Banque du Caire has upsized its IPO to 45% and signed the EBRD and the IFC into the private placement, the Egyptian state-owned bank said yesterday (pdf). Across the EGP 4.82-5.30 range that takes the ...

Consultancies are facing AI-driven pressure and a demand slowdown, with Cooper Fitch expecting only a partial consulting rebound in 2027 ...

Social sustainability is where ESG shows up in people’s lives. It comes down to access to opportunity, the dignity of work, financial inclusion, health, ...

The 9.1% rebound the IMF expects in 2027 won’t make up the lost ground. Gulf output will still be below its pre-war path in 2030 ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing more oil and gas around the Strait of Hormuz, but both are still far short of pre-war volumes. Saudi crude exports rose 7.9% m-o-m in August to 4.451 mn bbl / d, ...

Barclays is pressing ahead in Saudi Arabia and the wider region, Asia-Pacific CEO Jaideep Khanna told Bloomberg TV in Singapore. “We are a big believer” in the opportunity, he said, with the bank ...

The weather’s playing nice this weekend, and the events slate has a bit of heritage crafts, Arabic pop classics, and Friday-night stand-up to fill ...

Large employers in Saudi Arabia have already asked recruiters to pause searches, and the UAE won’t escape the effects ...

At home, the USD jumped to EGP 55 for the first time, while Banque du Caire’s IPO and MNT-Halan’s EGX debuts drew strong demand.

This year’s El Gouna Film Festival wraps up tonight, but behind its red carpet sits an industry where a hit film at home can still lose money. A mid-budget Egyptian feature now costs an average of EGP ...

Abu Dhabi is turning its clinical and genomic data into a draw for global drugmakers, and Lulu is going big in one of India’s ...

Rooftop dining usually comes with certain expectations: a good view, some atmosphere, and a meal worth dressing up for. Sal & Sol in New Cairo has the first two covered, but the third is where it ...