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Nigeria Offers Deepwater-Oil Tax Breaks to Lure $50 Billion

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s trading arm is offering to shuttle exports of Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz, using its dark-transit playbook to transport Basrah and other crude to refiners in As

▪ Why it matters: Direct impact on crude sector across Gulf markets. Regional implications are material.

📍 Gulf 🏷️ Energy

Hormuz Attacks Push Oil Toward $100 Despite US Crude Build

Brent heads toward a 5% weekly gain as stalled US-Iran talks and Hormuz attacks push oil prices toward $100. Friday, August 14, 2026 Crude oil prices are set to post a 5% weekly gain after this week q

▪ Why it matters: Direct impact on oil price sector across Gulf markets. Regional implications are material.

📍 Gulf 🏷️ Energy

RBI policy flexibility likely as GDP growth seen slowing to 6.6% in current fiscal: Crisil

New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) may remain flexible on policy rates in the next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meet as growth is expected to slow...

▪ Why it matters: Direct impact on monetary policy sector across Gulf markets. Regional implications are material.

📍 Gulf 🏷️ Markets

Iran President Pezeshkian to travel to Delhi for BRICS Summit: Sources

New Delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi to attend the upcoming BRICS Summit, Iranian sources said on Friday.Pezeshkian's...

▪ Why it matters: Direct impact on KIA sector across Gulf markets. Regional implications are material.

📍 Gulf 🏷️ Markets

UAE's ADNOC says one of its vessels came under attack while transiting Hormuz

<p>CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Saturday that one of its vessels came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati

▪ Why it matters: Direct impact on ADNOC sector across Gulf markets. Regional implications are material.

📍 UAE 🏷️ Markets

Egypt awards vast oil exploration survey to Saudi company

Saudi Arabia has replaced the head of its capital markets regulator as it continues its drive to attract more foreign investment. Mazen Al-Sudairi will replace Mohammed ElKuwaiz as chairman

▪ Why it matters: Direct impact on capital market sector across Gulf markets. Regional implications are material.

📍 Saudi Arabia 🏷️ Energy

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Energy

Brent holding $80-85 range. OPEC+ discipline intact through Q3. Non-OPEC supply growth slowing. Asian demand forecast revised up 0.4% by IEA.

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Finance

GCC bank profits up 18% YoY. NIMs stabilizing. Loan growth strongest in Saudi (22%) and UAE (16%). DIFC: 47 new fintech licenses Q1.

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Real Estate

Dubai residential transactions hit AED 42B in April — monthly record. Saudi giga-project awards reached $18B Q1.

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Technology

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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5.6%

Non-Oil GDP

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56.8

Dubai PMI

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$12.8B

Budget Surplus

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$140B

Infra Plan

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3.2%

GDP Growth

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Ba1

Moody's

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22.4% ↓

Inflation

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$4T

GCC SWF

Mon Aug 17 GCC Finance Ministers — Riyadh

Tue Aug 18 OPEC+ Technical Committee — Vienna

Wed Aug 19 UAE-India CEPA Review — Abu Dhabi

Thu Aug 20 Arab League Economic Council — Cairo

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