
          "China accounted for AED 69.8 billion, or 28.4% of the total. Saudi Arabia, India and Vietnam followed."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": [],
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