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IMF sees GCC’s non-oil economy shrinking 0.8% this year as war spreads beyond oil
The 9.1% rebound the IMF expects in 2027 won’t make up the lost ground. Gulf output would still be below…
French bond spreads hit their widest gap since the 2011 crisis, reviving the eurozone’s bank-sovereign “doom loop” debate
With a EUR 3 tn economy with EUR 3.6 tn of debt, France is more than 10 times the size…
GCC debt issuance fell in 3Q as the market narrowed to fewer, bigger deals from its strongest borrowers
The issuance count collapsed by two-thirds even as the USD total slipped 13.5%, with sovereigns and big banks crowding out…
UAE eases e-invoicing rules ahead of 2027 rollout
Corporate tax groups get a two-year reprieve on internal transactions, while businesses gain more flexibility on data storage and system-failure…
MSCI may cut Indonesia from its global indexes, and the market is already pricing the exit
A threatened “standalone” downgrade, the first in Asia, has turned a governance problem into the world’s worst-performing market
HSBC taps Sami Abouzahr to run its Middle East wealth business
The bank recently opened its first wealth center in Dubai
Investors turn on the debt behind the AI build-out
A widening gap between what data centers cost and what AI actually earns has frozen the listing window and dragged…
Foreign investors pull USD 2.8 bn from MENA stocks as Mashreq cuts 2026 return outlook
Saudi Arabia bears the brunt of foreign selling, while Oman and the UAE lead a widening regional split and higher…
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