{"id":115552,"date":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/?p=115552"},"modified":"2026-06-05T06:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:03:30","slug":"ai-is-next-weeks-big-story-but-you-should-keep-an-eye-on-the-mena-non-bank-financial-sector-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/05\/ai-is-next-weeks-big-story-but-you-should-keep-an-eye-on-the-mena-non-bank-financial-sector-too\/","title":{"rendered":"AI is next week\u2019s big story, but you should keep an eye on the MENA+ non-bank financial sector, too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We\u2019re keeping an eye on two stories as we slide into the weekend. <\/strong>One is going to dominate the region\u2019s business agenda next week \u2014 the other is the sleeper on which many of us should be keeping at least one eye.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>AI IS THE OBVIOUS ONE <\/strong>ahead of SpaceX\u2019s USD 75 bn IPO, which is on track to dwarf Aramco\u2019s until-now world record 2019 offering. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/06\/03\/spacexs-ipo-is-going-to-put-the-spotlight-on-ai-stocks-heres-what-that-means-for-the-big-three-gulf-players\/\" style=\"\">Humain, MGX, and QIA all have exposure to SpaceX<\/a> ; they and other regional entities have also made big bets on Anthropic, Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, and other AI stalwarts who are keeping a close eye on how things go for SpaceX. Bankers are expected to price the deal next Thursday before trading starts on 12 June, one week from today. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The SpaceX numbers are breathtaking: <\/strong>Goldman Sachs predicts that SpaceX\u2019s AI revenues could grow 100x by 2030 \u2014 that\u2019s the basis for the USD 1.78 tn valuation Elon Musk is seeking for his rockets \/ AI \/ satellite \/ infrastructure company. 100x. In three-and-a-half years. No sweat, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Also giving us the jitters: <\/strong>Up to 25% of the shares allocated in the IPO will go to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/3cf5aed7-1a57-44ad-b9bc-11c779a5d2de?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" style=\"\">retail<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/3cf5aed7-1a57-44ad-b9bc-11c779a5d2de?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" style=\"\">investors<\/a>, a rather skittish constituency at the best of times\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Other AI stories that need to be on your radar: Anthropic<\/strong> wants a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/anthropic-urges-global-pause-in-ai-development-flags-self-improvement-risk-99cefb73\" style=\"\">global pause in AI<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/anthropic-urges-global-pause-in-ai-development-flags-self-improvement-risk-99cefb73\" style=\"\">development<\/a>, warning that AI models are getting to the point where they could start to improve without human involvement. And <strong>Apple<\/strong>\u2019s World Wide Developer Conference gets underway on Wednesday, where a revamped (and hopefully much, much smarter) AI-powered Siri is due to be unveiled <\/p>\n<p style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:0;margin:0;border-top-width:0pt;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE SLEEPER- Should investors be wary of a bubble in non-bank lending in MENA+? <\/strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s central bank has just imposed rules that require non-bank financial institutions \u2014 consumer credit providers, leasing and factoring companies, payment providers \u2014 to give <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/6\/274.pdf\" style=\"\">five working days\u2019 notice<\/a> before any equity, convertible, or debt round, with details on size, investors, and the effect on ownership. <\/p>\n<p style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:0;margin:0;border-top-width:0pt;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The news comes just weeks after <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/25\/whats-behind-egypts-consumer-finance-crackdown\/\" style=\"\">a brouhaha in Egypt over potential systemic risk from<\/a><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/25\/whats-behind-egypts-consumer-finance-crackdown\/\" style=\"\">the rapid expansion of consumer and other non-bank credit<\/a><\/strong> roared to life on social media and the nation\u2019s still-influential nighttime talk shows. The flap seems to have died down, but the regulator there is now requiring companies packaging securitized debt to submit for review XLS files that list \u2014 item by item \u2014 every asset in the offering. <\/p>\n<p style=\"border-right-style:solid;padding:0;margin:0;border-top-width:0pt;border-right-width:0pt;line-height:1.15;border-top-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0pt;border-bottom-style:solid;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Will the NBFI industry need to go on Wegovy? <\/strong>The weight-loss drug <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/06\/03\/3305784\/0\/en\/wegovy-pill-launches-in-the-uae-as-novo-nordisk-expands-global-access-to-obesity-care.html\" style=\"\">just launched in<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/06\/03\/3305784\/0\/en\/wegovy-pill-launches-in-the-uae-as-novo-nordisk-expands-global-access-to-obesity-care.html\" style=\"\">pill form in the UAE<\/a>, the first global market for the new formulation. It wouldn\u2019t be particularly hard to imagine Tabby offering up a payment plan for GLP-1s when your insurance won\u2019t cover. \u2013Patrick and Salma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gulf sovereigns will be keeping a really close eye on SpaceX\u2019s IPO a week from 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