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Kelsey Warner

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Qatar repackages incentives to attract non-energy activity

The government will reimburse up to 40% of setup costs as it tries to attract more logistics, technology, and financial services activity to its now war-battered economy.
Doha’s skyline.Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Superyacht linked to Russian oligarch sails through Hormuz

The ship’s passage follows talks between Iran’s foreign minister and Russia’s president this week.
Nord in Hong Kong, China on Oct. 20, 2022. Donny Kwok/Reuters

Burjeel healthcare group puts Islamic bond on hold

The Abu Dhabi-listed healthcare provider was raising debt to expand medical education and research when the Iran war began.
A clinic in Dubai. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters.

Wall Street execs make show of support for UAE

BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Thoma Bravo’s Orlando Bravo have both been seen in the UAE since the US-Iran ceasefire.
BlackRock’s Larry Fink with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. Courtesy of Emirates News Agency.

Emirati firms ALTÉRRA, Masdar upping Abu Dhabi’s renewables push

ALTÉRRA announced a partnership with KKR, while Masdar installed the first of 95 turbines at a $5.4 billion wind farm off the coast of Britain.
An offshore wind turbine. Courtesy of Masdar

Climate finance fund ALTÉRRA looks to meet long-term energy demand

Abu Dhabi’s climate finance fund has a robust pipeline of potential deals, its CEO Majid Al-Suwaidi said at Semafor World Economy.
ALTÉRRA CEO Majid Al-Suwaidi with Semafor’s Mohammed Sergie. ALTÉRRA CEO Majid Al-Suwaidi with Semafor’s Mohammed Sergie. Tasos Katopodis/Getty for Semafor

Nobody should control the Strait of Hormuz, UAE minister says

The waterway’s disruption is a global crisis, Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy said at Semafor World Economy.

Dubai domestic spending nearly recovered to prewar levels, economic chief says

Despite facing heavy bombardment from Iran, the UAE’s biggest city has remained resilient, Dubai’s economic chief told Semafor World Economy.

Gulf media crackdown sanitizes images of the war

Some international wires have halted conflict photography in the UAE since the arrest of photojournalists there.

Gulf sovereigns quadruple private credit portfolios

Exposure to private credit jumped since 2021, but the sector’s health now looks uncertain.

Hormuz closure turns truckers into logistics saviors

UAE’s TruKKer has had a front-row seat to the Strait of Hormuz closure.

Iran ramps up attacks on Gulf nations

In addition to being more frequent, the strikes “are increasingly precise and lethal, and able to avoid interception,” according to The Soufan Center.

Gulf countries roll out more autonomous taxis

The conflict with Iran has slowed but not stopped progress on autonomous transport in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh.

Abu Dhabi’s deal machine maintains momentum

The deals fit in with Gulf governments’ efforts to maintain a business-as-usual approach — which many foreign firms have picked up on.

Indian workers largely remain in the Gulf during war

Overseas work is crucial to the Indian economy — a source of tens of billions of dollars in remittances annually.

Dubai mall hosts annual ski run in bid for normalcy

Ski Dubai said the seventh edition of the DXB Snow Run is on for Sunday, May 17.

Blackstone invests $250M in UAE firm

The move is seen as a vote of confidence in the UAE’s future as it navigates conflict with Iran.

UAE’s largest school operators look to reopen

Continued distance learning is starting to look like an outlier as the country seeks to project a mood of “business as usual.”