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The UAE’s Minister of Everything is taking his case to the world: Sultan Al Jaber, whose current portfolio includes the ministry of industry and advanced technology as well as the flow of money to pay for that industrial transformation (better known as ADNOC), took to X to decry what he calls Iran’s “arithmetic of extortion.” […]
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Posted inTHE LEDE
Who pays for Lebanon’s banking collapse?
The draft Financial Stabilization and Deposit Recovery Act — despite being a critical framework — is facing criticism for failing to address key problems
Posted inIPO WATCH
Saudi firms are lining up to IPO, while UAE and Egyptian outfits strike more cautious notes
Gulf investors will also have appetite to cash out risk through Western IPOs of their international investments
Posted inOPINION
Is Hynfra’s USD 1 bn Jordan green hydrogen announcement anything more than marketing … for its next announcement?
What we’re looking for: a final investment decision, a named offtaker … or any sign that the market is really ready to pay a premium for green ammonia
Posted inMARKETS + DEALS
Foreign appetite bolstered Sharjah Islamic’s USD 710 mn rights issue
Plus: A new fund will buy shares off founders and others locked into pre-public startups
Posted inTHE CORRIDOR
Indian banks halt new GCC lending over worries of extended regional instability
While Gulf capital continues to flow into Indian assets, Indian lenders SBI and PNB are pulling back
Posted inDIPLOMACY
Syria’s sanctions era comes to an end as UAE + IOCs eye more investments
The vote of confidence comes as more foreign investors circle a wide range of sectors in the country, such as freezones and oil and gas exploration
Posted inMOVES + KUDOS
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
Posted inEARNINGS WATCH
MENA+ earnings in 1Q 2026 paint a very mixed (and still incomplete) picture of the war’s impact
Plus: Grocery retailers also had a mixed 1Q, while flynas’ bottom line was weighed down despite higher capacity boosting revenues
Posted inALSO ON OUR RADAR
Abu Dhabi has USD 4 bn in infrastructure projects to put out to tender
Plus: Saudi’s Retal Urban Development says it’s building a more than USD 800 mn residential community in Oman