G42's Presight partners Dell on private cloud, sustainable data centers, while Goldman Sachs is first Wall Street bank to meet Saudi regional HQ rules
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- G42's Presight partners Dell on private cloud, sustainable data centers
- UAE, US sign IP cooperation MoU
- Nasdaq-listed AR gaming developer Blue Hat to buy Dubai's GTC Multi Trading
- Abu Dhabi labs implant live cells from camel embryos in world first
- DEWA to build EV chargers at Parkin locations
- Goldman Sachs is first Wall Street bank to meet regional HQ rules
- SDAIA President tells Korea-UK summit that AI needs standardized data laws
- Exploration & production investments to reach $7B in 2025
- Riyadh selected as HQ for Council of Arab Cybersecurity Ministers
- Europe’s largest shipbuilder to collaborate with Saudi companies on sustainable shipping
- GAFI opens Entrepreneurship and Startups Unit
- Afreximbank, MobiHealth partner on Africa telemedicine
- Confectionery maker Mars unveils $250M investment plan
- Central bank maintains rates, says inflation easing
- Egypt Citizenship by Investment program has received 1,000 applicants
- UAE earmarks $10B to invest in Pakistan's "promising economic sectors"
- Appeal on $15B China energy debt could jeopardize $50B CPEC
- IMF, Pakistan making good progress on new $6B program
- FBR proposes standard 18% sales tax on some zero-rated items
- Coal miners face crisis as Chinese lenders pause funding
Other MENA+ Developments
- MENA green bond issuances double to $15.5B in 2023
- China's Vice Premier calls for GCC investment cooperation
- Mashreq named Euromoney's best Middle East digital bank for 5th year
- Ooredoo to adopt DDN's AI infra in new partnership
- World Bank says poverty in Lebanon has reached 44%
Southeast Asia Developments
- Thailand, China central banks to cooperate on mBridge CBDC project
- Thailand pursues more FTAs, seeks to join OECD
- Philippine e-wallet GCash to transform into financial superapp with Lazada partnership
- Indonesia's digital service, censorship rules outdated following Starlink launch
- Chinese VCs turn to South Asia as Western markets close to them