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AGBI is a premium intelligence platform focused on business dynamics in the Middle East and Gulf region. Headquartered in London it provides global investors with in depth analysis of energy finance and infrastructure serving as a bridge between the Gulf market and the global economy.

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Dubai registers 12% growth in building permits this year

Dubai registers 12% growth in building permits this year

Dubai Municipality has recorded a 12 percent year-on-year increase in building permit issuance in the first quarter of 2026. A total of 10,776 building permits

Blackstone funds UAE payments company

Blackstone funds UAE payments company

Funds managed by US-based Blackstone have invested $250 million in Advanced Digital Gaming Technology (ADGT), a payments and data-intelligence technology company

NMC Health founder BR Shetty’s fraud trial begins

NMC Health founder BR Shetty’s fraud trial begins

A multi-billion dollar fraud trial against the founder of collapsed Abu Dhabi-based NMC Health, its former chief executive and one of India’s biggest banks began

Oman’s MDO takes revenue hit with focus on expansion

Oman’s MDO takes revenue hit with focus on expansion

The state-run Minerals Development Oman (MDO) said revenue took a hit in 2025 as focus remained on project development and investment rather than commencing full

Mubadala Energy secures new gas block off Indonesia coast

Mubadala Energy secures new gas block off Indonesia coast

Mubadala Energy, a wholly owned unit of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, has secured a new natural gas concession in Indonesia’s Andaman Sea, with the

Carry on building: UAE developers dig in despite war

Carry on building: UAE developers dig in despite war

Developers across the UAE say construction is holding steady despite the US-Israel war on Iran rattling the real estate market, with major projects continuing broadly

Repair cost for war-hit Middle East energy assets seen at $25bn

Repair cost for war-hit Middle East energy assets seen at $25bn

The repair costs for Middle Eastern energy infrastructure are forecast to reach at least $25 billion based on an initial assessment of facilities affected by the

Neom cancels $5bn Trojena dam and lake contract

Neom cancels $5bn Trojena dam and lake contract

Saudi Arabia’s Neom giga-project has terminated the contract to build three dams to create a freshwater lake at the Trojena mountain destination. The contract was

Mubadala offloads minority stake in nearly $5bn CoolIT deal

Mubadala offloads minority stake in nearly $5bn CoolIT deal

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company will sell its minority stake in CoolIT Systems, a Canada-based data centre cooling business, in a deal struck by US investment

Jazeera Airways adds second Saudi base due to Kuwait airport halt

Jazeera Airways adds second Saudi base due to Kuwait airport halt

Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has added a second base for operations in Saudi Arabia due to the closure of Kuwait’s airport amid the US-Israeli war with