Gulf Partners Group, a management-led GCC private markets firm based in Bahrain, together with Payward, the unified infrastructure platform and parent company of both NinjaTrader and digital asset platform Kraken, has announced the closing of a $100 million senior secured private credit facility for US-based NinjaTrader Group Holding.
King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) has signed an agreement with Pan Kingdom Real Estate to develop an integrated industrial complex comprising 168 ready-built industrial units across 214,000 sq m area within the mega development in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
GCC fixed-income yields are benefitting from a decline in geopolitical risk premiums following the US-Iran deal, according to Fitch Ratings. This is reflected in yield spreads between GCC investment-grade debt and US Treasury bonds having returned to pre-war levels.
UAE defence group EDGE and Italy's Leonardo have joined hands to launch a new venture that will develop advanced defence sensors and systems. The JV will also serve as a platform to sell the M-346 fighter-trainer aircraft and other defence products in Europe and international markets.
UAE developer Azizi is enhancing the project delivery capabilities across its portfolio through a vertically-integrated industrial model by managing critical manufacturing processes in-house, including aluminium and façade systems as well as HVAC ducting and marble works.
ADCAN Pharma, a leading UAE-based pharmaceutical manufacturer and the nation’s first producer of oncology and hormone products, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Galenicum, a leading Spanish pharmaceutical company, to strengthen the UAE’s pharmaceutical manufacturing and regulatory capabilities.
The GDP of GCC states is forecast to grow by 8.1% in 2027 as energy trade routes normalise, travel demand returns, and business confidence rebuilds, says a report.
EM&E Group, a leading Spanish group in defence and security innovation and technologies, and the UAE advanced technology and defence group, EDGE, signed today the agreement to establish the joint venture in the UAE which they first announced in February.
Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC Group), one of the region’s leading logistics groups, has for the first time extended its end-to-end supply chain to include a fully operational air-to-land logistics corridor.
Bahrain has achieved solid rankings across several key indicators in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026, with its startup ecosystem generating $1.6 billion in value, thanks to its agile startup ecosystem, which enables entrepreneurs to develop and test their ideas within a supportive environment.
