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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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Cautious capital, closer factories: UAE set for supply-chain shift

Manufacturers are reworking how and where they produce goods as geopolitical tensions force a rethink of global supply chains, with resilience and regional proximity

2026/05/06

Jewellers top culprits in Kuwait laundering crimes

Kuwait’s jewellery sector accounted for the majority of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing violations detected by authorities last year, a government

2026/05/06

PIF consolidates China presence with second office

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has reportedly opened a second office in mainland China to improve investment ties with the world’s second-largest economy

2026/05/06

UAE defence free zone to accelerate local manufacturing

The UAE plans to develop a defence-focused industrial free zone in Abu Dhabi as it steps up efforts to localise military manufacturing following the Iran conflict

2026/05/06

Morocco’s trade gap jumps 24% on high oil import bill

Morocco’s trade deficit for the first quarter of 2026 jumped by nearly a quarter, caused mainly by a sharp rise in energy import bills. Morocco relies almost completely

2026/05/06

Chabahar fails as ‘Hormuz workaround’ for India and China

Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar is not a viable alternative sea route for India and China, analysts said, as the US blockade widens beyond the Strait of Hormuz

2026/05/06

UAE secures $5bn to support industrial expansion

The UAE is to provide up to AED18 billion ($4.9 billion) in funding to support local industrial companies. The money will go towards increasing production, adopting

2026/05/06

Estithmar subsidiary buys 49% stake in Syria’s Shahba Bank

A subsidiary of Qatar-listed Estithmar Holding has acquired a 49 percent stake in Syria’s Shahba Bank, formerly known as Byblos Bank Syria, marking the first foreign

2026/05/06

Egyptian-led venture to expand Algerian oil field

A consortium led by Petrojet, a subsidiary of state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, has signed a $1 billion contract to start developing the second

2026/05/06

Contract awarded to build $270m water plant in Fujairah

UAE state-backed Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE) is proceeding with the construction of a desalination plant in Fujairah to meet rising water demand from

2026/05/06