UAE amends corporate tax rules, ‘Made in Saudi’ products now in 180 markets, ACWA Power expands GCC footprint, Thailand announces Feb 8 election, India sees record 2026 IPO pipeline
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- UAE leads MENA crypto adoption as Dubai emerges as tokenization hub
- Amendments to corporate tax regulations announced
- UAE wealth up 9.5% to hit $1.15T as financial assets, real estate surge
- Banks boost headcount to drive cross-border expansion
- Mubadala and Barings unveil $500M global real estate debt partnership
- 19k ‘Made in Saudi’ products now shipped to 180 markets
- 4000+ participated in Ministry of Interior, Tuwaiq Academy’s Absher Hackathon
- Mining sector licenses surge 21% since 2016
- US-based JLL to buy stake in PIF’s facilities management unit FMTECH
- Kingdom to see demographic shift amid falling birth rates
- Egypt proposes digital investment platform to bolster Arab energy security
- Trial operations begin at Sokhna's giant container terminal
- ‘Green label’ for plastic products to be introduced to promote sustainability
- 2GW Atum Solar plant backed by China, UAE, Bahrain partners launched
- Egypt reiterates commitment to defend water interests as negotiations fail
- Supernet’s UAE subsidiary partners Athena Telecom for global expansion
- SBP slashes policy rate to 10.5% in unexpected move
- Wealthiest 10% of Pakistanis account for 42% of national income
- Pakistan, Kuwait to expand petroleum sector cooperation
- PM seeks to accelerate DISCO, GENCO privatization
Other MENA+ Developments
- South Korean chip startups see increasing interest from Middle East SWFs
- Regional oil market declines on glut concerns
- ACWA Power acquires ENGIE’s Kuwait, Bahrain assets in regional expansion
- Development of Gulf AI stack to shape geopolitical landscape in AI era
- DIFC onboards 100th hedge fund as Dubai retains top-five global hub status
Southeast Asia Developments
- LG Electronics eyes home appliances subscriptions to boost sales
- Thailand to hold general election on Feb 8 despite border conflict
- VinFast to invest $1B in Indonesia EV plant expansion
- Philippine SWF Maharlika Investment to buy stake in Asian Terminals
- Vietnam aims to reduce paperwork by 30% in FDI drive
India Developments
- Stricter data collection rules under DPDP to reshape games industry
- Rise in electronics exports cushion impact of US tariffs
- Fundraising boom to continue in 2026 amid record IPO pipeline
- Infrastructure, AC firms to benefit from data center investment surge
- MeitY to overhaul trade codes for semiconductor imports
