UAE's Safe Haven Status - The UAE has thrived during global instability, attracting capital during events like the Arab Spring and the Russia-Ukraine conflict [1] - The country is cultivating a reputation as the "Switzerland of the Middle East" through diplomacy, maintaining dialogue with various parties [6][7] - The UAE stock markets have led the recovery compared to global peers, reinforcing its safe haven status [10] Economic Impact and Stability - Initial jitters were observed among portfolio managers and hedge fund managers at the start of escalations between Israel and Iran [3] - Despite regional instability, hard economic metrics like non-oil GDP are not expected to be significantly affected [9] - Flight disruptions were brief and are not expected to have a major impact on tourism or aviation revenues [8] - Soft data, such as PMI, may be affected [8] - Quick response times, such as Qatar Airways moving 20,000 passengers within 24 hours, helped stabilize the situation [9] Potential Risks - Continued or escalating regional instability would negatively impact the UAE and the region [11]

Bank list Nation, we got John Sharono and Ryan Burkeman's on a debate today. Uh we're debating a handful of topics that all point towards each other. We're going to go through four different questions. We're probably going to touch on all of them if we have time.Is Ethereum special versus alt layer 1's. Is Bitcoin a special snowflake. How should ETH be valued.And is ETH over or undervalued. Ryan, welcome to Banklist. Thanks.Good to be here. And John, also welcome to Banklist. How's it going.I would like a c ...