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UAE’s Meedaf Invests In Global Fintech InDebted To Transform Regional Debt Resolution

Meedaf, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) based financial services platform, has…

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PayPal Pledges $100 Million To Fuel Digital Commerce In MENA And Africa

Global digital payments leader PayPal has announced a strategic commitment to invest…

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Saudi Arabia To Remove Foreign Ownership Cap On Listed Companies

Saudi Arabia is set to introduce a landmark reform to its equity…

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UAE’s CE-Ventures Backs Indian Chemicals Platform Distil In $7.7 Million Funding Round

CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital platform of Sharjah-based Crescent Enterprises, has announced…

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India’s Stride Ventures To Deploy $200 Million In Saudi Arabia Over Two Years

Indian venture debt firm Stride Ventures has announced a significant expansion into…

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Abu Dhabi’s ADIA Participates In $140 Million Round For Empower Semiconductor

Empower Semiconductor, a US-based company developing a new generation of power management…

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UAE’s Presight And Shorooq Launch $100 Million Global AI Innovation Fund

Abu Dhabi-based AI and big data analytics company Presight has partnered with…

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Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed Acquires Additional $134 Million Stake In Snap

Prominent Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has significantly increased his investment…

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Saudi’s MODON Signs Deal For New Industrial AI Center Of Excellence

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) has entered…

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Mubadala Explores Full Exit From Turkish Delivery Giant Getir

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, is reportedly exploring a complete exit…

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Iraq’s New Vision 2050 Strategy Aims To Move Beyond Oil With Tech And Trade

The Iraqi government has officially launched "Iraq Vision 2050," a long-term national…

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UAE Launches Major National Campaign To Become The Startup Capital Of The World

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister,…

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QNB And DMZ Finance Partner With Bybit On First DFSA-Approved Tokenized Fund

In a landmark move bridging traditional finance and the digital asset economy,…

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Saudi Group Nadrah Invests In US Defense Tech Firm UNION Technologies

Nadrah Trading Co., a Riyadh-headquartered industrial group, has made a strategic investment…

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QIA Invests $54 Million In Japanese Chip Firm Tekscend Pre-IPO

The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the nation's sovereign wealth fund, has made…

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UAE’s EIGHTClouds Acquires The Golf Buggy Guy To Scale Sustainable Mobility Across GCC

Dubai-based boutique private equity firm EIGHTClouds has announced its acquisition of an…

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Abu Dhabi Launches First Amazon Fulfillment Center In Strategic Partnership With ADIO

Amazon, in a landmark partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO),…

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Tunisia’s ANAVA Fund Of Funds Injects $4 Million Into Rasmal Innovation Fund I

Smart Capital, through its ANAVA Fund of Funds, has announced a $4…

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Oman Accelerates Digital Transformation With 15 New Platforms And Key Partnerships

Oman is advancing its national digital agenda with a series of major…

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Iraq To Build First National Data Centers In Landmark Partnership With Nokia

Iraq's Ministry of Communications has signed a landmark agreement with global technology…

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Algeria Launches National Tech Hub To Accelerate Digital Transformation

Algeria's National Investment Fund (FNI) has announced the creation of a major…

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Saudi’s PIF Finalizes $1.99 Billion Majority Stake Acquisition In MBC Group

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has completed the acquisition of a…

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Saudi’s SILQFi Acquires OXO To Launch Embedded Finance Platform Omni

Saudi fintech firm SILQFi has announced the acquisition of OXO, a leading…

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Morocco’s Al Rawaj Foundation Secures €10 Million To Support Youth-Led Businesses

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a loan…

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Emirates Islamic Issues Landmark $500 Million Sustainability-Linked Sukuk

Emirates Islamic, a leading Islamic financial institution in the UAE, has successfully…

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Abu Dhabi’s MGX Makes Major AI Play With Altera Chip Business Investment

Abu Dhabi’s artificial intelligence investment firm, MGX, has taken a significant step…

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UAE’s BlueFive Capital Targets Asia With New $1 Billion Investment Fund

Abu Dhabi investment firm BlueFive Capital is raising a new $1 billion…

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Egypt’s MSMEDA To Establish Permanent African Markets For Local SMEs

Egypt's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has announced a…

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UAE And Morocco Co-Launch Global Partnership To Champion Open And Fair Trade

The United Arab Emirates and Morocco have joined twelve other small- and…

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Egypt’s Duaya Acquires EXMGO To Accelerate Pharmacy Digitization

Egyptian healthtech company Duaya has acquired EXMGO, a local SaaS provider for…

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UAE’s ADIA Joins $1.6 Billion Investment To Expand Vantage Data Centers In Asia Pacific

A subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has participated in…

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Kuwait To Regulate Delivery Sector As Part Of Broader Digital Transformation Push

The Kuwaiti government is advancing on multiple fronts to modernize its economy…

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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry Of Investment Partners With Fasanara Capital To Boost SME Fintech Lending

The Ministry of Investment for Saudi Arabia (MISA) has signed a Memorandum…

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Saudi Arabia’s Hassana and AviLease Launch Major Aircraft Leasing Joint Venture

Hassana Investment Company and the PIF-owned global aircraft lessor AviLease have announced…

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ADGM Proposes Expanded Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market…

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Iraq Secures Over $1 Billion In New IFC Investments To Boost Private Sector

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group,…

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Saudi’s Biotech Sector Gets A 50 Million Boost With New Sarat Ventures Fund

A new $50 million investment initiative, the Sarat Ventures Y Innovations Biotech…

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Oman’s OIA To Deepen China And Central Asia Ties With New Investment Funds

The Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Sultanate's sovereign wealth fund, is preparing…

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Riyadh Valley Company Invests In US-Based FinTech Collective Fund IV

Riyadh Valley Company, the investment arm of King Saud University, has announced…

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Saudi’s Vision Invest Commits $700 Million To Pan-African Developer ARISE IIP

Saudi Arabian development and investment holding company, Vision Invest, has announced a…

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UAE’s VentureSouq Closes Second Fintech Fund With Backing From PIF and Mubadala

UAE-based venture capital firm VentureSouq has successfully closed its second dedicated fintech…

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Oman Launches $265 Million AI Zone to Attract Global Startups

Oman has announced the establishment of its first Artificial Intelligence and Advanced…

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Egypt’s New Economic Strategy Targets 7 Percent Growth by Empowering Private Sector

The Egyptian government has officially launched the National Narrative for Economic Development,…

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Moroccan Super-App ORA Acquires Cathedis in Push for End-to-End Control

Moroccan super-app ORA Technologies has acquired Casablanca-based last-mile delivery platform Cathedis for…

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Egypt’s New Initiative to Boost University Entrepreneurship and Tech Education

Under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Ayman Ashour,…

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Kuwait’s Financial Hub Ambitions Get Boost as BlackRock Opens Local Office

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has announced it will open an…

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PIF Signs Deal With Macquarie Targeting Digital and EV Infrastructure

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has signed a preliminary agreement with…

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UAE’s Ajman Chamber Launches Initiative to Halve Export Procedures

The Ajman Chamber of Commerce has unveiled the "Export in One Step"…

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Saudi’s MIS Secures $61 Million Contract to Expand Riyadh Data Center

Saudi-listed Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) has been awarded a significant…

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ADGM Reports Record Growth and 42 Percent Jump in Assets Under Management

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has solidified its position as the largest…

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