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Banking and FinanceTop StoriesWith longest-ever Islamic treasury bond, UAE creates historyGBO CorrespondentFebruary 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 24, 2026 Fitch Ratings noted that the UAE registered the highest-ever annual sukuk issuance...
FinanceTop StoriesQatar issues 28,000 commercial registrations in 2025: Official dataGBO CorrespondentFebruary 19, 2026 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 19, 2026 In the industry and business development sector, manufacturing contributed approximately 14.2 billion...
EconomyTop StoriesHow will GCC businesses’ credit profiles look in 2026? S&P answersGBO CorrespondentFebruary 17, 2026 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 17, 2026 As for credit appetite in the private sector, S&P Global Ratings expects...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesQatar’s foreign reserves rise to USD 71.95 billion in January: QCBGBO CorrespondentFebruary 10, 2026 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 10, 2026 Qatar Central Bank’s international reserves and foreign currency liquidity also showed a...
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Banking and FinanceTop StoriesJordan’s capital spending jumps 20% to record 1.4 billion dinars in 2025GBO CorrespondentFebruary 2, 2026 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 2, 2026 Moving forward, Jordan's 2026 budget aims to continue the progress from 2025...
FinanceTop StoriesGulf’s debt markets all set for major growth in 2026: Fitch outlookGBO CorrespondentJanuary 27, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 27, 2026 About 84% of Fitch-rated GCC sukuk are investment-grade, and 90% of issuers...
FinanceTop StoriesMENA Watch: End of ‘Tax-Free Social Contract’ in GCCGBO CorrespondentJanuary 21, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 21, 2026 Economists have long described the Gulf states as rentier states...