UAE makes Digital AED transaction, Amadeus opens KSA regional HQ, Kuwait to set up first sovereign AI data center, Temasek to prioritize late-stage startups, OpenAI's first India office
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- CBUAE executes first govt financial transaction using Digital AED
- WeRide gets federal approval for L4 driverless robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, to start with Uber, TXAI
- TDRA forms committee to oversee 6G research, standards, planning
- Geely-backed mobility tech CaoCao plans Abu Dhabi regional HQ
- Dubai establishes film, gaming committees
- Jamjoom Pharma, PIF-backed Lifera form biopharma JV
- Travel tech leader Amadeus opens Riyadh regional headquarters
- NTT Data assessing Saudi data center opportunities
- Crown Prince's US visit to feature US-Saudi investment summit
- 90% of global businesses in UAE eye Saudi investment
- Alibaba, Unified Procurement Authority in discussions to set up regional e-commerce hub
- Ericsson, ITIDA partner on digital skills development, academic collaborations
- SCZone, China partner to expand investments, SEZ expertise
- Digital offshoring exports double to $4.8B, creates 70,000 jobs
- FRA introduces requirement for fund management data link
- Federal Ministers call on PTA to remove mobile phone tax
- Vivo launches official Pakistan online store
- Rooftop solar output up 2x amid net metering
- SBP governor proposes regional integration of capital markets
- PM to meet Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart CEOs to push investment
Other MENA+ Developments
- K2 subsidiary, Apollo Go partner to expand autonomous fleet to hundreds of vehicles by 2026
- World’s first asset-backed hybrid token to launch with Mbank
- GCC GRID to spend over $3.5B, plans Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Syria expansions
- Phillips Middle East opens UAE Manufacturing Tech Center of Excellence
- Ooredoo, Nvidia partner for Kuwait's first sovereign AI data center
Southeast Asia Developments
- Ant's Antom launches MSME services app in Singapore, to expand to Malaysia next year
- Vietnam, US embark on new round of trade negotiations
- Singapore's Temasek to prioritize growth, late-stage startups
- Shopee spends heavily to fend off TikTok Shop, Alibaba
- Binance seeks Thai partrners for TouristDigiPay digital asset regulatory sandbox
India Developments
- OpenAI sets up first India office in Delhi
- Smartphone market hits five-year high in Q3, as Apple ranks fourth for first time
- Airtel unveils next-generation mobile money platform across African markets
- VinFast gains traction in EV market with affordable models, growing network
- Pine Labs secures all three RBI payment licences
