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Posted inTHE LEDE
PIF has a new strategy: It wants the business community to invest
The sovereign fund’s plan through 2030 makes clear MbS’ coffers can’t finance the Kingdom’s transformation without the private sector putting its own money on the table
Posted inTHE CORRIDOR
This week’s big signal: The UAE and China are cosying up amid geopolitical tensions
China and the UAE are eyeing more investments, but meaningful investments would still be predicated on geopolitical stability in the Gulf, analysts tell us
Posted inDEBT WATCH
Regional debt markets edge back from the brink
“It looks like there is appetite in the market and cash is being put to work”
Posted inECONOMY
The IMF sees uneven post-war recoveries as it revises MENA growth forecasts downward
Qatar is set to face the deepest GDP contraction in the region
Posted inMARKETS + DEALS
Aldar locks in USD 5 bn + Hassan Allam buys the EPC arm of the UAE’s Metito
Plus: Shuaa and Gate Capital are putting together a rollup to go after Saudi’s fragmented fuel retailing sector
Posted inRegulation
How the CMA is redrawing the rules for virtual assets (and what comes next)
We probed the CMA on what its new framework means in practice, from expanded licensing requirements and stricter oversight to timelines and what firms need to do next
Posted inALSO ON OUR RADAR
UAE, Jordan to form joint company for the Aqaba rail project
PLUS: Region’s airlines begin a slow recovery trajectory
Posted inWHAT WE’RE TRACKING
Qatar could extend FM on gas beyond June, Edison says
PLUS: Libya goes after corruption in oil sector
Posted inCALENDAR
April 2026 25 Apr — Sinai Liberation Day (public holiday, markets 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 monetary policy […]