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Workers at an Aramco facility. Saipem had annual average orders of $1.6bn from Aramco between 2021 and 2023

Italy’s Saipem expects Aramco orders to drop 20%

Italian energy contractor Saipem is forecasting a 20 percent decline in annual orders from Saudi Aramco to 2027 following the state-backed oil major’s decision to hold its capacity expansion plans. Saipem had annual average orders of around €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) from the Saudi-listed company between 2021 and 2023. It signed a 12-year deal with […]

Construction of the Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm project in the UK is expected to start by the end of 2025

Masdar acquires 49% stake in UK’s offshore wind farms

Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar has acquired a 49 percent stake in the 3-gigawatt (GW) Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm project in the UK, as part of its global expansion drive. The acquisition is part of the planned £11 billion ($14 billion) joint investment with Germany’s renewables major RWE to support net-zero […]

Oman's new economic zone will span more than 20 sq km

Foreign expertise vital for Saudi construction

Saudi Arabia’s construction industry needs more foreign involvement if achieving its Vision 2030 goals is to become a reality, according to attendees of the Big 5 conference in Riyadh. In the first half of 2023 alone $44 billion worth of new projects were awarded in the kingdom’s $140 billion construction sector, according to real estate […]

'National emissions trading systems are essential to create a global carbon price,' said the European Energy Exchange

Turkey and Europe join up to promote carbon trading

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Turkish energy bourse Enerji Piyasalari Isletme A.S (Epias) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop carbon emissions trading in Turkey. “We look forward to working with Epias in creating a robust emissions trading system (ETS) in Turkey by providing our expertise in carbon markets,” said EEX chief executive […]

An Emirates flight at Cairo International Airport. Emirates last year launched a $200 million fund to produce sustainable aviation fuel

Passengers pay for aviation’s sustainability shortcomings

Penalties imposed on the aviation industry for failing to meet stringent sustainability targets will ultimately lead to higher air fares for passengers, according to an industry expert. “The customer is going to pay the extra cost,” said Wahab Teffaha, secretary general of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization, speaking at the 11th annual Arab Aviation Summit […]

Ericcson and Turkcell signed the 6G agreement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Ericsson and Turkcell to lead 6G research in Turkey

Swedish telecom company Ericsson and Turkish operator Turkcell will begin advancements on research and development of 6G in Turkey. The sixth-generation wireless network will use higher frequencies than its predecessor 5G and provide substantially higher capacity and much lower latency. The advent of 6G networks holds promise of faster connectivity in various sectors including wireless […]

Dubai's Mashreq is among the GCC banks looking for growth in the US and Europe

GCC banks look to US and Europe

GCC banks may be forced to look overseas to fulfil growth ambitions as home markets become increasingly saturated, experts say. While some banks have already ventured abroad – mainly into Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan, which constitute nearly a half of their presence outside the Gulf – more developed markets such as the US and Europe […]

French president Emmanuel Macron greets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Paris

Qatar commits $11bn for French startups and funds

Qatar will invest €10 billion ($10.9 billion) in French startups and investment funds as part of a new strategic partnership. The announcement was made in a French-Qatari joint communique released during Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani’s state visit to Paris. The investments will focus on energy transition, semiconductors, aerospace, artificial intelligence, health, […]

'International partnerships are crucial,' says Anne-Marie Mountifield, chair of The Solent Cluster

UK’s Solent Cluster courts Gulf for green investment

The Solent Cluster, a network of 114 companies with interests on the English south coast, is considering working with Gulf companies to deliver $15 billion of green investment.  The group is prioritising decarbonisation and among its proposals are a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant for which Dubai’s national carrier Emirates and other airlines could become […]

Adnoc has bid for German polymer manufacturer Covestro but its offers €55 and €57 per share were rejected

Adnoc faces hurdles in completing ambitious European deals

Abu Dhabi state oil company Adnoc is facing challenges to a duo of major European deals it is trying to get over the finish line, according to media reports. Talks with Austrian energy group OMV have been put on hold to allow parties to navigate a series of disagreements, the Financial Times reported on Friday. […]

