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Money and business in the Middle East.

Economy

Economy

IMF sees Iran’s economy shrinking 7.6% in 2026

13 Oct

Economy

Meta launches first frontier models, opens Wonder to developers via API

13 Oct

Economy

Riyadh airport shut until October 17 as airlines halt flights

13 Oct

Economy

UAE courts Japanese factories with AI pilot projects, Abu Dhabi invite

13 Oct

Economy

IMF Sees Mideast War Widening Gap Between Rich, Poor Economies

13 Oct

Economy

Analysis

IMF sees double-digit Gulf contractions in 2026 as Hormuz stays shut

13 Oct

Economy

World Bank lifts Oman 2026 growth to 3.1% as Gulf contracts

12 Oct

Economy

Nobel economics prize goes to rebuilders of Keynesian stabilization theory

12 Oct

Economy

Analysis

$6 trillion — UAE net wealth in 2030, per BCG

12 Oct

Economy

UAE approves 292.5 billion dirham federal budget for 2027-2029

12 Oct

Economy

ADIA weighs anchor stake in $3.1bn Zetwerk IPO, report says

12 Oct

Economy

Kuwait decree opens housing loans to securitization, extends repayment to 25 years

12 Oct

Economy

Dubai cashless strategy adds Dh8bn, beats 2026 target early

11 Oct

Economy

UAE industrial exports hit $70 billion as Gulf supply-chain push widens

11 Oct

Economy

Saudi industrial output shrinks 23.5% in August as crude collapses

11 Oct

Economy

Saudi Arabia: 12 killed, 309 wounded in King Khalid Airport attack

11 Oct

Economy

Anthropic bans non-consensual tracking tools built on Claude from November 12

10 Oct

Economy

Anthropic launches cyber defense push for power grids, open-source code

10 Oct

Economy

UAE scraps eInvoicing pre-approval, gives existing providers 30 days

10 Oct

Economy

UAE economy shrank 2.1% in Q2 as tourism, trade hit

9 Oct