Middle East Business News

UAE Tax Compliance Grows As FTA Sees 651,000 Corporate Registrants And VAT Refund Surge

UAE Federal Tax Authority reports global-level tax compliance, over 651,000 corporate registrants, and $31.4m in VAT re...

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ADGM Turns 10 As Abu Dhabis $28.6tn Finance Hub Achieves Record Growth

ADGM celebrates 10 years of growth with $28.6tn global assets, 308 financial firms, and a 135% rise since 2021 in Abu D... Read more

Aqua Labs Backs UAEs Vision 2030 With Launch Of $20mn Startup Fund

The programme invites founders worldwide to apply for funding, mentorship, and access to Web3 infrastructure The post A... Read more

Alpha Dhabi Sells 8.5% Modon Stake To Abu Dhabi Governments Limad Holding

The wholly owned entity of the Abu Dhabi Government now owns majority share in Modon after buying IHC and ADQ stakes as... Read more

ADNOC Distribution Delivers Its Strongest EBITDA Since IPO For Q3

Quarterly EBITDA of $319mn is the highest ever, up 15.9%; Net profit surged to $221mn, up 21.5%; Record 9M fuel volumes... Read more

PIF Spending Shift To Spur Greenfield FDI In Saudi As Private Equity Expands

Bain’s Gregory Garnier says Saudi's sovereign wealth fund is entering a more disciplined phase, redirecting capital f... Read more

EXCLUSIVE: SEDCO Capital Listing Possible Within 3 Years, CEO Says Amid Saudi IPO Boom

CEO Rayyan Nagadi says the group’s investment arm could go public within 3 years, as Saudi Arabia’s buoyant IPO mar... Read more

Tabby Completes Secondary Share Sale At $4.5 Billion Valuation

The transaction involved HSG, Boyu Capital and other investors acquiring shares from existing shareholders The post Tab... Read more

Germanys DWS Secures Financial Services Permission To Open Office In Abu Dhabi

The group will establish a regional presence under ADGM’s regulatory framework, with end-to-end set-up support from A... Read more

Barclays Looking To Re-enter Saudi Arabia With Office In Riyadh

The British bank had exited the country in 2014; “Investment flows used to head out of the region, and now there’s ... Read more

UAE Launches Retail Sukuk For Citizens And Residents To Invest In Shariah-compliant Bonds

UAE Ministry of Finance launches ‘Retail Sukuk’, enabling citizens and residents to invest in Shariah-compliant Tre... Read more

Abu Dhabis ADQ To Partner US Government In $1.8bn Critical Minerals Project

As China tightens control, Orion Critical Mineral Consortium to focus on bolstering access to lithium, rare earths and ... Read more

Binance Boss CZ Grateful To Trump After Receiving Presidential Pardon

Zhao was “prosecuted by the Biden administration in their war on cryptocurrency”, says Karoline Leavitt, the White ... Read more

Saudi VAT: ZATCA Calls For Businesses To File Returns Or Face Fines

Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA reminds VAT-registered firms to submit returns by October 31 via website or app, or face fines o... Read more

Saudi Venture Capital To Increase Allocation To Private Credit Funds

Saudi Venture Capital will allocate half of its investments to private credit and equity, up from about a third last ye... Read more