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AGBI is a premium intelligence platform focused on business dynamics in the Middle East and Gulf region. Headquartered in London it provides global investors with in depth analysis of energy finance and infrastructure serving as a bridge between the Gulf market and the global economy.

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Dubai visa data points to recovery in expatriate hiring

Dubai visa data points to recovery in expatriate hiring

Medical checks required for Dubai residency visas have returned to about 80 percent of pre-war levels, according to a government-approved provider of the tests.

MGX raises $49bn as investors flock to AI

MGX raises $49bn as investors flock to AI

Abu Dhabi artificial intelligence investor MGX has closed its first dedicated AI fund with $49 billion in commitments, exceeding its target, as global institutional

Force majeure on QatarEnergy LNG extends to fourth month

Force majeure on QatarEnergy LNG extends to fourth month

QatarEnergy’s disruption to liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will extend into a fourth month after the state-owned producer told Italy’s Edison that it would

Saudi Arabia to auction mining rights for three areas

Saudi Arabia to auction mining rights for three areas

Saudi Arabia has launched an auction for mining exploration rights across three mineral-rich belts spanning 13,000 square kilometres. The three belts are Ad Duwayhi

US reviews Oman plan for Hormuz transit

US reviews Oman plan for Hormuz transit

Omani proposals for a voluntary service-cost mechanism under which the sultanate and Iran would oversee navigation through the Strait of Hormuz are being reviewed

L’imad buys 35% of French seed cooperative LVS

L’imad buys 35% of French seed cooperative LVS

L’imad, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a 35 percent stake in Limagrain Vegetable Seeds (LVS), a division of French cooperative and seed group Limagrain

Oman to shield consumers by subsidising food imports

Oman to shield consumers by subsidising food imports

Oman will subsidise half of the transport and insurance costs for food imports over the next six months, aiming to strengthen security of supply and shield consumers

Stellantis’ growth tools: Chinese tech and Saudi production

Stellantis’ growth tools: Chinese tech and Saudi production

Carmaker Stellantis is pressing ahead with plans to build vehicles in Saudi Arabia and wants to more than treble its market share in the Gulf. The company is betting

Emirates NBD shares up on report of HSBC Turkey interest

Emirates NBD shares up on report of HSBC Turkey interest

The share price of Emirates NBD, the largest Dubai-based bank by assets, rose on Wednesday following a report that the lender is looking to buy HSBC’s Turkish business

Acwa Power to build 230MW power plant in Mauritania

Acwa Power to build 230MW power plant in Mauritania

Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power is to develop a 230 megawatt (MW) power plant in Mauritania for $700 million. The renewables developer, backed by the Public Investment