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AIX sold the Dubai dream to investors. Now it is struggling to repay them

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Prospective clients who flocked to the Burj Khalifa were promised double-digit returns but thousands are now facing losses.

20 October, 2026 by Nicolas Parasie

AIX Investment Group projected itself as a Dubai success story, advertising with Emirates airline, pouring money into sport and entertaining clients in its offices high in the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.

Drawn by the promise of annual returns of up to 30

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