UAE’s Masdar to acquire one of Greece’s largest solar projects, Kingdom leads GCC in 2026 pension index, Oman’s import prices surge 11.7% YoY in Q2, Thailand to hike EV import taxes in January, India’s chip design startups face challenges to market
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- Masdar to acquire one of Greece’s largest solar projects
- M42’s Healthpoint partners Proximie for AI tech in surgical care
- Adnoc unveils $16.3B worth of products for local manufacturing push
- Dubai to set up global economic zones research centre
- Emirates NBD eyes up to $1B from Asian lenders
- Kingdom advances oil security strategy in Singapore amid regional disruptions
- Military spending localization hits 27.3%
- Kingdom leads GCC, ranks 12th globally in 2026 pension index
- TGA targets autonomous shipping by end-2027
- Bahri inks $451M IMI deal to build 3 oil supertankers
- 6.8% growth, 7% inflation targeted by 2029/30 under economic transformation
- EGX to shift SME market index to equal weighting
- Startup ecosystem initiative targets $5B in venture capital
- Investment funds’ assets up 7.16% in Q3 to reach $9B
- PPP tenders approved for desalination, wastewater, electricity projects
- Nationwide 5G rollout to require two more years
- $5.5B IT exports, $44B remittances expected in FY27
- Karachi Industrial Park to be federal special economic zone
- Draft Auto Policy 2026-31 seen risking 1.5M jobs
- Pakistan seeks to accelerate GCC free trade deal, Qatari investment
Other MENA+ Developments
- YouTube debuts shopping affiliate program across MENA
- Global Islamic finance assets seen hitting $10.5T by 2030
- Singapore-based Igloo eyes fivefold SaaS growth through regional expansion
- QatarEnergy explores long term LNG supply deal with Venture Global
- Oman’s import prices surge 11.7% YoY in Q2 amid higher fuel costs
Southeast Asia Developments
- Thailand plans rules for carbon capture and usage
- Thailand to hike EV import taxes in January
- Students protest in Indonesia over haze across Southeast Asia
- Singapore to raise retirement age ahead of schedule
- SoftBank eyes $50B AI investment in Malaysia
India Developments
- Netflix’s India revenue up 18% YoY as subscribers surge
- Chip design startups face challenges to market
- RBI launches data center, cybersecurity institute in Odisha
- Flipkart to launch environmentally friendly products line ‘Earth’
- Rapido bike taxis face ban in Pune with Google, Apple asked to remove app
