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US-Saudi Business Council has a new board of directors
Olayan Group’s Lubna Olayan and Citi CEO Jane Fraser will co-chair the board
JLL + Altea Partners set up new hubs in Riyadh, tapping local talent to lead
JLL is establishing a sports and entertainment hub in the capital
Partners Group names Kuwait chief as it expands beyond UAE
Partners Group is awaiting regulatory approvals to formally launch its Kuwait office
Dubai Investments taps Nishant Shah as permanent CFO
Shah has been with the firm since 2019
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25 May — Independence Day (public holiday, markets closed). Jordan 27-30 May — Eid Al…
Egypt leaves rates unchanged + Apex Health gearing up for IPO?
Plus: Hajj costs are on the rise
EgyptAlum + Alba’s USD 3 bn refinery gets int’l lender interest, CMA CGM expands Middle East footprint
Plus: AD Ports tightens Fujairah logistics network
Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Balad may have been a small IPO, but it broke the wartime ice. Will others follow?
15 global financial services firms have set up shop in the UAE since the start…
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BYD overtakes Tesla as the Middle East’s top EV brand
EV sales in the Middle East rose more than 40% y-o-y in 2025
Dubai and Doha roll out new stimulus packages to support the private sector amid fallout from the war
Dubai’s AED 1.5 bn package primarily targets tourism and hospitality
UK and GCC finalize multi-bn GBP trade agreement
The UK becomes the first G7 economy to seal a trade pact with the GCC…
The first question for Iraq’s new prime minister isn’t whether he can reform Iraq — it’s whether he can make payroll
If he can’t pay civil servants, Ali Al Zaidi may need a bailout — and…