Dubai to roll out smart rental index next year, while Tabby sees 77% of Saudi consumers tapping BNPL for essential purchases
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Dubai to roll out smart rental index next year
- Abu Dhabi rolls out carbon MRV program for green push
- GDP growth reaches 3.6% in H1 driven by non-oil sector
- New regulations announced for medical, pharmaceutical sector
- Al Ansari partners Halan for salary advance services
- Tabby sees 77% of consumers tapping BNPL for essential purchases
- Chinese hypermarket chain Wemart launches in Riyadh
- New laws set to ease business registrations, trade name processes
- Saudi sovereign bond ETF launched in Europe
- Kingdom announces new mining innovation program
- Govt successfully tests new Suez Canal channel extension
- $590M initiative announced to boost industrial sector
- Al Mansour Auto, SAIC ink deals for $135M MG car manufacturing plant
- Flend gets 1st digital NBFI license for SMEs
- Egypt inks deal with Thailand to boost economic cooperation
- Pakistan launches new trade route to boost China-UAE link
- Punjab prepares to launch e-taxi services
- FBR falls short of meeting IMF tax target before year ends
- Cabinet approves carbon market trade guidelines
- SBP tightens regulatory framework for exchange firms
Other MENA+ Developments
- Regional businesses tap AI, ML to boost digitalization
- Gulf countries face low financial risks with significant surplus
- UAE expected to lead GCC economic growth next year
- Bahrain eyes new policies to drive SME growth
- EV maker Nio inaugurates 1st Dubai showroom
Southeast Asia Developments
- Hong Kong seeks to revive IPO market after 3-year slump
- Thailand to implement 15% tax on MNCs from Jan
- Indonesia to get aid from Qatar, Abu Dhabi to develop 7M homes
- Philippines reopens digital banking license applications
- Malaysia asks crypto exchange Bybit to cease operations
