UAE launches first Green Innovation District, Saudi Aramco to buy Humain stake, Oman sees 74% progress on Vision 2040, Asean and China upgrade FTA, India holds back on UN cybercrime treaty
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- JAFZA, DIFC ink deal to promote dual-zone operations for companies
- ACMI provider Avia Solutions Group to set up regional HQ
- First Green Innovation District launched at Expo City Dubai
- Cisco, G42 to drive secure AI infra under US-UAE tech partnership
- Moro Hub, Dell Technologies to boost cloud expansion through AI infra
- Social media platform Snapchat hits 26M Saudi users
- Kamco Invest acquires stake in SaaS provider Unifonic
- Aramco to buy Humain stake with PIF to remain majority owner
- UK, Kingdom agree on $8.6B in trade and investment deals
- Humain targets dual listing on Saudi, NASDAQ within four years
- Huawei’s flagship employment forum HiRE6 connects 60K+ youth
- Egypt retains third place on Africa’s top investment destinations
- Informal economy accounts for 92.3% of total private sector output
- Grand Egyptian Museum unveils website ahead of Nov 1st launch
- New labour law framework boosts support for digital economy talent
- Pakistan-KSA Economic Cooperation Framework launched
- Public, private sectors to adopt Pakistan Security Standards by 2028
- 1000+ mobile apps launched by local developers last year
- Exports face $60B gap amid high tariffs, energy and logistics challenges
- Mobile phone production up 55% MoM to hit 3M+ units
Other MENA+ Developments
- $2.4B Saudi renewables projects awarded, including to TotalEnergies, Masdar
- Iraq inks deal with US’ Excelerate Energy for LNG terminal
- Qatar sees AI accounting for majority of US investments
- Snap Inc. opens Qatar office to expand regional footprint
- Oman issues Vision 2040 progress report, meets 74% of targets
Southeast Asia Developments
- Asean, China sign upgraded free trade deal amid global trade tensions
- US inks rare earth deals with Malaysia, Thailand amid Chinese restrictions
- Thailand sees 94% YoY surge in investment applications in 9M 2025
- Thai food delivery apps cut fees to woo partners under stimulus scheme
- Philippine peso hits record low on rate cuts, outflows
India Developments
- India holds back on signing UN’s first cybercrime treaty amid privacy concerns
- Up to 1,000 Indian jobs to be cut amid Amazon’s global layoffs
- Prepaid cards making a comeback driven by new business use cases
- India’s recent IPO boom underscores expanding pool of local investors
- L&T considers setting up electronics manufacturing services unit
