Middle East Business News

Humain Secures $1.2bn To Fuel Saudi AI Push

Saudi Arabia's state-backed AI firm secures financing to build 250 megawatts of data centre capacity, as the kingdom ra...

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Global FDI Jumps 14% In 2025 To $1.6 Trillion, UNCTAD Says

Data centre projects topped $270 billion in 2025, making up more than one fifth of global greenfield investment, as sem... Read more

UAE Tax Compliance In 2026: All You Need To Know

Experts warn that deeper audits, stricter documentation requirements and the rollout of e-invoicing will reshape tax op... Read more

Saudi Arabia Approves National Insurance Sector Strategy Under Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia approves National Insurance Sector Strategy, outlining reforms to boost growth, protection and insurance p... Read more

Qatar Targets $25bn Investment As Goldman Sachs Deepens QIA Partnership

Qatar Investment Authority and Goldman Sachs sign MoU to expand partnership, with QIA targeting $25bn investments The p... Read more

Saudi Businesses Warned Of Penalties As VAT Filing Deadline Approaches

Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA calls on VAT-registered businesses to file December and Q4 2025 tax returns by January 31, warni... Read more

ADIB Leads UAE Islamic Banking Push Into Open Finance Era

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank becomes first Islamic lender to roll out Open Finance under the Central Bank’s AlTareq initiat... Read more

UAEs Masdar, Engie Secure Multi-bank Funding For 1.5GW Khazna Solar Project

Engie said the project will be its largest photovoltaic asset globally The post UAE’s Masdar, Engie secure multi-bank... Read more

National Bank Of Canada Opens Its First Office In The Region In Dubai

Ali Fares, MD and Head, MENA Capital Markets, relocated to Dubai; New office to support Canadian clients pursuing busin... Read more

Over 50 Per Cent Of MENA Private Equity Portfolios To Integrate AI By End Of 2026

More than 50 per cent of MENA private equity portfolios are set to adopt AI-driven value creation by end of 2026 as fir... Read more

CBUAE Hosts Bank Of Finland Chief For Talks On Future-proof Finance

Meeting highlights cooperation on stability, green finance and digital systems The post CBUAE hosts Bank of Finland chi... Read more

Europe Steps Up Support For Egypts Private Sector With $80m Fund Stake

EIB investment in RMBV North Africa Fund III targets high-growth sectors including consumer services, healthcare and ed... Read more

Abu Dhabis IHC Seals Major US Partnership To Drive Global Investment

IHC and DFC will mobilise private-sector capital for critical industries across emerging and frontier markets The post ... Read more

Jadwa Secures $80mn First Close For New GCC Private Credit Fund

Flagship blind-pool vehicle targets up to SAR750m as Jadwa deploys capital into first GCC investments The post Jadwa se... Read more

OPEC Fund Deepens AfDB Ties To Advance Sustainable Development Goals

Leaders meet in Côte d’Ivoire to reinforce collaboration on co-financing and development priorities across Africa Th... Read more