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BlackRock appoints MD for UAE, Oman, Bahrain
BlackRock on Monday said it hired Mohammad Al Fahim as managing director and head of the United Arab Emirates to ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Abyan Capital, Bon Plus raise early-stage funds
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa decelerated compared to the previous week but saw at least two ......
TMT
ADQ, Oman Investment Authority float VC fund to make bets in buzzing MENA startup market
Gulf sovereign wealth investors – Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Oman Investment Authority – have jointly floated a tech-focussed venture capital ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Bahrain's Daleel, Oman's Mubashir raise funding
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa region remained muted this week amid Ramadan. The handful of startups ......
Infrastructure
ACME loses JV partner for multi-billion-dollar project in Middle East
Indian renewable energy producer ACME Group’s plan to set up a multi-billion-dollar green ammonia project in the Middle East has run ......
Manufacturing
India defers provisional safeguard duty on unwrought aluminium imports
Under criticism over its protectionist measures for the domestic steel industry, India has deferred the 5% provisional safeguard duty on ......
Manufacturing
Govt initiates safeguard duty investigation on unwrought aluminium imports
The Indian government on Wednesday initiated a safeguard duty investigation into imports of unwrought aluminium into the country.Unwrought aluminium is ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Property Finder, Qashio ink M&As; Nine startups get funding
Dealmaking activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was propelled by proptech firm Property Finder, which ......
Finance
Oman Investment Authority grows Asia exposure via fund-of-fund bets
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the Gulf nation, is gradually diversifying its fund strategy, shifting ......
Finance
Saudi VC firm Waad Investment onboards Omani LP for $200-mn fund
Waad Investment, a Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm backed by a consortium of Gulf-based investors and family offices launched last ......