Finance

Institutional capital sees past conflict risk

Long-term investors are still finding opportunity in the Gulf and recent deals show continued appetite for regional projects
21 May 2026
Arab Energy Fund invests $120m in LNG project financier

The funding received by US-based MidOcean Energy, in which Saudi Aramco is a 49% stakeholder, is part of a $2bn capital-raising drive by the firm
21 May 2026
UK-GCC trade deal talks conclude

The first trade deal between the GCC and any G7 nation is set to lift UK-Gulf trade, cutting tariffs, easing customs and boosting services, digital trade and professional mobility
21 May 2026

Energy Development Oman raises $850m in sukuk issuances

19 May 2026

Sharjah-based developer Arada secures $100m of financing

15 May 2026

Central bank data reveals conflict impact on UAE’s private sector

15 May 2026

Abu Dhabi joins BlackRock and Temasek for $30bn of infrastructure

14 May 2026

Riyadh-based contractor plans IPO

14 May 2026

Conflict dents Alba production and sales in Q1 2026

13 May 2026

Financial challenge tests Iraq’s resolve

13 May 2026

Market trends in ECA financing for delivery of critical GCC project pipelines

13 May 2026

Aramco logs $12.1bn in Q1 2026 spending

12 May 2026

High oil prices propel Aramco profit in Q1 2026

12 May 2026

Sabic registers profit in first quarter of 2026

08 May 2026

ECA financing for GCC infrastructure projects: challenges and opportunities

06 May 2026

Brookfield to double down on Gulf investment

05 May 2026

Read the May 2026 MEED Business Review

30 April 2026

Brent crude rises above $126 amid US extending Iran blockade

30 April 2026

ECA financing poised to help deliver critical infrastructure in Middle East

29 April 2026

April 2026: Data drives regional projects

24 April 2026

Real-time payments become the new oil of the digital economy

24 April 2026

Regional IPO market dries up amid war

22 April 2026

Damage avoidance frames debt issuance

22 April 2026

Conflict tests UAE diversification

22 April 2026

Trump confirms UAE currency swap talks

22 April 2026

Borouge International appoints chief financial officer

20 April 2026

GCC banks to feel the strain despite strong buffers

15 April 2026

Bahrain and UAE sign $5.3bn currency swap deal

09 April 2026

Agentic AI comes for the customer journey

08 April 2026

UAE banks ready to weather the storm

08 April 2026

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