Colin Foreman

Email: colin.foreman@meed-dubai.com

UAE mandates In-Country Value for state firms

The federal cabinet has shifted the National In-Country Value programme to a mandatory model and established a new fund to localise 5,000 critical products
27 April 2026
Trump confirms UAE currency swap talks

The move by the UAE is considered precautionary as it has $270bn in foreign currency reserves
22 April 2026
Public Investment Fund backs Neom

The $500bn gigaproject is shifting its focus to suit current market realities
16 April 2026

Public Investment Fund approves 2026-30 strategy

16 April 2026

WEBINAR: UAE Projects Market 2026

15 April 2026

Bahrain and UAE sign $5.3bn currency swap deal

09 April 2026

US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire

08 April 2026

War casts shadow over UAE construction boom

06 April 2026

Safety and security matters

03 April 2026

Dubai approves $272m stimulus package

31 March 2026

Construction guard undergoes a shift

30 March 2026

Remaking construction in Saudi Arabia

27 March 2026

Trump pauses strikes on Iran energy plants

27 March 2026

Gulf economies under fire

26 March 2026

UAE Central Bank launches resilience package

19 March 2026

Alba shuts down three reduction lines

17 March 2026

Iran sees economic pressure as key to ending war

16 March 2026

Wynn resumes construction on Ras Al-Khaimah project

12 March 2026

Saudi construction enters a period of strategic readjustment

09 March 2026

Alba to acquire EU’s largest primary aluminium producer

06 March 2026

Sal Logistics acquires Aviapartner Liege

06 March 2026

Conflict duration will determine impact on aviation sector

06 March 2026

GCC banks show resilience amid regional conflict

05 March 2026

US to provide political risk insurance for Gulf energy shipments

04 March 2026

Conflict has limited impact on GCC projects

04 March 2026

Saudi Arabia’s private sector steps up

04 March 2026

EBRD lends to Egypt aluminium extrusion line project

04 March 2026

Saudi Arabia’s private sector picks up the baton

02 March 2026

UAE air defences repel Iranian attacks

02 March 2026

Iran launches regional attacks after US and Israel strikes start

28 February 2026

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