Gulf stock markets started Tuesday with cautious moves, reflecting the soft pulse of oil prices and investor eyes on upcoming U.S. economic data for hints on the Federal Reserve’s next steps. Oil hovered in a narrow range, with Brent crude futures up just 7 cents to $63.24 a barrel, as traders balanced risks from Ukrainian …
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Cairo — Egypt’s latest auction of one-year, dollar-denominated treasury bills pulled in $961 million, the central bank announced Monday, slightly below the $980.5 million in bills coming due. The new bills carry an average yield of 3.75%, down from the 4.50% rate of the maturing notes, reflecting a notable softening in borrowing costs. The sale …
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Riyadh is pivoting its economic playbook, aiming to lure Japanese companies into its ambitious growth orbit. The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), valued at nearly $925 billion, is shifting gears from a decade-long emphasis on real estate toward sectors like logistics, mineral extraction, religious tourism, and artificial intelligence. “Japan has long been one of our …
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In Dubai’s heat-soaked energy arena, Saudi Arabia’s Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stepped forward with something close to triumph in his voice: a fresh OPEC+ system for judging how much oil each member can truly pump. Not a patchwork fix, he insisted, but a clean-lined mechanism built to steady markets and reward those who actually pour …
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Saudi Arabia just rolled out a renewable energy mega-move that reads less like a project list and more like a continent’s worth of clean power stitched together. A trio of heavyweight players — ACWA Power, the Public Investment Fund’s Badeel, and Aramco’s SAPCO — has locked in $8.2 billion to bring seven massive clean-energy sites …
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Egypt’s economic engine kicked into a higher gear in the opening stretch of the 2025/26 fiscal year, clocking a 5.3% jump in GDP—an upswing from the more modest 3.5% pace seen a year earlier. The planning ministry credits the rebound to a sweeping wave of structural upgrades and policy resets that have begun to show …
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Bahrain’s Investcorp is stepping back from Shine, the European digital platform that streamlines company creation, invoicing, banking, and accounting for small and medium-sized businesses. The alternative investment firm will sell its majority stake to Cegid, a cloud and AI solutions provider backed by Silver Lake, through its subsidiary, Investcorp Technology Partners. Shine, formerly known as …
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Abu Dhabi’s Alpha Dhabi Holding has strengthened its grip on NMDC Group, snapping up a $436 million stake previously held by AD Ports Group. The deal adds 82.5 million shares—nearly 10% of NMDC’s total equity—to Alpha Dhabi’s portfolio, pushing its total ownership to a commanding 76.68%. NMDC, a powerhouse in energy, marine services, and EPC …
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In a deal that reshapes the region’s industrial power map, two heavyweight players from the UAE’s energy universe — Abu Dhabi’s TAQA and Dubai-linked DUBAL Holding — are joining forces to scoop up the sprawling power and water generation empire long housed inside Emirates Global Aluminium. The price tag? A cool $1.9 billion, the kind …
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In a move that feels less like a contract signing and more like the tightening of two giant industrial cogs, ADNOC Gas has struck a sweeping multibillion-dollar deal with EMSTEEL—one of the region’s heavyweight producers of steel and building materials. The agreement, valued at up to $4.2 billion, charts a 20-year energy corridor beginning January …
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