But first, we start with sobering news that the UAE economy contracted 2.1% y-o-y in 2Q to AED 476.9 bn, with non-oil ...

We have an investment-heavy issue for you today as everyone from Mubadala, Oraseya Capital, and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son eye new ways to deploy their funds. But first, we start with sobering news that ...

Regional strikes on desalination plants have raised the risk; long-term contracts and a 100-plus-asset base across four continents give the company its cover ...

Riyadh and Dammam continue to face the brunt of attacks from the Houthis, with both cities’ airports hit and damage assessments still under way. Meanwhile: Saudi money has moved into the instruments ...

Taaleem’s net income fell 22% y-o-y to AED 127.2 mn in FY 2025/26, while operating revenue rose 15.6% to a record AED 1.3 bn, according to the company’s financials (pdf). Higher financing and ...

Tourism, transport, and trade took a hit as non-oil GDP shrank 1.1%, leaving first-half economic growth barely in positive territory ...

The rotation comes as the CMA proposes rules to make underwriters buy unsold shares and verify bidders’ liquidity in hopes of fixing weak post-listing ...

Forecasters expect debt, AI-driven capital demand, and a hawkish Fed to keep yields high long after crude prices ease ...

Large-scale infrastructure gives founders compute they don’t have to finance themselves, the scramble now is for the applications and integration that put it to work ...

The bigger fund lets Dubai's most active early-stage investor write USD 6 mn checks, back later-stage rounds and invest in companies outside the UAE ...

Egypt’s third rendition of German-style dual education is Saxony Egypt University, a bank-backed private university that plans to send its first students to Germany ...

Banque du Caire (BdC) will hit the stock market just weeks after MNT-Halan, following yesterday’s intention-to-float notice for 30% of the state-owned lender. Banque Misr is offloading 4.575 bn of its ...