A new private equity fund backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has raised nearly $2 billion and will allocate half of it to investments in the kingdom. PIF, the $1 trillion Saudi sove
OPEC+ is preparing to approve one more production increase for September and then put the monthly quota parade on hold through the end of the year. Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhs
Digital banking group Revolut is going all-in on the UAE after receiving regulatory approval to offer accounts, cards and international money transfers, alongside preliminary approval for cryptocurren
The European Union could save a lot on LNG imports by 2030 if it achieves its heat pump, solar, and wind installation targets…so much so that the bloc could save twice the gas it imports from Qatar, t
Oil prices continued to slide in early Tuesday trading as the pause in the US-Iran conflict held. Brent crude futures were down 1 percent at $87.49 by 04:24 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate fell
Kuwait has agreed a $16 billion infrastructure deal with Blackstone Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and KKR & Co. involving its oil-export pipelines, even as the Gulf nation comes under near-da
Brent holding $80-85 range. OPEC+ discipline intact through Q3. Non-OPEC supply growth slowing. Asian demand forecast revised up 0.4% by IEA.
GCC bank profits up 18% YoY. NIMs stabilizing. Loan growth strongest in Saudi (22%) and UAE (16%). DIFC: 47 new fintech licenses Q1.
Dubai residential transactions hit AED 42B in April — monthly record. Saudi giga-project awards reached $18B Q1.
Gulf VC: $1.2B across 84 deals Q1. Saudi startups 37% of total. Fintech and logistics lead. 3 deals above $50M in Riyadh.
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