Dubai to develop healthtech ecosystem, KSA boosting Africa trade and investment, Iran planning tolls for Hormuz transit, Thailand tightens e-commerce regs, India's trade deficit with China to exceed $100B
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- UAE climate investment fund Alterra backs IoT firm Wireless Logic
- Dubai Health, Dubai Future District Fund collaborate on developing healthtech ecosystem
- Khalifa Fund, Keeta partner to support local F&B concepts
- CBUAE approves Emirates NBD's acquisition of RBL Bank, amalgamation of India operations
- UAE National Experts Program sees over 1,000 applications for AI track
- DP World scales up Jeddah Islamic Port capacity with new cranes
- Webuild says Neom terminating $2.3B Trojena dam contract
- Spotify launches SongDNA discovery feature in Saudi Arabia, UAE
- Kingdom to boost Africa trade and investment
- Esports Nations Cup 2026 announces National Team Partners
- Egypt Marine Ports, SCZONE partner to boost Ain Sokhna port handling capacity
- Egypt, China’s Baowu Steel in discussion for industrial cooperation
- PM says Egypt to prioritize energy efficiency, supply security
- Foreign, ICT ministries consider expanding services for Egyptians abroad
- Contact Financial sees income growth following AI integration across subsidiaries
- Just 3% of smartphones are 5G-enabled as consumers still hesitant amidst limited coverage
- SBP allows non-residents to own bank accounts
- Attacks targeting navigation systems rise due to Iran conflict
- Oil industry stakeholders trained on new OGRA digital platform
- Pakistan, IMF near staff-level agreement amidst proposed new performance targets
Other MENA+ Developments
- Iran drafting law for tolls on Strait of Hormuz transits
- Primark opens Dubai Mall store despite ongoing conflict
- Morocco to create secondary market for non-performing loans
- Binance Bahrain, Beyon Connect partner for eKey 2.0 national ID solution integration
- Korea’s largest EV charger developer Chaevi inks supply deal
Southeast Asia Developments
- Ripple to join Singapore central bank sandbox to test RLUSD stablecoin trade finance
- Trip.com partners Checkout.com to boost digital card payment services
- AIXTRON to develop semiconductor equipment manufacturing plant in Malaysia
- Thailand introduces sweeping e-commerce competition regulations
- Infobip to launch AgentOS in Philippines
India Developments
- SK Minerals eyes JVs in KSA, Japan, Korea to scale exports, obtain technical expertise
- MeitY meets platforms to discuss implementation of age-based access controls
- Adani in talks with Meta, Google for data center partnerships
- Final online gaming rules to allow voluntary registration of online social games
- Trade deficit with China to exceed $100B for first time
