Finance

UAE's e& exits Vodafone in $5.95bn share sale

Telecoms group agrees binding deal to sell its entire 16.21% Vodafone holding, marking the latest step in a portfolio reset that has also seen it trim its Careem stake
10 July 2026
Private capital and the GCC infrastructure inflection

With sovereign funding under pressure, Saudi Arabia must meet institutional investors' expectations to unlock private capital for infrastructure
09 July 2026
Hormuz closure wipes out Mena growth in 2026

IMF cuts Mena growth forecast by 1.6 percentage points to a 0.5% contraction in 2026, with Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar facing sharp declines before double-digit expansions the following year
09 July 2026

Dubai slips as rival wealth hubs get pricier

08 July 2026

PIF’s 2025 results back 2026-30 strategy shift

03 July 2026

Morocco’s payments shift remains cash-led

02 July 2026

MENA Banking Excellence Awards reveals retail, digital and SME winners

30 June 2026

Jordan faces fresh round of challenges

29 June 2026

June 2026: Data drives regional projects

29 June 2026

Arab Energy Fund lists $500m sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

29 June 2026

Oil prices drop to pre-conflict levels as Strait of Hormuz opens up

26 June 2026

The next decade of multilateral finance

25 June 2026

Retirement creates multibillion-dollar opportunity for region

16 June 2026

Gulf liquidity outpaces Syria’s financial reconnection

16 June 2026

KAFD secures SR12bn of debt to fund future development

16 June 2026

Caution governs Jordanian bank lending

12 June 2026

Conflict to push global growth to post-pandemic low

12 June 2026

Alba acquires Aluminium Dunkerque in $2.2bn transaction

11 June 2026

S&P raises oil price forecast as Hormuz disruption drags on

10 June 2026

Contractor puts Tadawul IPO on hold

09 June 2026

Aramco transfers Malaysian downstream stake to Petronas

05 June 2026

Iraq’s economy stalls amid oil exports impact

05 June 2026

Local developer secures finance for three Riyadh projects

02 June 2026

Iraq’s reform window narrows

02 June 2026

Middle East stocks recover unevenly

01 June 2026

Conflict risks rise for vulnerable GCC sectors

01 June 2026

May 2026: Data drives regional projects

31 May 2026

Institutional capital sees past conflict risk

21 May 2026

Arab Energy Fund invests $120m in LNG project financier

21 May 2026

UK-GCC trade deal talks conclude

21 May 2026

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