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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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Macro | Middle East | Kuwait

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Put at 5.2 Trillion Dollars as Bank Assets Reach 4.1 Trillion
October 15, 2026

Gulf sovereign wealth funds hold assets put at 5.2 trillion dollars, and commercial banks across the 6 Gulf Cooperation Council states ended June 2026 with total assets of 4.1 trillion dollars, GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi told the GCC-Asian Economic Forum in Bangkok on Wednesday 14 October, citing the GCC Statistical Centre (GCC-Stat). The…

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Markets | Middle East | Bahrain | Egypt | Jordan | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE

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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Macro | Middle East | Kuwait

Kuwait Issues a 108-Article Arbitration Law to Speed Dispute Resolution and Boost Investor Confidence
October 14, 2026

Kuwait issued a new Arbitration Law by Decree-Law No. 120 of 2026 on 13 October, setting up a national framework to speed up the resolution of disputes, protect public funds, regulate arbitration institutions and boost investor confidence, the Kuwait News Agency reported. The law has 108 articles in 15 chapters, and its explanatory memorandum said…

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Markets | Middle East | Bahrain | Egypt | Jordan | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE

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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Markets | Middle East | Bahrain | Egypt | Jordan | Kuwait | Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | UAE

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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Macro | Middle East | Kuwait

Kuwait Decree-Law 114 Opens Housing Welfare Finance to Lenders With Up to 25 Year Terms
October 12, 2026

Kuwait issued Decree-Law No. 114 of 2026 on mortgage financing for housing welfare beneficiaries on Sunday, 11 October, setting a ceiling of 25 years for repaying any such financing in equal monthly instalments and opening the way for financing entities to lend to eligible citizens, the Kuwait News Agency reported. The 15 article law keeps…

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Energy & Commodities | Egypt | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Signs 3 Energy MoUs With Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt as IEF17 Closes in Riyadh
October 12, 2026October 12, 2026

Saudi Arabia signed 3 energy memoranda of understanding in Riyadh with Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt on 11 October, the day the 17th International Energy Forum ministerial meeting, IEF17, concluded. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, signed all 3, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Kuwait…

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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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Macro | Middle East | Kuwait

Kuwait Adds Sukuk to Its Borrowing Tools Next to a 30 Billion Dinar Debt Ceiling
October 10, 2026

Kuwait has widened the tools it can use to fund its budget. A package of six laws and draft decree-laws, approved in recent months, lets the government issue sukuk alongside conventional debt instruments. It also lets the state borrow from the Future Generations Reserve, using its realised returns on a repayable basis, while preserving that…

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Eight of Nine Markets Fall and Cairo Alone Rises

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Put at 5.2 Trillion Dollars

Riyadh Falls 1.74 Percent After the Aramco Headquarters Strike

Kuwait Issues a New Arbitration Law to Boost Investor Confidence

Seven of Nine Markets Rise as Three Losing Streaks End

Five of Nine Markets Fall as Doha Rebounds 1.15 Percent

Kuwait Decree-Law Lets Lenders Finance Housing Welfare Up to 25 Years

Saudi Arabia Signs 3 Energy MoUs With Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt

Cairo Returns With a Dip as Kuwait and Muscat Rise

Kuwait Adds Sukuk Next to a 30 Billion Dinar Debt Ceiling

Seven of Eight Markets Fall as Doha Drops 2.21 Percent

Kuwait's Annual Inflation Steady at 2.19 Percent in July

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

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Put at 5.2 Trillion Dollars as Bank Assets Reach 4.1 Trillion

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

Kuwait Issues a 108-Article Arbitration Law to Speed Dispute Resolution and Boost Investor Confidence

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

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

Kuwait Decree-Law 114 Opens Housing Welfare Finance to Lenders With Up to 25 Year Terms

Saudi Arabia Signs 3 Energy MoUs With Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt as IEF17 Closes in Riyadh

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

Kuwait Adds Sukuk to Its Borrowing Tools Next to a 30 Billion Dinar Debt Ceiling