Colin Foreman

Email: colin.foreman@meed-dubai.com

Hormuz closure wipes out growth in 2026

Regional economy to shrink by 2% in 2026 before rebounding by 7% in 2027, with Gulf exporters hit hardest
23 October 2026
Gulf data centre ambitions face delivery test

The region has the land, power and capital that data centre developers need, but its pipeline is still almost entirely at the design stage
23 October 2026
Mubadala Bio lands Lilly logistics deal

Kezad site will house packaging and warehousing for the US drugmaker’s weight-loss and diabetes medicines
21 October 2026

FAB issues Mena’s first digital green bond

20 October 2026

AI could unlock $1tn for Mena by 2030

19 October 2026

Gulf chip ambitions focus on design over fabs

15 October 2026

Stability holds as project work continues

14 October 2026

UAE steps up project spending as war bites

14 October 2026

UAE federal budget dips after record 2026

14 October 2026

Houthi escalation targets Saudi airports

12 October 2026

Conflict and inflation weigh on global rail projects

05 October 2026

Drone strike disables Medina power transformer

02 October 2026

Bankability key to Saudi PPP pipeline

02 October 2026

Sequencing key to delivering event-driven projects

02 October 2026

Saudi pre-budget leans on borrowing to fund projects

02 October 2026

Neom’s industrial pivot gathers pace

01 October 2026

Dubai reshapes ICD board as Al-Shaibani exits

30 September 2026

King Salman Park prepares for soft opening

30 September 2026

Delivery unlocks gigaproject investment

29 September 2026

Giga developers absorb supply chain shocks

29 September 2026

Saudi developers pivot to operations

29 September 2026

Payments top list of regional banking complaints

25 September 2026

Stadium spending set to jump 39% in 2027

25 September 2026

Dubai property bubble risk rises as price growth stalls

25 September 2026

UAE vehicle manufacturing push moves into production

25 September 2026

Saudi projects hold steady

24 September 2026

Hormuz risk reshapes Gulf port investment

24 September 2026

Egypt construction to average 6.5% growth

24 September 2026

US proposes $10bn Gulf energy rebuild fund

24 September 2026

Saudi crown prince launches first Ceer electric vehicles

23 September 2026

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