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In this episode of the Smashi Business Show, we examine DP World securing a 15-year concession to operate a major container terminal at Bangladesh’s largest port. We then break down the conclusion of CEPA negotiations between the UAE and Thailand to accelerate bilateral trade and ... Show More

HEADLINES:• Saudi Arabia’s Water Billionaires Behind a Giant $35B Desalination Business • Elon Musk’s Boring Company Explores Underground Tunnel Projects in Abu Dhabi • Rajeev Chalisgaonkar, Group Head of Business Banking & NEO BIZ, Mashreq Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhats ... Show More

HEADLINES:• Sheikh Hamdan Launches Dubai’s Create AI Agents Championship• OpenAI in Talks With UAE Funds, Including MGX, for $30B Funding Round• $60B New Mountain Capital Joins Abu Dhabi’s ADGM 

HEADLINES:♦ OpenAI’s Sam Altman Tours the Middle East to Raise Funds for AI Expansion♦ Saudis Join Elon Musk’s Netflix Boycott Over Arabic-Dubbed Kids Show♦ Saudi Executives Detained in Diriyah Corruption Probe♦ SSC Channels Go Off Air After Losing Saudi Football Rights to Thmany ... Show More

HEADLINES:♦ G42 to Sell 2% Presight AI Stake to Boost Global Investor Base♦ Saudi Shawarmer to Fund Fired Employee Majed Al-Omari’s New Venture After Boycott♦ Saudi Arabia and UK Announce £360 Million in Joint Investment Deals♦ Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar Visits Viral Klay by Kar ... Show More

HEADLINES:♦ Wuilt Raises $2M to Scale Its Free E-Commerce Platform Across MENA♦ Orascom Construction to Delist from Nasdaq Dubai, Move Primary Listing to Abu Dhabi♦ Kim Kardashian’s Skims to Open First UAE Store at Mall of the Emirates♦ Filmmakers Reject Mubi’s $100M Sequoia Deal ... Show More

HEADLINES:♦ Lunate to Set Up $2B Joint Investment Platform with Brevan Howard at ADGM♦ Kuwait Revokes Al Sabah Newspaper and TV Licences♦ Norway Fund Dumps Caterpillar, Israeli Banks Over Rights Abuses♦ Egypt to Launch High-Speed Electric Train Network in 2026 Newsletter: https:/ ... Show More

HEADLINES:♦ UAE Supreme Court Rules Against Compound Interest on Loans♦ Sharjah Property Market Hits Record AED 44.3 Billion in 2025 ♦ Sinner Clinches $6m Six Kings Slam Title in Saudi Arabia 

HEADLINES:♦ Dubai Court Cuts Abu Sabah’s Jail Term to Four Years♦ Brands Are Cashing In on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement♦ Saudi Arabia to launch Riyadh monorail project in 2025♦ Qatar issues law covering company transparency Newsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp ... Show More

U.S. dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping https://www.bicmagazine.com/departments/lift-transport/us-dockworkers-strike-halting-half-the-nations-ocean-shipping SLB, ADNOC Drilling Form JV for UAE Unconventional O&G https://www.rigzone.com/news/slb ... Show More

Market mood suddenly turned sour yesterday on news that Apple would slow hiring and cut spending in some businesses due to the recession fears, and Gazprom declared force majeure. The S&P500 reversed early-session losses and Apple lost more than 2%. Crude oil kicked off the week ... Show More

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia announced last week a plan to partner with Japanese-based SoftBank to fund a $200 billion solar farm in the desert. We discuss the project, the state of the U.S. solar industry, and solar stocks to buy (and avoid).