Why it matters: The TISIA complements the UAE’s Economic Partnership Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, which covers goods. The pact is a precursor to the UAE’s target to double trade with ...

Plus: The Department of Energy delegation met up with regulators and academic partners in the US to discuss water regulation, network modernization, AI, and ...

Adnoc has chartered around 15 crude carriers to maintain shuttle movements and customer deliveries amid Red Sea and Hormuz disruptions ...

Egypt’s cabinet approved a special freezone for Fujairah Alamein Oil and Gas Company on its north coast. The 737.9k-sqm zone will store and trade crude oil and petroleum products in New Alamein City, ...

Led by Japan’s SBI Group, the round gives Fasset fresh capital to expand its regulated financial network across banks, payment providers, and liquidity markets ...

The pool has grown fast. Six active funds in 2024 held a combined USD 572 mn, only USD 42 mn of it deployed. By 2025, the cumulative count reached 14 funds targeting USD 1.28 bn, 89% still undeployed.

After nearly a decade, Saudi’s capital markets regulator has a new chairman: Mazen Al Sudairi (LinkedIn) has been appointed chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) board, replacing Mohammed Al ...

WEATHER- It’s getting hotter and hotter in Abu Dhabi, with temperatures rising to 46°C before cooling to a low of 32°C. It’s less warm in Dubai, with the mercury topping out at 42°C before cooling to ...

Khanna joins from Bank of Singapore, where he led its private banking business for Europe and the Middle East out of Dubai ...

Emirates REIT’s headline earnings fell 71% y-o-y to USD 54.3 mn in 1H 2026, as unrealized valuation gains dropped 79% to USD 37.2 mn off a high base, according to its interim report (pdf) and 1H ...

Masdar scraps plans to build a 100 MW green hydrogen electrolyzer for Emsteel even after bidders submitted their offers ...

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has named Pedro Uria-Recio chief AI officer, tasking him with rolling out AI across customer experience, risk management, and operations as part of i ...