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October 2026 12 Oct — Oman Electricity and Energy Conference. Oman 15-17 Oct — Syria…
OCI-Orascom merger clears one legal hurdle, but another petition remains
Plus: Mubadala sees UAE-UK investments as separate from Man City saga
Sawiris-backed Klivvr targets 160% jump in financing portfolio as regulators tighten the screws on non-bank lenders
PLUS: Edge signs defense cooperation pact with Brazilian Army, deepening its biggest overseas bet
El Mansouri cements coalition government
El Mansouri inherits a growth story, a youth jobs crisis, and a USD 20 bn…
Spotlight
Pricier debt pushes regional issuers into AED, offshore RMB, and JOD sukuk
Plus: MNT-Halan closes its private placement 11.2x oversubscribed
GCC project awards hold steady at USD 204 bn for 9M, even as 3Q collapses
Every GCC market posted double-digit y-o-y falls in 3Q, as the war hit the region’s energy exports…
Cairo weighs joining the Makkah defense pact as Saudi-Houthi war escalates
The pledge comes as energy facilities remain a central target in the conflict
Saudi’s second mortgage-backed securitization is coming with top credit ratings
The securitized sukuk bundles SAR 420 mn of mortgages from six lenders
Macro-picture
MENA to contract 3.8% this year before an 8% rebound, the IMF predicts
Oil exporters take the hit from the Hormuz closure, oil importers hold up on remittances and tourism,…
Hassan Allam’s Grova becomes third Egyptian developer in Oman’s residential market with Madinat Al Irfan project
Oman’s residential market is in a takeoff phase, as incentives, foreign buyer inflows, and yields that beat…
Triple whammy
Good afternoon, ladies and gents. We’re marking the midpoint of the week with two things: The war’s…