Banking and FinanceTop StoriesLasting regional peace key to GCC banks’ resilience, says FitchGBO CorrespondentJuly 7, 2026July 7, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 7, 2026July 7, 2026 The June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed between Washington and Tehran,...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesConsortium of Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase to launch new stablecoinGBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 Open Standard brings together more than 140 businesses for the stablecoin network....
TechnologyTop StoriesMark Zuckerberg’s Meta to sell excess AI capacity through its cloud businessGBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 At Meta's shareholder meeting in May, Zuckerberg had said entering cloud computing...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesJulius Baer names Standard Chartered veteran Peter Burrill as its new CFOGBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 Burrill joins from Standard Chartered, where he spent nine years in a...
Real EstateTop StoriesChestertons Global adds Bahrain’s ‘Best Location’ in its global networkGBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 The partnership comes at a time when Bahrain’s property sector has recorded...
EconomyTop StoriesGeopolitical fallout: UAE’s non-oil sector experiences weakest June in three yearsGBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 6, 2026July 5, 2026 Dubai's PMI fell to 50.7 in June, from 52.0 in May, representing...
TechnologyTop StoriesITU ICT Development Index: Saudi’s digital transformation occupies first rankGBO CorrespondentJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026 The latest edition of the index evaluated 159 digital economies using two...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesInvestment manager Franklin Templeton further expands its Middle East presenceGBO CorrespondentJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Franklin Templeton, which serves clients in over 150 countries, has maintained a...
EconomyTop StoriesEgypt’s exports to global trade blocs rose 16.8% in 2025, says CAPMAS reportGBO CorrespondentJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Among the blocs mentioned in the report, exports to the Arab Free...
TechnologyTop StoriesAll you need to know about Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5GBO CorrespondentJuly 2, 2026July 2, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Sonnet 5 is aiming at what the generative AI industry increasingly calls...