Retirement creates multibillion-dollar opportunity for region

BlackRock research identifies structural gap between saving intent and retirement outcomes, with significant implications for GCC financial architecture
16 June 2026
Gulf liquidity outpaces Syria’s financial reconnection

Damascus bets recertification and Gulf capital can substitute for IMF credit
16 June 2026
KAFD secures SR12bn of debt to fund future development

King Abdullah Financial District has closed a SR12bn, 15-year Murabaha facility with ten Saudi and regional banks to fund continued development of the Riyadh business district
16 June 2026

Caution governs Jordanian bank lending

12 June 2026

Conflict to push global growth to post-pandemic low

12 June 2026

Alba acquires Aluminium Dunkerque in $2.2bn transaction

11 June 2026

S&P raises oil price forecast as Hormuz disruption drags on

10 June 2026

Contractor puts Tadawul IPO on hold

09 June 2026

Aramco transfers Malaysian downstream stake to Petronas

05 June 2026

Iraq’s economy stalls amid oil exports impact

05 June 2026

Local developer secures finance for three Riyadh projects

02 June 2026

Iraq’s reform window narrows

02 June 2026

Middle East stocks recover unevenly

01 June 2026

Conflict risks rise for vulnerable GCC sectors

01 June 2026

May 2026: Data drives regional projects

31 May 2026

Institutional capital sees past conflict risk

21 May 2026

Arab Energy Fund invests $120m in LNG project financier

21 May 2026

UK-GCC trade deal talks conclude

21 May 2026

Energy Development Oman raises $850m in sukuk issuances

19 May 2026

Sharjah-based developer Arada secures $100m of financing

15 May 2026

Central bank data reveals conflict impact on UAE’s private sector

15 May 2026

Abu Dhabi joins BlackRock and Temasek for $30bn of infrastructure

14 May 2026

Riyadh-based contractor plans IPO

14 May 2026

Conflict dents Alba production and sales in Q1 2026

13 May 2026

Financial challenge tests Iraq’s resolve

13 May 2026

Market trends in ECA financing for delivery of critical GCC project pipelines

13 May 2026

Aramco logs $12.1bn in Q1 2026 spending

12 May 2026

High oil prices propel Aramco profit in Q1 2026

12 May 2026

Sabic registers profit in first quarter of 2026

08 May 2026

ECA financing for GCC infrastructure projects: challenges and opportunities

06 May 2026

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