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Egypt · Jun 12, 2026 · 3 min read

Black Caspian Logistics Holding, the vehicle through which AD Ports Group and Abu Dhabi's ADQ are consolidating their position in Egyptian port…

Markets · Jun 11, 2026 · 3 min read

Kingdom Holding Company's shares extended a powerful run on the Saudi Exchange on Thursday, rising as much as 6 percent intraday before…

Markets · Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read

Abu Dhabi-listed investment group 2PointZero PJSC completed the sale of its entire 7.29 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC…

Energy & Commodities · Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min read

Gold prices stabilised on Thursday, 11 June 2026, after falling to their weakest levels in months, as investors covered short positions near…

Egypt · Jun 4, 2026 · 6 min read

Orascom Investment Holding’s O Trade and Logistics is preparing to launch Otrovato — a B2B trade platform connecting Egyptian suppliers with East…

Bahrain · Jun 3, 2026 · 6 min read

Bahrain markets a new 10-year U.S. dollar sovereign bond at a yield near 7.5%, testing investor appetite for GCC credit. The transaction…

Egypt · Jun 2, 2026 · 6 min read

S&P DJI is consulting on reclassifying Egypt from Emerging to Frontier Market, with any change due at the September 2027 reconstitution. FTSE…

Kuwait · Jun 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Bloomberg reports Goldman Sachs is working on a potential IPO for Kuwaiti e-commerce platform Boutiqaat at a valuation above USD 1 billion,…

Bahrain · Jun 2, 2026 · 6 min read

A Hormuz disruption is a resilience test, not a uniform shock. Oman has geographic flexibility, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have alternative…

Egypt · Jun 1, 2026 · 6 min read

The Central Bank of Egypt reopened a May 2029 fixed-rate treasury bond, lifting total issuance to ~EGP 123.4bn at a 23.098% coupon…