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Eight of Nine Markets Fall and Cairo Alone Rises

Markets · Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Eight of Nine Markets Fall and Cairo Alone Rises

Eight of the nine Middle East markets fell on Thursday as the Houthis threatened more attacks on Saudi Arabia, while Cairo's EGX…

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Riyadh Falls 1.74 Percent After the Aramco Headquarters Strike

Markets · Oct 14, 2026 · 5 min read

Riyadh Falls 1.74 Percent After the Aramco Headquarters Strike

Riyadh's Tadawul All Share fell 1.74 percent on Wednesday with 252 of 273 stocks lower, a day after a strike that sources…

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Seven of Nine Markets Rise as Three Losing Streaks End

Markets · Oct 13, 2026 · 5 min read

Seven of Nine Markets Rise as Three Losing Streaks End

Seven of the nine regional markets closed higher on Tuesday, and three of them ended long losing runs at once: Riyadh snapped…

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Bahrain Reaches 72 Percent of Its 25,000 Citizen Hiring Target

Macro · Oct 12, 2026 · 6 min read

Bahrain Reaches 72 Percent of Its 25,000 Citizen Hiring Target

Bahrain had met 72 percent of its 2026 goal of employing 25,000 citizens by the end of the third quarter, and 71…

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Five of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Rebounds 1.15 Percent

Markets · Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min read

Five of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Rebounds 1.15 Percent

Five of the nine Middle Eastern markets closed lower on Monday, while Doha's QE Index rose 1.15 percent to snap four straight…

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His Majesty King Hamad Sets 5 Economic Priorities for the New Session

Macro · Oct 11, 2026 · 4 min read

His Majesty King Hamad Sets 5 Economic Priorities for the New Session

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on 11 October directed that Bahrain's future Economic Vision be prepared as "a comprehensive…

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Cairo Returns With a Dip as Kuwait and Muscat Rise

Markets · Oct 11, 2026 · 6 min read

Cairo Returns With a Dip as Kuwait and Muscat Rise

Cairo returned to trading on Sunday with the region's deepest move, the EGX 30 giving back 1.99 percent to 52,206.70 on its…

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Saudi Arabia Takes a Third of Bahrain's National Non-Oil Exports

Macro · Oct 8, 2026 · 2 min read

Saudi Arabia Takes a Third of Bahrain's National Non-Oil Exports

Saudi Arabia took 50 million dinars, or 33 percent, of Bahrain's 153 million dinars of non-oil exports of national origin in August,…

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Seven of Eight Markets Fall as Doha Drops 2.21 Percent

Markets · Oct 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Seven of Eight Markets Fall as Doha Drops 2.21 Percent

Seven of the eight Middle Eastern markets that traded on Thursday closed lower, with Doha's QE Index down 2.21 percent in the…

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Seven of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Drops 0.54 Percent

Markets · Oct 7, 2026 · 5 min read

Seven of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Drops 0.54 Percent

Seven of the nine Middle East markets we track closed lower on Wednesday, led by Doha's 0.54 percent decline and Riyadh's 0.45.…

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Riyadh Rises 1.05 Percent as Kuwait Ends a Five-Session Slide

Markets · Oct 6, 2026 · 6 min read

Riyadh Rises 1.05 Percent as Kuwait Ends a Five-Session Slide

Riyadh's Tadawul All Share rose 1.05 percent to 10,589.95 on Tuesday, the board's strongest move on a day that split four rising…

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Doha Snaps a Six-Session Slide as Five of Nine Boards Rise

Markets · Oct 5, 2026 · 6 min read

Doha Snaps a Six-Session Slide as Five of Nine Boards Rise

Doha's QE Index jumped 1.08 percent on Monday to 9,285.05, ending a six-session slide with the region's strongest move on a board…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 15 October: Eight of Nine Markets Fall as Dubai’s Run Ends and Cairo Alone Rises

    October 15, 2026

    Eight of the nine Middle East markets fell on Thursday as the Houthis threatened more attacks on Saudi Arabia, while Cairo’s EGX 30 rose 1.52 percent as the only gain, closing at its session high. Dubai’s four-session winning run ended with a 1.05 percent fall, and Qatar’s QE Index lost 1.35 percent to a level…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 14 October: Riyadh Falls 1.74 Percent After the Aramco Headquarters Strike

