18/12/2025
Business & Economy Headlines - Middle East
18 December 2025
UAE
• Whiz Consulting accelerates outsourced accounting support for UAE businesses ahead of new regulations https://bit.ly/4qdGD61
• Sharjah National Oil Corporation drives energy future with RISE with SAP https://bit.ly/4qfGtew
• Why luxury watches go for millions of dirhams at auctions in UAE, across GCC https://bit.ly/4qg6V7R
• Joby aims to double number of planned electric air taxis by 2027 https://bit.ly/44zp0p7
• Emirates A380: Shortest Dubai-Madinah flight for Umrah demand https://bit.ly/44tN1xO
• Bigger jets will land at Dubai airport this winter season amid travel boom https://bit.ly/3YALeU0
• What Makes a Brand Trusted in Heavy Machinery? https://bit.ly/4pJQb8Y
• Mansour hails efforts, notable achievements of CBUAE in 2025 https://bit.ly/3L0T9H3
• M*F, KFED team up to support small and medium businesses https://bit.ly/3MI2sfO
• Masdar completes first project in £1b UK battery storage investment https://bit.ly/3Yz3H3j
• AD Ports, AVESTO Group establish logistics joint venture in Tajikistan https://bit.ly/4oWKrYl
• DIFC solidifies Dubai’s position as global hub for digital economy https://bit.ly/4oZN5MU
Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Cabinet cancels expat worker fees for licensed industrial facilities https://bit.ly/3L92ZH1
• Saudi industry minister highlights sector growth, $133bn GDP contribution https://bit.ly/3XXqxl7
• Investment licenses in Saudi Arabia have increased 20-fold in 5 years https://bit.ly/4j0AibK
• Saudi gemstones, jewelry sector to attract $186m in new investments https://bit.ly/49165ES
• Saudi Arabia accounts for 25% of Pakistan’s global financial remittances, says ambassador https://bit.ly/4914m2z
• $5.1bn deals signal Saudi push to reshape global supply chains https://bit.ly/44BJnBT
• Starbucks opens first Sign Language Stores in Saudi Arabia with Liajlehum, advancing inclusion and opportunity https://bit.ly/459rZEP
Qatar
• QIIB lists 1st Islamic sukuk in QSE history https://bit.ly/4s4m6CM
• Qatar registers over 62 million payment system transactions worth QR18.626bn in November https://bit.ly/4s0ZRxu
• National Planning Council convenes Planning, Quality and Innovation Forum https://bit.ly/3MGagyx
Kuwait
• Gulf Bank offers its female customers 50% discount when shopping on Best Al-Yousifi website and app https://bit.ly/4aXD4MR
• NBK in 2025: A pivotal role in strengthening Kuwait’s national financial infrastructure https://bit.ly/48KwSXl
• GCC industrial investments reach $616 billion in 2025, Kuwait secures $225 billion https://bit.ly/4qfHenS
• 1.2 billion dinars contract gets nod for Phase One of Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port https://bit.ly/4aheoPg
• Grand Hypermarket expands retail footprint with two new outlets in Riggae and Jleeb https://bit.ly/3KAFQgA
• D&D Cafe and Alshaya Group unveil a new era for Kuwait’s gourmet cafe culture https://bit.ly/3MKGIQg
Oman
• Dinner hosted In honour of Indian Prime Minister https://bit.ly/3MOt4vq
• Oman, FAO discuss ways of enhancing innovation in food security https://bit.ly/4iZ1Qy8
• Oman, India sign joint document, executive programme, 4 MoUs https://bit.ly/4j3uPRD
• Oman-Russia friendship group discusses parliamentary, economic cooperation https://bit.ly/3KYLAR9
• Oman launches pioneering mobile genetic research laboratory to advance biodiversity studies https://bit.ly/4p0dies
Egypt
• Egypt, Canada sign development agreements worth EGP 552m for women’s empowerment, food security https://bit.ly/3KXCSCS
• Egypt’s Abdelatty proposes hospital project, infrastructure support in Gambia https://bit.ly/4pP9YUE
• Cabinet grants golden licenses to MAC, Deli Egypt for EGP 15.1bn in new investments https://bit.ly/44xQxqO
• PM says Egypt’s non-oil exports expected to reach $48-50bn this year https://bit.ly/3MGyfgZ
• IBF & Company acquires 50% stake in Diatom CBT to drive cross-border e-commerce expansion https://bit.ly/4rUwpJs
• ElAraby ends Toshiba partnership, announces nearly $500m in new home appliance investments https://bit.ly/48TqxZL
• Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority seeks African market expansion with Namibia port deal https://bit.ly/4aWtzO1
• Egypt explores opportunities to expand sustainable environmental investment in natural reserves https://bit.ly/3KRtT6e
• “Egyptian economy offers diverse, attractive, more competitive investment opportunities” https://bit.ly/3MITZsH
• SCA, Namibian Ports Authority sign MoU https://bit.ly/4aSC8t9
• Cairo, Rome strengthen ties in training, labour mobility https://bit.ly/3YzSijO
Middle East (Regional)
• Why the GCC can benefit from systems-based thinking as it grows its cities https://bit.ly/4b2C4Hg
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