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The Trump tariffs are back on. Or maybe not. Perhaps they'll hit Brics-aligned countries. Or maybe not. Nobody knows for sure and that might just be part of the US president's strategy of keeping everybody on their toes at all times. For AGBI agbi.com/trade/2025/07/…

NEW: Treasury sanctions 22 entities in Hong Kong, UAE and Turkey for facilitating the sale of Iranian oil

A UN vote on a climate change-related motion rejected fresh calls to progressively do away with fossil fuels. Industry observers say it is a sign of the growing popularity of Gulf states’ long-held, all-of-the-above energy strategy. Via AGBI agbi.com/analysis/oil-a…

Trump targets transshipment in warning for the Gulf agbi.com/analysis/trade…

As part of his aggressive use of tariffs, Trump is targeting the transshipment of goods through third countries that enjoy lower rates on exports to the US. This could turn into a very complex policy for the US to implement, and especially controversial agbi.com/analysis/trade…

Gulf investors race for position in Maldives tourism agbi.com/analysis/touri…

Copper prices are hovering at record highs as a result of global market dynamics and new US tariff threats, and the effect is being felt across the already heated construction sectors of the GCC. My latest for AGBI agbi.com/analysis/indus…

UAE buyers were behind 3% of all foreign purchases of American homes from April 2024 to March 2025, according to the latest survey from the National Association of REALTORS®. That's up from around or below 1% since the survey started almost two decades ago. From AGBI agbi.com/real-estate/20…

My first for Amwaj.media examines how the #UAE is engaging in logistics diplomacy (#Tartus port deal) with #Syria. From forging new ties with Damascus to brokering commercial deals, the UAE is leveraging diplomacy & investment to secure long-term influence in Syria To know more⬇️

“A 1 percent tax on US-origin remittances effectively skims off money that would otherwise fill grocery baskets in Amman or pay electricity bills in Tunis." My latest for AGBI agbi.com/analysis/tax/2…

Hot off the press - via AGBI agbi.com/energy/2025/07…

An increasingly sophisticated global audience for halal meat is driving a supply rejig. Established players like Brazil are expanding, new entrants in Eastern Europe/Latin America are making fresh plays. All with a focus on health, food security and trust agbi.com/analysis/agric…

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a new law regulating contracting activities in the emirate. Read more on gulfconstructiononline.com/ArticleTA/4347… #GCnews #contracting #UAE #dubai

The US is changing a landmark deal to send Nvidia chips to the UAE due to national-security concerns. Now no chips will go directly to UAE firm G42, a change showing the challenges to Trump's AI agenda. Scoop w/ Eliot Brown: wsj.com/politics/natio…

Growing demand for halal meat forces shifts in global supply agbi.com/analysis/agric…

Saudi Arabia's search for lithium now extends across Australia, Europe and Latin America, as well as domestically. What's next? My latest for AGBI agbi.com/analysis/minin…

The lack of a regulatory regime for geothermal limits growth, but Saudi Arabia’s “world-renowned oil production and industry, rising data demand, and sovereign wealth funds create a long-term prospect for diversification.” agbi.com/analysis/renew… agbi.com/analysis/renew…

The Gulf region commissioned its lowest number of construction contracts in more than three years according to data analysed by a regional asset manager, with Saudi Arabia falling the most as it curbs spending on megaprojects pulse.ly/tbz3pyavsu

Dubai wants more tourists just as they wear out their welcome in Barcelona, Amsterdam and Venice for putting pressure on real estate, infrastructure, services. I spoke to overtourism experts for AGBI about what Dubai should do before it's too late. agbi.com/analysis/touri…

Meet the 'soonicorns': Mena's next billion-dollar startups agbi.com/tech/2025/07/m…