Boursa Kuwait has signed a strategic partnership with Injaz Kuwait, a non-profit organisation, to launch four specialised programmes that will aim to empower more than 800 students with financial knowledge and entrepreneurial skills in 2026.
Bahrain's Ithmaar Bank has appointed Mohamed Ahmed Bucheerei, an industry veteran, as the new head of strategy, transformation and business development. In this role, he will oversee strategic planning, corporate development, and business expansion.
The Global Investors Forum (GIF 2025) closed its sessions in capital Tbilisi, with the launch of a new Saudi-Georgian platform that will open new horizons for cross-continental economic co-operation and help reshape future of GCC investment in Eurasian markets.
Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) and the Ministry of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MISA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting direct investment.
Visa and AWS have teamed up to enable AI agents to transact securely and autonomously on behalf of users.
BlackRock and Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, have announced a strategic partnership to bring BlackRock Aladdin clients more cloud hosting options.
Fitch Ratings has assigned ‘neutral’ outlook for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) sovereigns in 2026. The outlook balances fairly stable oil prices, solid economic growth and some fiscal reform against political and geopolitical risks, it said.
Economic growth across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) gained momentum in 2025, supported by structural reforms and rapid digital innovation, said a World Bank report. The UAE is expected to top the region with 4.8% growth in the year.
Investcorp Capital, a unit of Bahrain-based Investcorp, has announced that it has acquired a diversified portfolio of industrial assets for $400 million. The deal covers properties located across coastal markets in both the eastern and western US.
The Saudi Bahraini Investment Company (SBIC), a PIF company, has signed an agreement with Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, aimed at expanding opportunities of investment cooperation between the two parties.
