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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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Manohar Lahori’s Dubai playbook: stay when others go

Manohar Lahori’s Dubai playbook: stay when others go

The chairman of the Palmon Group conglomerate has been through unsettling times in the Gulf before, but knows how to treat them as an opportunity

UFC legend lends weight to Dubai real estate company

UFC legend lends weight to Dubai real estate company

Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian former mixed martial artist, has become the latest high-profile figure to enter Dubai’s real estate sector after partnering with

Dubai is open for business – but not yet business as usual

Dubai is open for business – but not yet business as usual

For a city ludicrously described as a “ghost town” in British media this week, Dubai looks surprisingly busy. Ceasefire has brought a resumption of some of the

Omani wealth fund to develop solar project in Botswana

Omani wealth fund to develop solar project in Botswana

A subsidiary of Oman’s sovereign wealth fund has started building a 500-megawatt solar power plant in Botswana, southern Africa. The project, including battery

Egyptian billionaire doubles landbank of UAE masterplan

Egyptian billionaire doubles landbank of UAE masterplan

Ora Developers, founded by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, has doubled the size of its Bayn masterplan in the UAE. The master development is being carried

PIF sells Al Hilal majority stake to Kingdom Holding

PIF sells Al Hilal majority stake to Kingdom Holding

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has agreed to sell a majority stake in Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal as it seeks to attract more private sector investment

Danish juice chain to expand after UAE investor buys stake

Danish juice chain to expand after UAE investor buys stake

Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC) is reportedly acquiring a minority stake in Joe and the Juice, a Danish chain of juice bars and coffee shops. The

Long recovery even if war ends now: Saudi minister

Long recovery even if war ends now: Saudi minister

Markets underestimate the global economic impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran and how long it will take for oil, gas and other commodities to resume flowing

PIF may declare force majeure on LIV Golf, sources say

PIF may declare force majeure on LIV Golf, sources say

Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf could become the most high-profile business casualty of the Iran war to date, with sources suggesting the kingdom’s sovereign wealth

US and Iran at loggerheads over Hormuz blockade

US and Iran at loggerheads over Hormuz blockade

No ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since the imposition of the blockade on Monday, the US said, contradicting claims by Iran that two of its ships