Egypt's economic growth likely to accelerate, says bank

February 28, 2025-Economic growth in Egypt, the third-largest Arab economy, is expected to accelerate this year, driven by expansion in several sectors including transport, financial services and housing, according to a European development bank.

In the 2024-2025 fiscal year to June 30, growth may accelerate to 3.6 percent from 2.4 percent a year before, and 4.6 percent in 2025-2026, the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD) said in a report this week on economic prospects for the south and east Mediterranean region.

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Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index

September 1, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based global investment management firm, with the launch of the Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, which tracks the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index. The ETF will become the first thematic ETF to list on ADX (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange), marking a significant milestone in the expansion of local investment offerings.

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Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech

August 20, 2025--The Qatari benchmark index slipped 0.6%
Most Gulf equities were down in early trade on Wednesday as investors braced for what U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will say about the path of interest rates at a key conference later in the week.

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