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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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Mubadala invests in US-owned container leasing venture

Mubadala invests in US-owned container leasing venture

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company and New York-based investment company Stonepeak will co-invest $300 million to build the world’s largest container leasing

Riyadh Air steps up recruitment ahead of full rollout

Riyadh Air steps up recruitment ahead of full rollout

Saudi Arabia’s new flag carrier Riyadh Air is continuing its global recruitment drive and has already received more than 2 million job applications as it works

UAE announces $49bn industrial localisation drive

UAE announces $49bn industrial localisation drive

The UAE has unveiled AED180 billion ($49 billion) in industrial procurement opportunities to boost domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on imports, as part

Standard Chartered to expand Gulf wealth management team

Standard Chartered to expand Gulf wealth management team

Standard Chartered plans to expand its wealth management team in the Gulf nations, a top executive said, unfazed by an escalating Iran war that has prompted some

Abu Dhabi reveals housing approvals for Emiratis

Abu Dhabi reveals housing approvals for Emiratis

Abu Dhabi has issued 759 housing approvals worth AED616 million ($168 million) in the first quarter of 2026 as part of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme. These

China resumes talks to build Egypt’s first wind turbine factory

China resumes talks to build Egypt’s first wind turbine factory

China’s Sany Group is in advanced talks to build Egypt’s first wind turbine factory as part of the country’s push to expand the use of renewable energy and save

Scaled back Art Dubai 2026 reveals wide impact of Iran war

Scaled back Art Dubai 2026 reveals wide impact of Iran war

Standing under Stan, a $32 million Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, at Abu Dhabi’s recently opened Natural History Museum, or staring at the Blue Quran manuscript at

$150m contract awarded to develop King Abdullah Economic City

$150m contract awarded to develop King Abdullah Economic City

Emaar The Economic City, backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), has awarded a new infrastructure contract for the Industrial Valley and the Special Economic

Mena companies hike prices to cover cost of Iran war

Mena companies hike prices to cover cost of Iran war

Middle Eastern companies have raised prices, passing on higher input costs to consumers as a result of the US-Israeli war with Iran, according to the latest monthly

First Saudi IPO since Iran war set to raise $55m

First Saudi IPO since Iran war set to raise $55m

Dar Albalad for Business Solutions Company, an IT services provider across the private and public sectors, is set to raise SAR205 million ($55 million) from its