$32B Adnoc-OMV deal delayed over Austrian elections, while KSA seeks more lithium to bolster EV ambitions
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- UAE may exceed 3x renewable energy capacity target
- Govt eyes second nuclear power plant
- $32B Adnoc-OMV deal delayed over Austrian elections
- Dubai set to get $35B new airport terminal
- IHC completes acquisition of 15% stake in Colombia’s Nutresa
- PIF on track to hit $2T in AUM by 2030
- Aramco considers petrochem JV with China’s Rongsheng
- KSA seeks more lithium to bolster EV ambitions
- Riyadh to slash 2x population target amid review
- KSA, India, Qatar likely to bid to host 2036 Olympics
- First govt data and cloud computing center inaugurated
- Govt considers incentives to woo foreign investors to NAC
- Orange Egypt partners Huawei for Huawei Cloud Services
- EFG Hermes ONE receives FRA approval for eKYC
- 33GW nuclear plant to supply 18% of country's power
- Foreign minister Ishaq Dar named deputy PM
- ‘Digital Rights Protection Bill’ to be developed
- Govt considers introducing digital currency
- Polio vaccination campaign launched targeting 24M children
- Central Bank expected to delay start of easing cycle
Other MENA+ Developments
- Gates Foundation sets up first regional office in Riyadh
- Mideast sees rising interest from electric freight sector
- Qatar Central Bank approves first BNPL firms for regulatory sandbox
- Qatar National Renewable Energy Strategy launched
- India, Oman to soon ink trade deal paving way for enhanced Mideast ties
Southeast Asia Developments
- Singapore, Indonesia lead region in startup investment
- Millennial, Gen Z Muslims driving Islamic banking growth
- Indonesia developing rules on governance of AI technology
- Foodpanda launches house-brand campaign in q-commerce push
- ASEAN Secretary-General meets GCC counterpart at WEF
