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Gold advances as traders weigh Fed rate hike, growth risks

Investors continue to seek a store of value amid the uncertainty

Oil edges higher after three-day slide as volatility continues

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point

Uber’s Careem seeks $500m from Abu Dhabi and Saudi funds

Dubai-based Careem has reportedly held talks with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Abu Dhabi’s ADQ to raise the funds

Traded values on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange increased 407% in 2021

Market capitalisation of stocks listed on the exchange more than doubled to reach Dhs1.6tn

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Saudi Arabia’s Elm draws $57bn in institutional orders

Local investors placed orders worth SAR206bn

UAE’s top oil producer forms entity to sell bonds for first time

ADNOC said the new entity “intends to closely monitor market conditions and explore potential funding opportunities”

Bitcoin’s dominance of crypto payments is starting to erode

The alternative coins’ use surged partly as more businesses have begun using stablecoins for cross-border payments

Are select tech companies determining our digital lives?

The manner in which our digital lives operate today has been engineered in boardrooms to serve the interests of a select group of technology investors

Six areas to cover in your startup’s first 100 days

The first few months for any startup are critical

Billionaire Olayan family considers reviving plans for Saudi IPO

Established in 1969, Olayan Financing controls the billionaire family’s investments in the Middle East

Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala Capital buys major Taco Bell franchisee

The deal reflects Mubadala Capital’s foray into the food and beverage sector, where it invested about $1.8bn in the past seven years alone

Saudi Arabia considers freezones for cloud computing and manufacturing

At the outset Saudi Arabia plans to build four or five zones

Saudi exchange Tadawul is said close to IPO at $4bn value

An IPO of Tadawul has been on the cards since at least 2016

How will Expo 2020 Dubai impact the local real estate market and shape future trends?

Developers need to understand the changing demands of potential investors and organisations

ADNOC Drilling completes IPO bookbuild raising of over $1.1bn

Total gross demand for the IPO amounted to over $34bn

Dubai Chamber welcomes 16,000 new companies during Jan-Aug 2021

The chamber’s total membership count has scaled past 275,000

How Abu Dhabi is beckoning global talent for its long-term future

The emirate’s growing favourability among tourists, families and investors can be attributed to its focus on inclusion, innovation and diversity

Explainer: Where is the UAE’s manufacturing sector headed?

The recently announced Operation 300bn strategy is set to be a game changer in transforming the nation’s manufacturing sector, opines Nidal Haddad, founder and CEO, Al Bayader International

Middle East M&A activity scales 59% in H1 2021

Overall deal activity in the region continued its upward trend with 307 deals in the first half of the year

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Dubai Financial Market scraps minimum trading commission from Sep 1

The directive aims to enable retail investors to avail of its investment opportunities, and promote their participation

How private equity is well poised to leverage opportunities

As an asset class, private equity continues to perform robustly, with venture capital seeing a standout year on the back of enthusiasm for technology and healthcare

Dubai’s RTA launches digital platform to serve investors, entrepreneurs

The platform is for investors and entrepreneurs interested in engaging with the authority on projects

Saudi’s Red Sea Farms raises $16m pre-series A funding round

Initial investor group includes Aramco venture Wa’ed, the Future Investment Initiative Institute and KAUST from Saudi Arabia, as well as UAE-based Global Ventures

How Dubai’s resilient property market is beckoning international interest

The emirate’s residential market is seeing growing interest from international investors due to its robust fundamentals

Global credit: Hedging bets on the recovery

Security selection will be particularly important within high yield

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DP World is said to weigh sale of stake in Jebel Ali Free zone

The port operator is working with advisers to gauge interest in the sprawling industrial park

Bahrain in talks with banks for bond sale in second half of 2021

The nation last tapped the international debt market in January

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UAE, Japan to launch business council

Japan is ranked tenth globally among the list of countries investing in the UAE

Abu Dhabi’s ADQ is said to eye stake in top Egyptian dairy firm

Deliberations are in the early stages and there’s no certainty ADQ will proceed with any transaction

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Aramco weighs sale of stake in natural gas pipelines

The company is also conducting a strategic review of its upstream business