Alternative Investments
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Will the UAE's rapidly growing cloud kitchens change the face of restaurant business?
Thursday Outlook: Omicron worries leave markets on edge, oil prices rise
Wednesday Outlook: Asian shares bounce from year low; oil climbs ahead of OPEC meeting
Saudi Arabia's economy set to grow 7% in 2022 driven by oil sector
Dubai real estate deals reach $871mln in the last week of November
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Alibaba looms larger than Beijing in Weibo IPO
Legal challenge affirms logic of Nvidia mega-deal
Natural gas, LNG shrug off Omicron, fret about winter supplies: Russell
Oil and Fed should define next year's FX trends
Saudi Arabia writes a new chapter in the Gulf IPO story
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FDI in Saudi Arabia reaches $1.4bln in Q2 2021: investment ministry
FDI rose 56% year on year
Reuters NewsRetail, e-commerce lead record Saudi new foreign investment licenses
The increase in the number of new investment licences granted to foreign projects have been driven by retail and e-commerce, accounting for 30% of the total number of new licences
Arab NewsEgypt’s legaltech platform concludes pre-seed funding round
The platform, founded by three cofounders, incorporates companies and registers trademarks for entrepreneurs to facilitate their legal needs
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Abu Dhabi private equity firm Gulf Capital bets on Asia to outperform U.S., Europe
The firm, a big investor in healthcare, technology, fintech and business services, navigated the pandemic well
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India's Reliance unit to acquire franchise cricket team in UAE T20 League
Emirates Cricket Board plans to hold league tournament yearly
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Cairo-based fintech Hollydesk raises $325,000
The round was led by the angel investor Faisal Abdel Salam in participation with others
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Saudi Aramco VC arm invests in China’s NeuraMatrix
The financing will allow the company to increase its research and development, speed its chip production and develop hardware and software for mass production in medical applications
Arab NewsVenture Souq launches $50mln fintech fund
The Middle East and North Africa Fintech Fund I is a $50 million fund that invests in fintech and software as a service startups
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Dubai-based HyperSpace raises $11mln in seed funding round
The aim is to use the investment to create immersive entertainment attractions for a social media and metaverse generation
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