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Climate transition galvanises ties between UAE and France

Climate transition is becoming a central focus of economic cooperation between the UAE and France as the countries agreed to establish a “Bilateral Climate Investment Platform”. The platform aims to accelerate joint projects and investments in clean energy sectors, with a particular focus on advancing the decarbonisation of industries such as steel, cement and petrochemicals. […]

The amount of cheese sent from the UK to the GCC was up by almost half cheese stall market

UK cheese sales buck trend in F&B exports to the GCC

British cheese continues to grow in popularity with regional consumers, but it could not prevent total food and drink exports from the UK to the GCC declining in 2023. Exports were down by almost 7 percent year on year to £816 million ($1 billion). The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs attributed the […]

Al Jaber and IAE representatives met in Paris and discussed ways to support climate change commitments

Take action to keep climate goal in reach, urges Al Jaber

The UAE consensus achieved at the Cop28 summit in Dubai set a clear roadmap for keeping global temperature rise to within 1.5C. Now the world must turn the plan into action and results, said Cop28 president Sultan Al Jaber.  Al Jaber told the International Energy Agency roundtable in Paris on Tuesday that all stakeholders must […]

Flydubai will operate its latest aircraft with lie-flat seats on the new Europe routes

Flydubai expands in Europe with four new routes

Dubai low-cost airline Flydubai has launched four new services to expand its European network to 43 destinations in 21 countries. The carrier will be the first UAE airline to operate direct flights to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, starting August 2.  Flydubai is also marking its first entry into the Baltic region with direct flights to Riga International Airport […]

Dimitris Papastergiou and Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi signed a deal to create a framework for investments in digital infrastructure, including data centres in Greece

Digital economy central to UAE-Greece partnership

The UAE’s Ministry of Investment and Greece’s Ministry of Digital Governance have signed an agreement to create a framework for investments in digital infrastructure.  The UAE government is keen to invest in data centres and become a technological leader in south-east Europe. Data centres to be developed under the deal will reach a total capacity […]

Workers at an oil refinery in Kerbala. Iraq cut about a third of the amount needed to meet its voluntary output target

Some countries missing oil cut targets, says Opec

Crude production by Opec fell by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January, as members of the wider Opec+ group started implementing voluntary output cuts, the oil bloc said in its monthly report published this week.  Some countries did not adhere to the pledged amounts, complicating Opec’s efforts to stabilise global oil prices. Kuwait and […]

The majority of Moscow's tourism is from internal visitors but it is hoping the UAE and wider Gulf can change that

Moscow courts UAE to bump up inbound tourism

Moscow aims to double the number of annual visitors from the UAE this year, to expand its international tourist base amid headwinds such as the war with Ukraine.  Bulat Nurmukhanov, head of the International Cooperation Division at Moscow City Tourism Committee (MCTC), told AGBI that while the Russian capital’s domestic tourism has broadly recovered since […]

A listing ceremony at Qatar Stock Exchange. 'You need more than [IPOs] to improve stock exchange liquidity,' said one market observer

Qatar sets up $200m fund to drive trade in Doha stocks

Qatar Investment Authority has launched a $200 million fund for Doha-listed stocks as part of plans to reinvigorate trading on the country’s bourse. Trading turnover on the Qatar Stock Exchange has dropped from QAR160.4 billion ($44.1 billion) in 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted the prices of Gulf hydrocarbon exports, spurring local, regional and […]

Arsenal's Declan Rice in action. Dubai real estate developer Sobha Realty has secured the naming rights for Arsenal's training ground

Sobha Realty strikes sponsorship deal with Arsenal

Dubai real estate developer Sobha Realty has secured the naming rights for the training ground of English Premier League football club Arsenal. Arsenal’s facility in Hertfordshire will be known as the Sobha Realty Training Centre. It is the first time the naming rights have been sold. The deal is part of Sobha’s plan to expand […]