Dubai Chambers rolls out corporate services platform, Deutsche Bank to set up Saudi regional HQ, Jordan and Oman announce $100M joint investment company, Thailand postpones second phase of ambitious AI project, India calls on US to address tariff concerns via trade talks
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Dubai Chambers rolls out ‘Business in Dubai’ corporate services platform
- Dubai Taxi Company completes National Taxi acquisition in $394.8M deal
- Abu Dhabi, AstraZeneca, PureHealth launch rare diseases CoE
- Gulftainer announces $2B strategy for global trade infra push
- DIFC proposes overhaul of Collective Investment Fund framework
- Deutsche Bank gets license to set up regional HQ
- Mastercard partners Jarir to offer SME e-commerce discounts
- Saudi-backed Esports World Cup begins in Paris
- Indian fintech TotalPay gets SAMA approval for e-commerce payments
- Monsha'at supports 3,300 SMEs through Tomoh program since inception
- Vodafone to launch e-wallet services through Banque Misr
- Mastercard SME Confidence Index finds digital adoption among key priorities for SMEs
- Amazon launches Amazon Now, doubles down on expanding local procurement
- ABB seeks to boost exports, local components usage
- Two Chinese mobile phone component suppliers eye local market entry
- Pakistan, US hold talks on tariffs, broader trade deal
- SBP targets 750K SME borrowers by June 2028
- Security emerges among top concerns for 71% of foreign investors
- Customs reports 24% surge in IP Rights enforcement cases
- KSA leads remittances as Pakistan’s FY26 inflows hit $41.6B
Other MENA+ Developments
- UAE attracted record $48B in FDI in 2025, highest in region
- Jordan and Oman announce $100M joint investment company
- Qatar’s transport ministry oversees successful electric robotaxis pilot
- VinFast appoints Middle East chief in regional EV push
- Oman updates Net Zero Strategy, carbon market regulatory framework
Southeast Asia Developments
- Thailand postpones second phase of ambitious AI project
- S&P Dow Jones may downgrade Indonesia to frontier market status
- Singapore's Temasek targets 2.5x AI exposure over next 5 years
- Vietnam business associations push for digital trade promotion
- LG's $1B investment signals Vietnam’s growing role in semiconductor value chain
India Developments
- RBI, tax department underscore preference for crypto curbs
- Flipkart scraps commissions for 90,000 fashion sellers
- India, China to drive 44% surge in global nuclear power output in 10 years
- Tech and software services sector could cut up to 35,000 jobs this year
- India calls on US to address tariff concerns via trade talks
