UAE eases e-invoicing requirements, FII Institute postpones Saudi conference to 2027, Qatar to announce local defense production hub, Singapore’s Sea plans to list financial service arm Monee, Flipkart prepares to take on Zomato-Swiggy food delivery duopoly in India
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Chery plans local driverless taxi tech debut with K2 partnership
- Finance Ministry relaxes requirements with upcoming e-invoicing rollout
- Congo becomes first African sovereign to list bonds on Nasdaq Dubai
- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City performs landmark robotic thyroid surgery
- 63% of smartphone users expect AI task automation by 2030
- FII Institute postpones flagship conference to 2027
- Riyadh to host OIC's Cybersecurity Ministerial Council
- Indonesia to be first foreign country to own Makkah property with $1.6B Danantara commitment
- UAE's Arada debuts $3.8B landmark Riyadh project
- Egypt postpones Saudi military aid vote
- Botim, Orange partner for UAE-to-Egypt Orange Cash remittances
- UAE’s Fertiglobe exploring $1.5B Ain Sokhna fertilizer complex
- Parliament delays vote for Sisi’s defense mandate
- BdC lines up foreign buyers for over half of IPO
- Urban inflation slows to 13.9% in September
- FY26 GDP growth revised down to 3.65%
- Rawalpindi ice trade down amid tech advancements
- Punjab bans smart glasses amid privacy concerns
- Pakistan, Canada begin new round of investment treaty talks
- Huawei offers AI training for future civil servants
Other MENA+ Developments
- Qatar to announce local defense production hub
- New Moroccan govt targets 5% growth yearly from 2027-2031
- Kuwait, France strengthen ties through eight agreements
- Libya’s O3 Group advances digital infrastructure following Medusa cable landing
- Oman's MSX transfers funds to new collective investment fund market
Southeast Asia Developments
- Thailand, Japan exploring joint finance superapp
- Malaysia unveils six locally designed chips
- Sea planning to list financial service arm Monee
- Thunes, Coinbase partner to expand stablecoin payments internationally
- Malaysia pushes data center investors to bear cost of transmission upgrades
India Developments
- Govt in discussions to create a hardware device to monitor satellite comm providers
- Sovereign AI map to identify critical sectors, data categories
- Flipkart prepares to take on Zomato-Swiggy food delivery duopoly
- RBI tightens scrutiny of overseas investments worth over $1B by Indian companies
- Saudi Arabia seeks closer ties on power grid systems
