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The exit is being framed as the UAE prioritizing its output flexibility
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Posted inBanking
Qatar’s Estithmar Holding to acquire 49% of Syria’s Shahba bank
The move marks the first post-war foreign investment in Syria’s banking sector
Posted inTHREE QUESTIONS
What does Libya’s first ‘unified’ budget in 13 years mean?
The US unilaterally pushed for the new budget, but how far its influence in Libya can go is yet to be tested
Posted inTHE CORRIDOR
UAE, US reportedly back USD 100 mn paramilitary force to secure critical mines in Congo
The initiative marks the latest move by the Pax Silica alliance to secure critical minerals supply chains to its partners
Posted inPLANET STARTUP
Dubai’s embedded finance startup Comfi raises USD 65 mn to expand into Saudi
AND: Fawry secures an on-lending package focused on SMES and founders
Posted inTHE SCORECARD
MENA M&A were down 74% and bond issuances off 12% in 1Q as spreads widened on Gulf war
Signs of life at the start of 2Q suggest the back half of the year could look more like January than the lull we saw in February and March
Posted inMARKETS + DEALS
Emirates NBD is testing appetite for an AT1, but Burjeel thinks investors are asking too much
Plus: War or not, Citadel is setting up shop in DIFC
Posted inALSO ON OUR RADAR
Egyptian contractors turn abroad amid high interest at home
Plus: WWE renews commitment to Riyadh despite other sports cancellations
Posted inWHAT WE’RE TRACKING
Former banker Ali Al Zaidi tapped as Iraq’s new prime minister
Plus: Turkish tax incentives package to cover transit trade and services exports
Posted inCALENDAR
April 2026 28-29 Apr — US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting. 28 Apr-1 May — Syria HiTech International ICT Exhibition. Damascus, Syria May 2026 12 May — Qatar Economic Forum (through 14 May). Qatar 21 May — Central Bank of Egypt monetary policy decision. Egypt 25 May — Independence Day (public holiday, markets closed). […]