    October 14, 2026

    Riyadh’s Tadawul All Share fell 1.74 percent on Wednesday with 252 of 273 stocks lower, a day after a strike that sources told Reuters caused extensive damage to Saudi Aramco’s headquarters, and Kuwait lost 1.40 percent, while five of the nine markets rose, led by Amman’s 0.98 percent. The Houthis vowed further attacks on Saudi…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 13 October: Seven of Nine Markets Rise as Three Losing Streaks End

    October 13, 2026October 14, 2026

    Seven of the nine regional markets closed higher on Tuesday, and three of them ended long losing runs at once: Riyadh snapped four straight declines, Abu Dhabi and Manama five each. Muscat’s 0.97 percent fall was the day’s deepest, with Cairo’s 0.68 percent decline beside it. Brent traded 1.65 percent below Monday’s settlement at 104.89…

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    Macro | Middle East | Bahrain

    Bahrain Reaches 72 Percent of Its 25,000 Citizen Hiring Target, With Training at 71 Percent

    October 12, 2026

    Bahrain had met 72 percent of its 2026 goal of employing 25,000 citizens by the end of the third quarter, and 71 percent of its goal of training 15,000, according to third-quarter labour-market indicators approved by the Cabinet at its weekly meeting chaired on 12 October by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 12 October: Five of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Rebounds 1.15 Percent

    October 12, 2026October 14, 2026

    Five of the nine Middle Eastern markets closed lower on Monday, while Doha’s QE Index rose 1.15 percent to snap four straight declines. Riyadh’s Tadawul All Share fell 0.74 percent in a fourth straight decline, with 57 gainers against 205 decliners on the exchange’s count, and Muscat’s MSX 30 ended its October winning run. Brent…

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  • The headquarters of Bahrain's Information & eGovernment Authority, with its name in Arabic and English and the national emblem on the facade and Bahraini flags in front, Bahrain
    Macro | Middle East | Bahrain

    His Majesty King Hamad Sets 5 Economic Priorities and Directs Bahrain’s Future Economic Vision

    October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

    His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on 11 October directed that Bahrain’s future Economic Vision be prepared as “a comprehensive national framework for the future”, linking the economy with society, development with sustainability and state policy with the aspirations of citizens. He gave the direction as he opened the fifth session of the…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 11 October: Cairo Returns With a 1.99 Percent Dip as Kuwait and Muscat Rise

    October 11, 2026October 11, 2026

    Cairo returned to trading on Sunday with the region’s deepest move, the EGX 30 giving back 1.99 percent to 52,206.70 on its first session since 7 October, the exchange having been shut Thursday for the holiday, while five of the seven markets that traded closed lower. Boursa Kuwait’s All-Share Index rose 0.08 percent to 8,639.30,…

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  • The headquarters of Bahrain's Information & eGovernment Authority, with its name in Arabic and English and the national emblem on the facade and Bahraini flags in front, Bahrain
    Macro | Middle East | Bahrain

    Saudi Arabia Takes a Third of Bahrain’s 153 Million Dinars of National Non-Oil Exports in August

    October 8, 2026October 9, 2026

    Saudi Arabia took 50 million dinars, or 33 percent, of Bahrain’s 153 million dinars of non-oil exports of national origin in August, the Information and eGovernment Authority said on 8 October. The United States followed with 19 million dinars and the UAE with 18 million dinars. Aluminium takes the top 3 places Aluminium products took…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 8 October: Seven of Eight Markets Fall as Doha Drops 2.21 Percent

    October 8, 2026October 9, 2026

    Seven of the eight Middle Eastern markets that traded on Thursday closed lower, with Doha’s QE Index down 2.21 percent in the deepest fall. Riyadh’s Tadawul All Share lost 1.57 percent with 15 gainers against 249 decliners on the exchange’s count, and Muscat’s MSX 30, up 0.05 percent, was the only market to close higher,…

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    Middle East Market Wrap 7 October: Seven of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Drops 0.54 Percent

    October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

    Seven of the nine Middle East markets we track closed lower on Wednesday, led by Doha’s 0.54 percent decline and Riyadh’s 0.45. Muscat rose 0.510 percent, extending a winning run that has covered every session since the start of October, and Kuwait’s All-Share added 0.16 percent for a second straight gain. Egypt’s EGX 30 eased…

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