Middle East
Finance
Saudi sovereign wealth fund signs $50 bn of MoUs with Chinese firms
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF has signed six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth a total of $50 ......
TMT
Egypt's MNT-Halan says Turkish acquisition to help expand consumer credit, factoring
Egyptian microfinance lending and payments company MNT-Halan's recent purchase of Turkey's biggest nonbank micro......
TMT
UAE's National Pulse invests in Singapore fintech firm Aleta Planet
United Arab Emirates' strategic management company National Pulse has invested in Singapore-based payments solutions......
Infrastructure
UAE's Masdar plans more European bets after $887 mn Spanish solar deal
United Arab Emirates' renewable energy company Masdar is seeking more opportunities in Europe's green energy ......
General
Middle East firms eye Europe but some deals face headwinds
As Abu Dhabi's ADNOC sets its sights on an 11.7 billion euro ($12.74 billion) takeover of German chemical maker ......
Finance
Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF appoints new head of investment strategy
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, which manages around $925 billion, has appointed a new head of its investment ......
TMT
Jordan's ISSF raises LP-style bet on early-stage VC fund
Jordan’s Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Fund (ISSF) made a limited partner-style follow-on ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Web3 startup Sentient Labs, Omani firm pocket fat cheques
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was led by two big-ticket early-stage funding ......
Finance
Standard Chartered boosts private bank team in UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong
Standard Chartered has hired more than a dozen new bankers to its private banking teams in Singapore, Hong Kong and ......
Consumer
Alpha Dhabi Holding unit forms $680 mn JV with US vertical farming startup Plenty
U.S. vertical farming startup Plenty is forming a joint venture with Mawarid, a subsidiary of Alpha Dhabi Holding, in a......
