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Top UAE university launches tender to house students

Companies have been invited to bid for a new public private partnership tender to deliver the accommodation and associated facilities for 3,250 students in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), in collaboration with Khalifa University, launched the tender as part of a framework for expanding the role of the private sector in delivering […]

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French consortium given Abu Dhabi road lighting LED project

A French consortium has been selected to deliver a public private partnership project in Abu Dhabi as the region continues to mature as a hub for PPPs. The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), in collaboration with the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has selected EDF (Eléctricité de France) and Engie to deliver phase 2 of […]

Plenary have opened their second office in the UAE

Australian titan grows public-private partnerships in Gulf

Plenary Group, the Australia-based investor, developer and manager of public infrastructure with assets under management worth more than $45 billion, is expanding its Middle East operations and has projects in the UAE and Bahrain in its sights. The company has opened its second office in the UAE, in Dubai, just months after launching in Abu […]

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Abu Dhabi’s ADIO signs up Israeli fintechs as bilateral trade rises

Two Israeli companies have joined Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s $545 million Innovation Programme, with industry watchers predicting that many more will follow as ties strengthen between the country and the UAE. ADIO is working with fintech company Liquidity Group to establish an R&D centre in Abu Dhabi. The facility will develop Liquidity’s proprietary underwriting algorithm […]

Noon to build UAE’s largest e-commerce fulfilment centre

E-commerce platform Noon.com will build the UAE’s largest fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi as part of an anchor investment into the emirate’s fast-growing e-commerce space, the UAE state-owned WAM news agency reported. The 252,000 square metres facility will be developed in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), fuelling the next phase of growth in […]

Proposals for Bahrain Metro by Spanish consultancy IDOM. The light rail project will be developed by public-private partnership

Private sector urged to step up to build homes, schools and clinics

The GCC’s private sector should carve itself a bigger role in infrastructure delivery, according to Cyril Lincoln, executive vice president and global head of real estate, finance and advisory at Dubai-based Mashreq Bank. There is plenty of work to go around: the region has more than $121 billion of so-called social infrastructure projects planned or […]

Mubadala buys stake in German offshore wind power giant

Mubadala Investment Company has announced the acquisition of a stake in Skyborn Renewables, the world’s largest private offshore wind developer. The deal by the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, which manages a global portfolio of assets valued at $284 billion, bolsters its rapidly growing clean and sustainable energy portfolio.  Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) also has a […]

Siemens innovation centre to help accelerate UAE’s ‘net zero’ goals

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Germany’s Siemens Energy AG have joined together to accelerate the UAE’s goal to become ‘net zero’.  Under the partnership, Siemens Energy will receive support to set up its Middle East Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi, as part of ADIO’s AED 2 billion ($545 million) innovation programme, according to […]

Arab youth’s negative stance on Israel challenges trade growth

Israel is still seen as an enemy by the majority of young Arabs, despite the thaw in relations after the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020. The sentiment could impact future business growth projections, experts have said.  Eighty-eight percent of Arab youth described Israel as an enemy or somewhat of an enemy, according to […]

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Israel’s $15bn Rapyd aiming to acquire Gulf fintech startups

Rapyd, Israel’s highest-valued unicorn, is eyeing financial technology acquisitions in the Middle East and North Africa as it seeks to capitalise on the challenging business environment for startups. As the US Federal Reserve continues to hike interest rates in an effort to curb rising inflation, the prospect of a worldwide recession dominates concerns, particularly among […]