HealthcareTop StoriesSaudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health approves Sinovac and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccineGBO CorrespondentAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 25, 2021August 25, 202101637 People who have been vaccinated with Sinovac or Sinopharm will be accepted in Saudi Arabia
TechnologyTop StoriesSaudi Arabia’s IT sector to hit $27 bn in the next four yearsGBO CorrespondentAugust 25, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 25, 202101177 IoT is predicted to grow by 26% of compound annual rate in the Kingdom
EconomyTop StoriesUK growth slows down due to staff shortageGBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 202101283 Labor crisis has caused restaurants to close down and pushed back UK’s economic recovery
FintechTop StoriesAfrican fintech OPay raises $400 mn funding to expand in the Middle EastGBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 202102203 The latest funding round was led by Softbank
TechnologyTop StoriesVisa joins the NFT bandwagon after buying CryptoPunkGBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 24, 202101533 Visa bought the company for $150,000 in Ethereum
Real EstateTop StoriesAlder Properties launches the Magnolia at Yas AcresGBO CorrespondentAugust 23, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 23, 202101810 Construction will begin in Q4 2021 and is expected to be completed in Q3 2024
EnergyTop StoriesChina’s Three Gorges buys UAE’s wind, solar developer AlcazarGBO CorrespondentAugust 23, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 23, 202101320 This deal will be backed by Mubadala Investment Company
HealthcareTop StoriesIonova Life Science secures $100 mn to fast track oncology drug researchGBO CorrespondentAugust 23, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 23, 202101494 The new round was jointly led by Tsing Song Funds and Shenzen Funds group
Business LeadersTop StoriesCitigroup announce changes in Brazil investment banking hierarchyGBO CorrespondentAugust 20, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 20, 202101941 Citibank hired Claudia Guimaraes from Banco Bradesco for its investment banking team
Ports and ShippingTop StoriesTecPlata signs agreement to link Port of Santa Fe to Asia, BrazilGBO CorrespondentAugust 20, 2021 GBO CorrespondentAugust 20, 202101167 The service would make a minimum of two calls per month using 500-TEU barges operated by Newport Management