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MENA VC survives on bigger bets
Regional startup funding fell 22% y-o-y in 1H
GCC 2Q earnings to show Iran war’s financial impact
Oil and gas earnings are expected to remain resilient for now
IMF now sees MENA economy contracting 0.5%
Global growth, on the other hand, is still forecast at 3% as the war and an AI boom cancel each…
Cantor hires fresh faces for Abu Dhabi office
The team will be led by former Stifel executive Tom Goodale
The Gulf was a rare winner in a global investment year that rewarded fewer and fewer places
the old ladder into development — labour-heavy manufacturing — is being pulled up just as the region tries to climb…
Oxford Economics sees faster growth ahead, conditional on a peace that could still fall apart
Lower oil lifts the outlook, but the truce is fragile, tariffs are coming, and AI supply chains run through vulnerable…
Asian loan market hits 16-year low in 1H
Loan issuance across Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) fell 15% y-o-y to USD 69 bn in 1H 2026
GCC insurers weather the geopolitical storm
New capital rules and a widening gap between the giants and the strugglers are about to force the next wave…
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