Company Insights Mubadala Investment Company Finance Mubadala Investment Company News Opinion Economy Modi’s coalition era: a new chapter for Gulf ties? The BJP must now share power, potentially complicating relationships with crucial partners like the UAE June 17, 2024 Transport PIF agrees to buy 15% stake in London’s Heathrow airport Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Paris-headquartered private equity fund Ardian have agreed to buy Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial’s 37.6 percent stake in London’s Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport. Under the agreement, PIF and Ardian will acquire 15 percent and 22.6 percent, respectively, of FGP Topco, the parent company of Heathrow Airport Holdings, for a total […] June 17, 2024 Opinion Banking and Finance Bahrain’s fiscal discipline bodes well for its capital markets Banking and finance now contributes 17 percent of the country's GDP June 12, 2024 Banking and Finance Private credit fund looks for $250m from Gulf investors Ruya Partners, which describes itself as the Gulf’s first partner-owned private credit provider, aims to raise $250 million from investors by mid to late 2024, senior executive Omar Al Yawer has revealed to AGBI. The Abu Dhabi business says regional sovereign wealth funds have become more amenable to investing in the private credit sector. Private […] June 11, 2024 Aviation Archer Aviation says UAE is ahead in air taxi race The UAE is winning the race to launch Archer Aviation’s flying taxis, ahead of the US, India and South Korea. The Abu Dhabi-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer last week became one of only two air taxi companies in the world to receive certification as an airline from the US Federal Aviation […] June 11, 2024 Lunch with Frank Kane Aviation ‘Cut me in half, I’m still Etihad’ Over lunch in Dubai, former CEO James Hogan tells our Editor-at-Large how the “Middle East model” took over aviation – and what really happened at Etihad June 11, 2024 Food & Drink Mubadala-backed Zamp buys Starbucks brand in Brazil Zamp, a Brazilian restaurant chain backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala, has signed a deal to buy the Starbucks brand in the South American nation. The operator of Burger King and Popeyes stores in Brazil, Zamp signed an agreement with bankruptcy-hit SouthRock Group to acquire certain assets and rights of the Starbucks brand for 120 […] June 7, 2024 Trade What Modi must do for India-UAE relationship to thrive While Narendra Modi claims a rare third term as India’s prime minister, a raft of issues must be addressed for economic relations with the UAE to thrive. Despite the strong foundations laid, experts highlight ongoing concerns such as bureaucratic red tape, protectionism, sluggish investment and trade growth. The Modi-led Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won […] June 5, 2024 Analysis Economy 642 million votes counted … now India can get back to business Narendra Modi has claimed victory in India’s election – and many in the Gulf will be delighted at the prospect of a third Modi term. The prime minister’s pro-business credentials and economically liberalising tendencies remain credible, if battered, after 10 years in office. His Bharatiya Janata Party did not perform as well as expected, however, […] June 5, 2024 Opinion Trade The GCC will benefit from a US-China chill The Gulf's expanding strategic links with Asia mean higher growth at home June 4, 2024 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 17 18 19 … 37 Next
Opinion Economy Modi’s coalition era: a new chapter for Gulf ties? The BJP must now share power, potentially complicating relationships with crucial partners like the UAE June 17, 2024
Transport PIF agrees to buy 15% stake in London’s Heathrow airport Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Paris-headquartered private equity fund Ardian have agreed to buy Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial’s 37.6 percent stake in London’s Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport. Under the agreement, PIF and Ardian will acquire 15 percent and 22.6 percent, respectively, of FGP Topco, the parent company of Heathrow Airport Holdings, for a total […] June 17, 2024
Opinion Banking and Finance Bahrain’s fiscal discipline bodes well for its capital markets Banking and finance now contributes 17 percent of the country's GDP June 12, 2024
Banking and Finance Private credit fund looks for $250m from Gulf investors Ruya Partners, which describes itself as the Gulf’s first partner-owned private credit provider, aims to raise $250 million from investors by mid to late 2024, senior executive Omar Al Yawer has revealed to AGBI. The Abu Dhabi business says regional sovereign wealth funds have become more amenable to investing in the private credit sector. Private […] June 11, 2024
Aviation Archer Aviation says UAE is ahead in air taxi race The UAE is winning the race to launch Archer Aviation’s flying taxis, ahead of the US, India and South Korea. The Abu Dhabi-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer last week became one of only two air taxi companies in the world to receive certification as an airline from the US Federal Aviation […] June 11, 2024
Lunch with Frank Kane Aviation ‘Cut me in half, I’m still Etihad’ Over lunch in Dubai, former CEO James Hogan tells our Editor-at-Large how the “Middle East model” took over aviation – and what really happened at Etihad June 11, 2024
Food & Drink Mubadala-backed Zamp buys Starbucks brand in Brazil Zamp, a Brazilian restaurant chain backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala, has signed a deal to buy the Starbucks brand in the South American nation. The operator of Burger King and Popeyes stores in Brazil, Zamp signed an agreement with bankruptcy-hit SouthRock Group to acquire certain assets and rights of the Starbucks brand for 120 […] June 7, 2024
Trade What Modi must do for India-UAE relationship to thrive While Narendra Modi claims a rare third term as India’s prime minister, a raft of issues must be addressed for economic relations with the UAE to thrive. Despite the strong foundations laid, experts highlight ongoing concerns such as bureaucratic red tape, protectionism, sluggish investment and trade growth. The Modi-led Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won […] June 5, 2024
Analysis Economy 642 million votes counted … now India can get back to business Narendra Modi has claimed victory in India’s election – and many in the Gulf will be delighted at the prospect of a third Modi term. The prime minister’s pro-business credentials and economically liberalising tendencies remain credible, if battered, after 10 years in office. His Bharatiya Janata Party did not perform as well as expected, however, […] June 5, 2024
Opinion Trade The GCC will benefit from a US-China chill The Gulf's expanding strategic links with Asia mean higher growth at home June 4, 2024
