UAE insurance sector assets reach $44.9B, Saudi-backed war insurance being explored to cover ships, Qatar Financial Center registrations up 37% in H1, Vietnam to push ahead with first nuclear project, Singtel seeks to launch satcom services in India
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Insurance sector assets reach $44.9B as policies hit 17.3M
- Sharjah enables Jaywan card for government payments
- Parkin eyes local, regional expansion
- 57% of UAE organizations have adopted agentic AI
- TotalEnergies to invest in Hormuz bypass through Fujairah
- KSA, France to strengthen defense, AI, investment ties
- MCIT seeks AI, gaming, quantum computing partnerships with France
- Easing of foreign ownership limits back in focus under new CMA chief
- Govt-backed war insurance being explored to cover ships
- $1.16B contracts awarded for battery storage procurement program
- Private sector now accounts for 60% of investments
- noon integrates AMAN services for digital payments
- Food exports surge to record $4.5B in 7M 2026
- Mobile subscriptions reach nearly 127M under Digital Egypt Strategy
- MSMEDA, Startup Egypt ink deal to expand startup support
- SECP unveils draft Venture Capital Bill for consultation
- Mobile phone manufacturing up 9% YoY, meeting 97% of demand
- FBR rolls out risk-based sales tax registration
- Olive Value Chain Policy launched to ease edible oil import bill
- ECC approves key Pakistan-Oman energy deal amid disruptions
Other MENA+ Developments
- US lifts Syria’s terrorism designation
- MENA faces buyer shortage despite emerging as renewables hub
- Kuwait to develop fourth petrochemicals plant
- Qatar Financial Center saw 37% surge in registrations in H1 2026
- Oman’s alternative lending platforms grow on SME demand
Southeast Asia Developments
- Shopee takes on TikTok with free mini-dramas
- Leading EV startups secured $622M in funding since 2016
- Thai govt asked to set up central data center authority
- Indonesia to invest $28B in two International Financial Centers
- Vietnam to push ahead with first nuclear project
India Developments
- Singtel seeks FDI approval to launch satcom services
- China's President expected to visit for the first time in seven years
- VCs ramp up investments in wealthtech startups as demand grows
- UPI reaches 10-year milestone, annual transaction volume up 13,000x
- Q-commerce platform Blinkit to suspend new product launches
