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Abu Dhabi’s telecom and technology heavyweight e& began 2026 with momentum, posting a sharp rise in first-quarter revenue as its digital bets and expanding global footprint continued to pay off. The group reported consolidated revenue of AED 19.4 billion in the first quarter, up 15.1 percent from a year earlier, while EBITDA climbed 16.5 percent …

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Saudi Arabia is laying the groundwork for a more agile mergers and acquisitions market, with the Capital Market Authority unveiling proposed reforms aimed at modernizing how listed companies pursue deals. At the heart of the draft framework is a proposed “shelf registration” system — a mechanism that could reshape acquisition financing in the kingdom. Under …

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Emirates NBD has opened books on a new $750 million perpetual additional tier 1 (AT1) bond, sounding out investor demand with initial price guidance around 6.75%, as Gulf banks continue to tap capital markets for hybrid funding. The planned issuance, structured as a perpetual non-call six-year (PNC6) instrument, is expected to be priced later today, …

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The Gulf’s debt engine roared into 2026 with force, as bond and sukuk issuance across the GCC climbed to $55.04 billion in the first quarter, underscoring the region’s sustained appetite for fixed-income funding and the growing depth of its capital markets. Spread across 95 transactions, issuance volume rose 5.64% from the same period a year …

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Geopolitical strain and a stalled post-Ramadan rebound combined to sap momentum from debt markets across the Middle East and North Africa in the opening quarter of 2026, with bond issuance falling 12 percent from a year earlier to $48.1 billion, according to LSEG data. The number of deals also declined 11 percent, underscoring a broader …

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Even amid war-driven uncertainty rattling markets across the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with a message that investors appear willing to hear: the IPO machine is still running. The kingdom is preparing for its first public offering since tensions tied to the US/Israel-Iran conflict escalated, with Dar AlBalad for Business Solutions (DABS) stepping …

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Dubai South has unveiled a fresh package of incentives aimed at companies operating within its Free Zone, signaling a push to maintain business momentum and strengthen the emirate’s economic pulse. The move forms part of broader efforts to enhance the competitiveness of Dubai’s free zone landscape while easing operational pressures on firms. The newly introduced …

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Dubai’s commercial property landscape is no longer chasing sheer deal volume — it’s chasing bigger tickets. The first quarter of 2026 showed a market recalibrating toward high-value acquisitions, pushing overall sales to new highs even as the number of transactions cooled slightly. A new market assessment notes that 3,619 commercial units changed hands during the …

Dubai’s Commercial Realty Shifts Gears as Deal Values Surge Past $10 Billion Despite Fewer Transactions Read More »

The Middle East and North Africa’s equity capital markets opened the year in near-standstill mode, with issuance shrinking to a trickle and dealmaking activity plunging sharply. Total equity and equity-linked proceeds for the first quarter amounted to just $472.9 million — a dramatic 91% drop compared with the same period a year earlier. Deal activity …

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Gulf stock markets opened Thursday with a split personality, as traders balanced cautious optimism over a potential end to the Iran conflict against lingering uncertainty in energy flows and regional diplomacy. The mood was neither risk-on nor risk-off — just a measured wait-and-see. Dubai emerged as the early bright spot. Its main index climbed 1.4%, …

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