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While sentiment is stabilizing, the ceasefire does little to reverse the structural headwinds of tighter liquidity and a valuation recalibration
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Posted inECONOMY
Syria taps World Bank, Oliver Wyman for financial sector reform
Oliver Wyman and the World Bank are helping with technical support and reviews, and Qatar Fund for Development is bankrolling the effort
Posted inTHE SCORECARD
MENA+ is investing in renewables nearly twice as fast as the rest of the world
Solar carried this growth, accounting for as much as 92% of the added capacity at about 11.8 GW
Posted inMARKETS + DEALS
Emirates Global Aluminum went shopping in Italy
Plus: Saudi’s Dar Al Balad may be readying a rare wartime IPO and Valu’s ABB shows investors will pay for a fintech name that delivers
Posted inALSO ON OUR RADAR
Abu Dhabi deepens China ties with financial hub pact
Plus: Saudi, Jordan explore rail link project as the Levant’s logistics race heats up
Posted inMARKET WATCH
European VC firm Speedinvest launches MENA + Africa fund
Speedinvest is still raising the fund and is not disclosing the total size yet, but is targeting initial checks of around USD 5 mn
Posted inWHAT WE’RE TRACKING
Force majeure from Kuwait Petroleum,
Plus: Oman goes deeper in trade finance with Africa
Posted inCALENDAR
April 2026 25 Apr — Sinai Liberation Day (public-sector holiday — government offices closed). Egypt 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 […]
Posted inOPENING NOTE
A week that will test the optimism of even the most positive among us
The ceasefire ends the day after tomorrow
Posted inTHE LEDE
Will the war drive Gulf carriers to build redundancy into their hub-and-spoke model?
Gulf aviation’s success has been built around a simple but powerful, efficient idea: the hub-and-spoke model — but the war threw the model’s future into question