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SoftBank’s digital payments arm, PayPay Corporation, is preparing for a major Wall Street entrance — and it will arrive with heavyweight backing from the Middle East. Two of the region’s most influential sovereign wealth funds, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Qatar Investment Authority, have stepped forward as cornerstone investors in the company’s planned Nasdaq listing. …

Gulf Sovereign Funds Circle SoftBank’s PayPay as $1.1 Billion Nasdaq Debut Nears Read More »

Growing tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran are casting a long shadow over global financial markets, prompting major banks to rethink investment strategies and caution clients about rising geopolitical risks. Analysts say the immediate ripple effect of the crisis is likely to appear in energy markets. Oil prices have become the key transmission …

Markets Brace for Shockwaves as Middle East Conflict Pushes Banks Toward Safer Bets Read More »

Brazil’s fuel map is about to get a little denser. Acelen, controlled by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, is preparing to lift diesel output at the Mataripe refinery by 10% this June—an upgrade woven into a 736 million reais investment plan for the year. The move will push daily diesel production to 13,700 cubic meters, …

Diesel Drive: Acelen Turns Up the Heat at Mataripe Read More »

The money flooding into artificial intelligence just found a new high-water mark. OpenAI has unveiled a staggering $110 billion fundraising round that places an $840 billion valuation on the company behind ChatGPT — a signal that the AI boom is no passing storm but a full-blown climate shift in global tech. The financing is anchored …

$110 Billion Bet: OpenAI Pulls in Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank as AI Arms Race Intensifies Read More »

The US dollar is flowing again toward Africa’s sovereign borrowers. After a muted opening to the year — with only Benin and the Republic of the Congo venturing into public markets, and Cameroon opting for a private placement later upsized — momentum has returned. Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya stepped forward last week, seizing a market …

Africa’s Dollar Window Swings Open as Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya Test Investor Appetite Read More »

Qatar Islamic Bank has tapped global debt markets with a $750 million five-year senior unsecured sukuk, pricing the issue at par and tightening guidance after robust investor demand. The Islamic lender fixed the spread at 80 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, delivering a profit rate of 4.402%. Early pricing whispers had circled closer to 115 …

Desert Demand: Qatar Islamic Bank Draws $1.6 Billion for $750M Sukuk Read More »

Investor appetite came in hot — and left pricing lean. Abu Dhabi returned to global debt markets with a $3 billion dual-tranche bond, and buyers wasted little time circling the deal. Orders at one point swelled past $11 billion before books settled at launch with $4.3 billion allocated to the five-year notes and $5.6 billion …

Desert Demand: Abu Dhabi Pulls In $3 Billion as Bond Buyers Squeeze Spreads Read More »

A hush settled over Gulf trading floors on Thursday morning. Screens flickered red from Riyadh to Doha as investors chose caution over conviction, waiting for signals from high-stakes nuclear discussions between the United States and Iran unfolding in Geneva. In Saudi Arabia, the main index slid 0.5%, extending recent weakness. The pullback comes as the …

Gulf Bourses Drift Lower as Washington–Tehran Talks Cast Long Shadow Read More »

Dubai’s debt market opened the year with a sharp statement of intent as Mashreq placed a $500 million Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bond on Nasdaq Dubai, drawing a wave of demand that far outpaced supply. The perpetual capital notes — rated A3 by Moody’s and A by both S&P and Fitch — were met with …

Mashreq Ignites 2026 Debt Market with $500 Million AT1 Debut on Nasdaq Dubai Read More »

Abu Dhabi is setting the tone for its 2026 funding calendar, instructing a syndicate of international banks to arrange a dual-tranche US dollar sovereign bond — its first outing of the year. The deal is structured in two slices: a five-year note guided around US Treasuries plus 50 basis points, and a 10-year tranche at …

Abu Dhabi Returns to Global Debt Markets with $ Benchmark Two-Step Read More »