UAE imposes 24h deadline for retailers to remove counterfeit goods, WeRide to expand KSA robotaxi fleet to 10K by 2030, PayTabs acquires Amazon Payment Services’ MENA business, Thailand to tighten digital platform regulation from next year, India to push for enhanced tech ties under BRICS
Here’s a look at today's biggest tech stories in the MENA+:
- UAE imposes 24h deadline for retailers to remove counterfeit goods
- G42 considers selling majority stake to US companies
- OPEC exit boosts oil production, supports macroeconomic stability
- Mubadala boosts investment in US AI infrastructure startup Crusoe
- Chinese automaker Rox starts production in Abu Dhabi
- PIF’s Humain plans potential IPO
- Agricultural Development Fund announces digital transformation strategy
- Municipal regulations approved for commercial data centers
- WeRide to expand robotaxi fleet to 10K by 2030
- Tadawul seeks Chinese capital in Saudi equities, debt, and listings
- Banque Du Caire to launch IPO by year-end
- Govt plans $4.5B to upgrade refineries, establish new projects
- 9 industrial projects worth $84.5M launched in SCZone
- FRA publishes first comprehensive consumer finance guide
- Amea Power begins trial operations at Aswan solar plant
- Consumer confidence drops 24.4% from previous quarter
- New measures announced to boost agricultural exports
- EU says GSP+ benefits at risk amid growing compliance concerns
- SBP launches credit guarantee facility to boost female-led SMEs
- SBP shuts down reports linking Raast to money laundering concerns
Other MENA+ Developments
- Region sees 21% growth in air connectivity in 2025
- KSA’s PayTabs acquires Amazon Payment Services’ MENA business
- Egypt launches Cairo Dialogue initiative to tackle prolonged crises
- KSA, Bahrain allows cross-border taxis under new transport rules
- Iran to impose new "exclusion zone" outside Strait of Hormuz
Southeast Asia Developments
- Thailand to tighten digital platform regulation from next year
- Adyen expands regional payments with Limitless Technology
- Singapore tax revenue grows 9.4% to hit record high
- Vietnam’s HCM City postpones low-emission zone rollout
- Asia OneHealthcare eyes Malaysia’s biggest healthcare IPO
