RAK and XPENG's Aridge partner on advanced air mobility regulatory sandbox, Saudi PIF sets up supply-chain financing platform for SMEs, Oman unveils new SEZ and Free Zone regulations, Malaysia to finalize new e-commerce Bill this year, India to ease customs rules for chip imports
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- ADIO, Kakao Games to explore publishing, localization, live operations in Abu Dhabi
- RAK, XPENG's Aridge partner on advanced air mobility regulatory sandbox
- IHC introduces new ownership structure with no operational changes
- Mubadala leads negotiations for Ansaldo Energia deal
- Etihad Rail, AD Ports partner for Abu Dhabi-Fujairah service
- SAMA leaves cross-border digital currency platform mBridge after completing proof of concept
- MIS, Humain expand data center construction partnership to 250MW
- PIF sets up supply-chain financing platform for SMEs
- Music Commission unveils new copyright law to strengthen sector
- US says oil is transiting Strait of Hormuz again
- Adnoc Distribution plans $1B investment in Egyptian retail business
- Suez Canal traffic up 27% in August
- Govt, CBE's National Economic Transformation Programme nears final draft
- Egypt rejects Volkswagen’s requests for additional manufacturing incentives
- Govt bans social media accounts for under-13s, mandates "safe mode" for 13-15
- BYD introduces Pakistan's first locally-made Sealion 6 EV
- PVARA still studying 60 applications for regulated digital asset operations
- Pakistan plans industrial park incentives
- Govt employees barred from uploading sensitive data onto AI tools
- Trade deficit widens to $3.3B in August on growing import bill
Other MENA+ Developments
- QIA creates new division for domestic investments
- Oman issues new Special Economic Zone and Free Zone regulations
- du, Nokia deploy world’s first six-carrier aggregation on commercial 5G
- Iraq, Jordan to join Trump-GCC meeting
- Beam, Masdar City explore clean-mobility collaboration
Southeast Asia Developments
- Malaysia to finalize new e-commerce Bill this year
- Philippines, India to begin trade talks next year
- Vietnam gets FTSE Russell upgrade to emerging market benchmark
- Philippine mobile wallet GCash gets approval for $1.5B IPO
- Indonesia prepares fines under digital child safety rules
