Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Economy

Saudi Banks Raise SAR30.75bn in Sukuk as Funding Model Shifts

Saudi Arabia's listed banks have announced SAR30.75bn ($8.2bn) of sukuk issuance since the start of 2026, accelerating their use...

Egypt’s Next Challenge Is Turning Financial Resilience Into Productive Growth

Egypt has strengthened its ability to withstand external shocks, but the harder phase of its economic adjustment is only...

Fed Tightening Points to Higher Funding Costs Across MENA Into 2027

The Federal Reserve’s return to monetary tightening is raising the global price of capital and points to a more...

El-Sisi-Bin Salman Cairo Talks Align Regional Positions

CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman concluded a working visit to...

India’s BRICS 2026 Set the Commitments; China Must Deliver in 2027

BRICS concluded its New Delhi summit with a clearer economic test: whether political coordination can be converted into mechanisms...

Canada Tests Deeper EU Integration as US Rift Widens

Ottawa is testing whether Europe will extend some of the privileges of economic integration to a trusted non-European power,...

El-Sisi Links Global Economic Stability to Security and Development at BRICS 2026

BRICS leaders concluded their 18th summit in New Delhi on Sunday, September 13, with reform of global governance, Middle...

Egypt, Greece and Cyprus Build a Mediterranean Bridge to Europe

El Alamein declaration puts energy, labour mobility, investment and industrial localisation behind a decade-old partnership increasingly linking Egypt with...

Oil Shock Meets Gold Rush as Global Risk Intensifies Again

Brent crude climbed above $99 a barrel on Tuesday, September 8, as renewed attacks on Middle East energy infrastructure...

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