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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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Turkey lifts four-month short selling ban as war fears ease

Turkey lifts four-month short selling ban as war fears ease

Turkish stock exchange authorities have lifted a four-month ban on short selling, signalling confidence that the volatility triggered by the US-Israeli war with

Saudi non-oil exports jump as re-export value grows 20%

Saudi non-oil exports jump as re-export value grows 20%

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rose 5 percent year on year in April as re-export activity surged. The increase helped offset a decline in home-produced non-oil

Manufacturing and energy help Tunisia’s FDI to rise 25%

Manufacturing and energy help Tunisia’s FDI to rise 25%

Foreign direct investment into Tunisia rose by nearly a quarter in the first four months of 2026, driven by manufacturing and energy projects, as the North African

Mecca developer to sell 400 apartments after rules eased

Mecca developer to sell 400 apartments after rules eased

Jabal Omar Development Company, seeking to attract overseas buyers, plans to sell hundreds of serviced apartments at its flagship Mecca project after Saudi Arabia

Iraq acts to renew Turkish pipeline deal before July deadline

Iraq acts to renew Turkish pipeline deal before July deadline

Iraq has formed a government committee to negotiate a new oil pipeline agreement with Turkey before a decades-old accord expires next month. Baghdad is seeking

ZainCash CEO: Iraq is 5 years behind in digital payments

ZainCash CEO: Iraq is 5 years behind in digital payments

A burgeoning youth market is driving adoption of digital payments in Iraq, but deep-rooted reliance on cash, talent bottlenecks and rock-bottom fees constrain growth

UAE in talks to join trans-Pacific trade bloc

UAE in talks to join trans-Pacific trade bloc

The UAE and the 12-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are to begin talks on the Gulf state’s entry into the trade

Oman seeks master plan designer for green industrial park

Oman seeks master plan designer for green industrial park

Oman is reportedly seeking consultants to build the master plan for a green industrial park at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm on the southeastern coast of the

Egypt lists four state-owned firms in privatisation drive

Egypt lists four state-owned firms in privatisation drive

Four state-backed companies were temporarily listed on the Egyptian stock market on Sunday, as part of the government’s privatisation initiative to strengthen its

Oil prices gain while US and Iran return to peace talks

Oil prices gain while US and Iran return to peace talks

Oil prices rose in early Monday trading despite the US and Iran agreeing to suspend current hostilities in the Middle East and return to the negotiating table to