Mubadala to lead investment in Japan's biggest data center, KSA and Indonesia launch strategic partnership to expand FDI, Oman unveils new labour market roadmap, Singapore reaches 37 licensed crypto firms, India to overhaul pharma regulations
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Mubadala to lead investment in Japan's biggest data center
- Nomura’s Laser Digital pushes into onchain private credit with ZIGChain backing
- Space42 nears rollout of satellite-to-phone services
- GDRFA Dubai, Advantage Technology partner for digital govt services
- DGHR, Microsoft partner on Azure Virtual Desktop implementation in govt
- Disney+ to be offered to Saudi users on stc TV
- Tether introduces Hadron tokenization platform for real estate
- Indonesia, Saudi Arabia launch strategic partnership to expand FDI
- BIO-key, Maktabi Tech partner on ID solutions in education
- NEOM commissions substation, boosting Oxagon manufacturing city power to 3.2GW
- Financial inclusion rate climbs to 79%, up 5% in 2 years
- Inflation rose to 15.6% in July as subsidies continue to be removed
- Egypt launches Sahl app bill payments for overseas citizens
- Cairo Airport to double capacity with $3.5B expansion
- Modon Misr, Mwasalat Misr partner to launch new smart transport firm
- PSX investor numbers cross 600,000 for first time, driven by younger investors
- PTA confirms merger of Ufone, PTCL
- Draft auto policy remains in deadlock over tariff disagreements
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign joint defence agreement
- Pakistan mandates new internationally-aligned safety standards for telecom equipment
Other MENA+ Developments
- ConocoPhillips sees Qatar LNG project delays limited to months rather than a year or more
- Morocco issues guidance on 2027 budget strategy, to focus on public finances, continue reforms
- Iran seeks sanctions relief in exchange for free Strait of Hormuz transits
- UK regulators clears Paramount’s GCC-backed Warner Bros. acquisition
- Oman unveils new labour market roadmap
Southeast Asia Developments
- Singapore reaches 37 licensed crypto firms, with almost 300 applicants
- Mastercard, Borderless.xyz partner to cut compliance friction in stablecoin payments
- Indonesia delays income tax withholding on local e-commerce sellers until November
- Indosat, Nvidia, Nokia launch AI infrastructure platform targeting 1GW in DSX AI factory capacity
- Grab pilots AI phone bookings
