Hours after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an executive from an Abu Dhabi fund booked the first flight back to the Emirati capital, while another said they plan to return over the weekend.
Others were more circumspect, waiting to see if the truce holds. A private banker usually based in Abu Dhabi and a trader at a hedge fund plan to wait out the two-week period before booking flights, while a Dubai-based finance professional is heading back despite being unsure when the war will end.
Even among those looking to return immediately, at least some plan ...