3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1703+ words) Thursday, 10 Sep 2026 Good morning, folks. We’re covering a broad spectrum today, with stories in energy, fintech, and autos — each of which highlights an important data point in the country’s broader investment story. And in startups, Zeal has closed a USD…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1693+ words) Wednesday, 9 Sep 2026 Good morning, friends. Every headline number in today’s issue is a good one, but not one of them means what it looks like on the surface. The question we’ll carry through the rest of the issue is what…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (542+ words) The Red Sea gets its own grid The Red Sea destination’s utility system is now commercially operational, kicking off a 25-year concession for an Acwa Power-led consortium, according to a press release. The system, worth USD 1.84 bn, is billed as…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (282+ words) Fitch Ratings affirmed Qatar’s sovereign rating at AA and removed it from Rating Watch Negative, citing reduced risk to LNG facilities since the March attack on Ras Laffan. The outlook remains negative as “the impact of the war on the…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (83+ words) REFRESHER- The Holding Company confirmed in June it wouldn’t sell, bearing out our exclusive that the Transport Ministry — which sits above two of ALCN’s shareholders, the Alexandria Port Authority and the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport — would reject…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1706+ words) Monday, 7 Sep 2026 Good morning, friends. Today’s issue is all about how the country is ramping up its industrial capacity, with two stories following the same thread — one about cutting what we import, the other about making more at home. Up…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (449+ words) The target is the import bill. The ministry wants to cut petroleum-product imports — excluding gas and crude — to USD 3.6 bn this year from USD 6.2 bn in FY 2025/26, according to a government document EnterpriseAM has seen. The government is targeting USD…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (254+ words) Existing projects are being reassessed and resequenced as countries weigh how infrastructure performed during the war’s disruption to regional shipping routes, from the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea. REMEMBER- The GCC is already working on developing workarounds to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) The data backs up the play: The construction pipeline lost steam in July, with just 11 contracts worth SAR 9.6 bn awarded, according to the Saudi Contractors Authority. That’s less than half the 23 projects projected in its June outlook and well below…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) Saudi Arabia is building out the infrastructure needed to turn its AI ambitions into a functioning industrial stack. A string of agreements announced around this week’s Leap conference spans capacity, connectivity, computing, and AI applications, as the Kingdom moves to…...