Finance

S&P raises oil price forecast as Hormuz disruption drags on

GCC sovereign and bank credit profiles hold firm, but corporate issuers face growing pressure as the ratings agency raises its oil price forecast
10 June 2026
Contractor puts Tadawul IPO on hold

Mutlaq Al-Ghowairi Contracting Company had set the price range for its initial public offering at between SR11 ($2.9) and SR12.5 ($3.3) a share
09 June 2026
Aramco transfers Malaysian downstream stake to Petronas

The Saudi energy giant acquired a 50% stake in PRefChem, which operates a 300,000-barrel-a-day refinery and a petrochemical facility with a 3.4 million tonnes a year capacity in Malaysia’s Johor state, in 2017
05 June 2026

Iraq’s economy stalls amid oil exports impact

05 June 2026

Local developer secures finance for three Riyadh projects

02 June 2026

Iraq’s reform window narrows

02 June 2026

Middle East stocks recover unevenly

01 June 2026

Conflict risks rise for vulnerable GCC sectors

01 June 2026

May 2026: Data drives regional projects

31 May 2026

Institutional capital sees past conflict risk

21 May 2026

Arab Energy Fund invests $120m in LNG project financier

21 May 2026

UK-GCC trade deal talks conclude

21 May 2026

Energy Development Oman raises $850m in sukuk issuances

19 May 2026

Sharjah-based developer Arada secures $100m of financing

15 May 2026

Central bank data reveals conflict impact on UAE’s private sector

15 May 2026

Abu Dhabi joins BlackRock and Temasek for $30bn of infrastructure

14 May 2026

Riyadh-based contractor plans IPO

14 May 2026

Conflict dents Alba production and sales in Q1 2026

13 May 2026

Financial challenge tests Iraq’s resolve

13 May 2026

Market trends in ECA financing for delivery of critical GCC project pipelines

13 May 2026

Aramco logs $12.1bn in Q1 2026 spending

12 May 2026

High oil prices propel Aramco profit in Q1 2026

12 May 2026

Sabic registers profit in first quarter of 2026

08 May 2026

ECA financing for GCC infrastructure projects: challenges and opportunities

06 May 2026

Brookfield to double down on Gulf investment

05 May 2026

Read the May 2026 MEED Business Review

30 April 2026

Brent crude rises above $126 amid US extending Iran blockade

30 April 2026

ECA financing poised to help deliver critical infrastructure in Middle East

29 April 2026

April 2026: Data drives regional projects

24 April 2026

Real-time payments become the new oil of the digital economy

24 April 2026

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