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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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Standard Chartered offers Asia-Pacific exposure to UAE investors

Standard Chartered offers Asia-Pacific exposure to UAE investors

UK investment bank Standard Chartered will offer its Asia-focused multi-asset fund to investors in the UAE, targeting various asset classes in the Asia Pacific.

Almarai profit hit by higher energy and shipping costs

Almarai profit hit by higher energy and shipping costs

Saudi dairy and food producer Almarai reported a fall in net profit in the second quarter, driven by cost inflation. Net earnings fell by 2 percent year on year

Adnoc sounds out banks for global expansion drive

Adnoc sounds out banks for global expansion drive

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is reportedly reviewing a list of banks for financial advisory mandates as it seeks to expand globally. The state-backed

BlueFive co-leads Chinese AI company’s $3bn fundraising

BlueFive co-leads Chinese AI company’s $3bn fundraising

BlueFive Capital, an Abu Dhabi-based alternative asset manager, said it co-led the $3 billion funding round for Chinese AI developer Kling AI. The Chinese company

Hormuz disruption exposes AI’s hidden supply-chain risks

Hormuz disruption exposes AI’s hidden supply-chain risks

The most pressing supply-chain risk with artificial intelligence is not advanced chips but the industrial materials and chemicals that underpin them, according

$500m Saudi private equity fund aims to be FDI ‘magnet’

$500m Saudi private equity fund aims to be FDI ‘magnet’

Saudi investors are preparing to launch a private equity fund designed to attract foreign investment into the kingdom, according to an executive involved in its

Opec+ poised to raise output as supply fears ease

Opec+ poised to raise output as supply fears ease

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies are likely to raise production quotas for a fourth month in a row when they hold a virtual

Saudi Arabia seeks investors for $135m Ferris wheel in Medina

Saudi Arabia seeks investors for $135m Ferris wheel in Medina

Saudi Arabia is seeking private investors for a proposed giant Ferris wheel in Medina, as the kingdom increases its reliance on private capital and sharpens its

Kuwait’s new taxes expected to lift non-oil income to record high

Kuwait’s new taxes expected to lift non-oil income to record high

New levies on multinational companies and a “sin tax” on harmful products are forecast to earn Kuwait record high non-oil revenues in the next fiscal year, helping

What a tiny Yorkie’s surgery tells you about Dubai

What a tiny Yorkie’s surgery tells you about Dubai

There are few moments more unsettling than handing over your dog to a surgeon. When I left my 10-year-old Yorkshire terrier Cozy at Al Barsha Veterinary Hospital