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Blackstone invests $250 mn in UAE payments infrastructure platform
​Blackstone has invested $250 million in Advanced Digital Gaming Technology, a new payments and data intelligence ......
Finance
Citi, StanChart evacuate Dubai offices, HSBC closes Qatar branches as fears grow
Citigroup and Standard Chartered have begun evacuating their Dubai offices, telling staff to work from home instead, ......
Manufacturing
Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners to buy Lukoil assets
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle has begun exploratory talks with UAE investors to bring in partners should its initial ......
General
Canada, UAE talks on free trade deal to start next month: Canadian trade minister
Negotiations between Canada and the United Arab Emirates over a comprehensive economic partnership agreement are set to ......
Finance
Asian investors flock to Gulf debt in hunt for yield and growth
Asian investors are piling into Gulf bonds and loans this year, reflecting both deepening trade and finance ties with ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Saudi proptech Mnzil, UAE's Mastiska, Revibe lead startup funding
Saudi Arabian proptech Mnzil and the UAE-based startups Revibe and Mastiska led fundraising activity in the Middle East ......
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Uber seeks Turkish blessing to buy Getir Food from Mubadala
Uber has reached agreement on key elements of a deal to acquire Turkish delivery company Getir's food business from ......
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MENA Digest: Saudi startup Ghanem, UAE's Kingpin, 4 others get early-stage funding
Saudi proptech platform Ghanem led fundraising activity by startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region ......
Consumer
Dubai hookah maker AIR to go public in US via $1.75 bn SPAC deal
Dubai's AIR, the owner of hookah brand Al Fakher, said on Friday it had agreed to go public in the ......
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UAE wins big from Trump friendship, Microsoft to invest $15 bn to build AI infra
Microsoft plans to bring its total investment in the United Arab Emirates to $15 billion by the end of 2029 ......