UAE’s LuLu Group Set For IPO Next Year As It Plans Expansion
October 14th, 2022
Via The National, a report on the UAE’s LuLu Group’s planned expansion: Abu Dhabi’s LuLu Group International is planning to launch an initial public offering next year and has hired investment bank Moelis to advise it on the deal, according to a company representative. The move comes as the retail conglomerate plans to expand its operations across […]
Read more »UAE Firm To Run Flight Services On Afghan Airports
September 9th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a report on how, under a new contract, an Abu Dhabi-based firm will manage flights at Afghanistan’s three major airports: Kabul, Herat, and Kandahar: The Taliban and the Abu Dhabi-based firm GAAC Solutions signed a contract Thursday for the Emirati company to provide flight services and manage planes landing and taking off […]
Read more »UAE Firm To Invest Billions In Emerging Markets
August 18th, 2022
Via Bloomberg, a report on a UAE firm’s aggressive investment plans for select emerging markets: International Holding Co. plans to invest billions of dollars in markets including Indonesia, Colombia, Turkey and India as the United Arab Emirates firm controlled by the country’s national security adviser steps up its breakneck expansion. IHC, the UAE’s most valuable listed […]
Read more »Digital Silk Road: China-GCC Digital Economic Cooperation
June 11th, 2022
Via The Middle East Institute, a look at China-GCC digital economic cooperation: The strategic rivalry between China and the US that has developed over the past decade includes a struggle for control of the global digital economy, particularly the digital infrastructure and information communications technology (ICT) markets. In recent years, China has become a global […]
Read more »UAE: Where ‘Silicon Valley and Wall Street Talk About Emerging Economies’
December 18th, 2021
Via The National, an article on the UAE and its role in connecting companies and investors with emerging economies: “Silicon Valley and Wall Street, talking about emerging economies”. That is how the International Finance Corporation’s Managing Director Makhtar Diop sees the UAE. Mr Diop is visiting the UAE this week to explore the opportunities in […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Attempts To Lure Foreign Companies Away from UAE
November 1st, 2021
Via NikkeiAsia, an article on Saudi Arabia’s efforts to lure foreign companies away from UAE: Saudi Arabia has given licenses to 44 international entities to set up regional headquarters in the capital Riyadh, as the kingdom seeks to project an image of change to lure foreign capital and talent from places such as the United Arab […]
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