Abu Dhabi Police to adopt Presight's AI policing suite, while Aramco, Cloudera partner for joint AI research
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- EGA eyes Ghana bauxite project
- 9,800 millionaires to relocate to the country this year
- EU investigating Adnoc’s Covestro deal for govt subsidies
- UAE banks to increase international card fees to 3.14%
- Abu Dhabi Police to adopt Presight's AI policing suite
- PIF named most valuable SWF brand for second year in a row
- Aramco, Cloudera partner for joint AI research
- Energy Ministry launches Taqatech accelerator
- Huawei, MCIT launch Future Skills Center
- E-commerce boom drives new race to develop logistics infrastructure
- Govt to set up follow-up unit to make decisions on privatization of state-owned firms
- Vodafone launches "Maaki" program to empower 1M rural women with digital skills
- Govt planning national economic development strategy to deliver Vision 2030
- Egypt sees record electricity grid load of 39,600MW
- New Egyptian-Saudi-Iraqi trade corridor completes trial run
- Local mobile phone production hits 14.2M in H1, while imports drop to 1.7M
- Egypt, Pakistan to boost cooperation in trade, investment, minerals
- Brain drain costs Pakistan $4.2B annually despite remittance growth
- Reduction in electricity tariffs for EV charging stations boosts investor interest
- Finance Minister in US to finalize tariff deal
Other MENA+ Developments
- Kuwait's Gulf Bank, Warba Bank studying merger
- Oman, India close in on free trade deal
- Maroc Telecom, Orange, Inwi secure Morocco 5G licenses
- Nokia selected to power Medusa Africa-Europe subsea cable
- Sudan blocks Whatsapp Calls, citing national security
Southeast Asia Developments
- Malaysia studies ban on social media for children under 13
- Vietnam launches national blockchain platform
- Shopee continues to raise fees, tighten rules on Southeast Asia's sellers
- VinFast signs 20 dealership partnerships in Indonesia to boost EV penetration
- Airwallex launches Singapore-regulated investment product for business accounts
