UAE to host 2028 AI Summit, Saudi PIF construction contracts halve, Kuwait issues e-commerce decree-law, Indonesia-US trade deal limits digital taxes, India joins Pax Silica
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- G42, US' Credo AI partner to boost adoption of responsible AI in emerging markets
- UAE to host 2028 AI Summit, co-chair 2027 edition
- 2PointZero's Emirates Driving to acquire 51% stake in AI firm Performise Labs
- Shipfinex gets VARA broker-dealer license
- UAE intercepted AI-driven cyberattacks on key sectors
- Kakao Mobility exports mobility solutions to Diriyah Project
- Ministry of Investment offers 45 transport, logistics projects for investment
- Saudi Arabia mandates licensing for all petrochemical operations
- PIF construction contracts more than halve in 2025 amid scaleback
- Saudi Arabia to replace Israel with Syria for Greece fiber cable route
- President pushes AI integration in school curricula
- Beltone launches private equity platform
- Egypt-Saudi electricity interconnection enters final testing phase
- Foreign reserves reach record high
- Nationwide aerial survey to be carried out for mineral exploration
- Raqami Islamic Digital Bank launches on Garaj domestic cloud infra
- SECP approves reforms to digitize share ownership of unlisted companies
- PTA tightens rules on mobile value added services
- Pakistan shuts down social media monitoring firewall
- Asian Development Bank to drive health sector AI adoption
Other MENA+ Developments
- India, Kenya, Italy partner to deploy sovereign AI across Africa
- Project mBridge transaction volume reaches $55B in November 2025
- Mastercard, Ericsson partner to promote digital payments across MEA
- Kuwait issues e-commerce decree-law
- 3M households connect to fibre broadband under Moroccan govt initiative
Southeast Asia Developments
- Indonesia-US trade deal limits digital taxes, bars forced tech transfers
- US agrees to lift tech export curbs in Vietnam trade negotiations
- Vietnam to tighten AI use in banking
- Anaplan opens AWS data center in Singapore
- DBS, Granite Asia partner on $110M AI IPO fund
India Developments
- Qualcomm, Tata plan India’s first automotive chip plant
- Smartphones become top segment as iPhone exports hit $23B in 2025
- India delays US trade talks as tariff policy changes
- India formally joins US-led AI supply chain initiative Pax Silica
- PhonePe launches AI-powered search built with Microsoft Foundry
