10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (269+ words) Brics’ bank lists USD 1.75 bn on Nasdaq Dubai Brics is doubling down on finance as a key focus, with the bloc’s New Development Bank (NBD) listing a USD 1.75 bn, three-year benchmark bond on Nasdaq Dubai, state news agency Wam reports....

10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (215+ words) Kapur’s read? Years of Golden Visa-driven inflows, a maturing product shelf, and a regulatory framework built around long-term wealth holders cannot easily be “reversed,” Kapur says. Other established wealth hubs like Singapore, London, and Zurich have all weathered turbulence in…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1695+ words) Sunday, 13 Sep 2026 Good morning, folks. We’ve got three stories to kickstart the week, one about a macro surprise, another on our friends at Beltone Venture Capital closing three agreements, and a third on a regulatory fix for non-banking lenders. Beltone…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (444+ words) The war had already dented the oil economy. S&P already expects real GDP to contract 0.9% this year, with the 2Q reading showing a 4.7% y-o-y fall, the steepest since Covid, on a 24.8% drop in oil activity and output tumbling to an…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1703+ words) Thursday, 10 Sep 2026 Good morning, folks. We’re covering a broad spectrum today, with stories in energy, fintech, and autos — each of which highlights an important data point in the country’s broader investment story. And in startups, Zeal has closed a USD…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (520+ words) EnterpriseAM Available in your choice of English or Arabic The government is preparing to launch a new drug pricing system in the coming days that keeps mandatory pricing but makes it more responsive to exchange-rate and cost swings — while handing…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (145+ words) SOUND SMART- The two are routinely confused. PCH is entirely state-run and subsidizes loans written by commercial banks. BDH is a bank in its own right, 80% owned by private banks and insurers and 20% by the state. Gulf money is still…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (383+ words) UAE-listed companies had a strong 2Q despite the knock-on effects of the war, with combined net income across Abu Dhabi and Dubai jumping 28.6% y-o-y to USD 21.6 bn, according to Kamco Invest’s latest corporate earnings report (pdf). Abu Dhabi did most of…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (889+ words) MoUs are multiplying, but migration isn’t Uzbekistan has signed 48 labor-migration agreements with 23 countries in total — 18 of them in 2025-26 — and has flagged the UAE (hospitality, tourism, aviation, logistics) and Saudi Arabia (construction, technical trades, mid-level healthcare) as priority destinations. But even…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (130+ words) A pitch deck can explain the plan; payments data can show the business at work. For banks, investors, platforms, and corporate buyers, digital payment records can add a clearer view of sales, repeat customers, payment flows, and operating rhythm. Used…...