Colin Foreman

Email: colin.foreman@meed-dubai.com

Hormuz crisis revives 1970s-style energy shock

The structural changes taking place in 2026, like those in 1974, will outlast the conflict
05 May 2026
Brookfield to double down on Gulf investment

CEO Bruce Flatt says Brookfield will increase investments in the Gulf despite regional conflict, after recent UAE meetings on deeper cooperation
05 May 2026
UAE signs aircraft deal with Brazil’s Embraer

The UAE will also develop comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities and after-sales support services
05 May 2026

UAE mandates In-Country Value for state firms

27 April 2026

Trump confirms UAE currency swap talks

22 April 2026

Public Investment Fund backs Neom

16 April 2026

Public Investment Fund approves 2026-30 strategy

16 April 2026

WEBINAR: UAE Projects Market 2026

15 April 2026

Bahrain and UAE sign $5.3bn currency swap deal

09 April 2026

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

08 April 2026

War casts shadow over UAE construction boom

06 April 2026

Safety and security matters

03 April 2026

Dubai approves $272m stimulus package

31 March 2026

Construction guard undergoes a shift

30 March 2026

Remaking construction in Saudi Arabia

27 March 2026

Trump pauses strikes on Iran energy plants

27 March 2026

Gulf economies under fire

26 March 2026

UAE Central Bank launches resilience package

19 March 2026

Alba shuts down three reduction lines

17 March 2026

Iran sees economic pressure as key to ending war

16 March 2026

Wynn resumes construction on Ras Al-Khaimah project

12 March 2026

Saudi construction enters a period of strategic readjustment

09 March 2026

Alba to acquire EU’s largest primary aluminium producer

06 March 2026

Sal Logistics acquires Aviapartner Liege

06 March 2026

Conflict duration will determine impact on aviation sector

06 March 2026

GCC banks show resilience amid regional conflict

05 March 2026

US to provide political risk insurance for Gulf energy shipments

04 March 2026

Conflict has limited impact on GCC projects

04 March 2026

Saudi Arabia’s private sector steps up

04 March 2026

EBRD lends to Egypt aluminium extrusion line project

04 March 2026

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