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THIS MORNING: Tourism in Ajman is the latest to see gov’t support + Al Habtoor kicks off its lawsuit against Lebanon
Plus: Dubai residential capital values fall for the first time since the pandemic
Can the UAE retain its AI investment darling reputation now that data infrastructure has been exposed?
Attacks on the Gulf during the war have been unprecedented in many ways, hitting countries that have for years been…
Dubai’s data center outage exposes vulnerable region ecosystem
Data sovereignty issues and the cost of infrastructure make data centers a highly centralized risk for MENA businesses
Under-construction data centers tap ratings to fund AI buildup
Developers are securing investment-grade ratings to unlock new pools of capital
Pricing the outage: Basil Mimi on why cloud downtime is a financial event
Ultimately, it is about removing ambiguity by predefining the rules and relying on objective data
Battery energy storage, grid infrastructure investments are needed to support the massive data center and energy buildout that’s coming -Actis’ Sherif El Kholy
Actis is eyeing investments in data centers and supportive infrastructure in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the broader region
2Africa is here, as is crypto-denominated ins. + InvestSky expands to Saudi, and Khazna expands into ops
Plus: Smart commerce platform ThrowMeNot raised USD 550k in a pre-seed round
Electronics manufacturer Maser Group deepens UAE presence in Africa with USD 1.6 bn investment
The group is targeting farmland and data centers in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next 24 months
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