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FAB backs SoftBank’s USD 40 bn loan to OpenAI
FAB is among a group of 21 new lenders that were allocated around USD 7 bn
THIS MORNING: FAB taps the INR trade + Abu Dhabi preps for AI judicial platform
Plus: AIQ targets exporting its software
Solid quarter for UAE banks
Both lenders’ overlays — made after the conflict — eased in 2Q 2026
UAE stocks extend foreign investor exodus as Dubai leads GCC outflows in 2Q
Foreign investors sold a net USD 641.5 mn worth of Dubai-listed shares during the quarter
THIS MORNING: UAE looks beyond GCC-UK trade agreement + Adia to cash in on Jersey Mike’s US IPO
Dubai Customs’ measures protected AED 33.9 bn worth of trade moving
THIS MORNING: Economists pencil in a bigger contraction for GCC economies + Dana Gas shuts down main facilities at Khor Mor
Plus: The UAE generated over half of MENA investment banking fees in 1H
Adia’s India shopping spree continues, Revolut gets crypto greenlight, and Parkin enters Sharjah
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s latest move in India is a stake in steel supplier SG Mart
THIS MORNING: Not one, but two potential India plays from Adia, Emirates NBD
Plus: Egypt’s tanks draw more Emirati interest
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