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  • Read the April 2026 MEED Business Review

    Economic shock threatens long-term outlook; Riyadh adjusts to fiscal and geopolitical risk; GCC contractor ranking reflects gigaprojects slowdown
    02 April 2026
  • Dubai approves $272m stimulus package

    The emirate’s Executive Council has launched a new incentive scheme to boost liquidity and ease financial pressure on the private sector
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  • Risk accelerates Saudi spending shift

    Iran war compounds the logic of the strategic pivot in Saudi Arabia’s investment plans
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