FTA unveils Taxpayer Charter outlining rights and obligations, while Saudi Arabia's Inaugural Esports World Cup announces biggest-ever prize pool
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Digital assets hedge fund Triton Liquid sets up hub in ADGM
- ADQ to buy 49% stake in Alpha Dhabi Holding
- IMF projects growth 3-year high GDP growth for 2025
- Cloud seeding exacerbates heavy rains, flooding
- FTA unveils Taxpayer Charter outlining rights, obligations
- BlackRock expands presence to tap rising Saudi investments
- Spinneys plans 4 stores every year in KSA after Dubai IPO
- Inaugural Esports World Cup announces biggest-ever prize pool
- SFD inks $40M energy loan deal with St. Kitts and Nevis
- Saudi Arabia tops Stanford Government AI Readiness Index
- Tackling inflation is top govt priority, says FM
- Cairo airport passenger traffic hits record high as regional airports shut
- Govt targets 15-20% annual export growth by 2030
- Average prices for electrical appliances down 30%
- Vodafone Egypt, Ericsson launches region's first commercial virtual network function
- Riyadh to make investment push during official visit
- SECP unveils report on untapped insurance market
- 800 firms to take part as flagship tech expo ITCN begins tomorrow
- 6 opposition parties in alliance to challenge government
- Ban on social media platform X reaches 2-month mark
Other MENA+ Developments
- Kuwait, Iraq ink deal to establish Gulf-Europe telecoms corridor
- Orange Money partners Jordan Post for mobile payment services
- Xlink’s Morocco-UK green power project may rise to $30B
- GCC has 30% higher expectations for personalised retail than global average
- MENA debt issuance up 52% to $41.6B in Q1
Southeast Asia Developments
- Oracle offers free AI training in Singapore, plans 2nd data center
- Apple mulls setting up manufacturing plant in Indonesia
- Singapore mandates processes for flexi-work requests from Dec
- Malaysia to introduce Single Window Initiative for startups
- Malaysian economy under pressure from lower birth rates, aging population
