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AGBI is a premium intelligence platform focused on business dynamics in the Middle East and Gulf region. Headquartered in London it provides global investors with in depth analysis of energy finance and infrastructure serving as a bridge between the Gulf market and the global economy.

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Millions of Middle East airline seats cancelled since start of war

More than 4 million airline seats to and from the Middle East have been wiped from schedules since conflict erupted in the region on February 28. Aviation analytics

2026/03/04

Shipping unsure on Trump’s Hormuz revival plan

Seventeen Iranian naval vessels have been sunk, the commander of US Central Command said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump pledged naval escorts and government

2026/03/04

UAE markets slide but Saudi stocks extend recovery

UAE equity markets tumbled on Wednesday as trading resumed for the first session since the United States and Israel launched deadly strikes against Iran, sparking

2026/03/04

Emirates NBD pays $1.7bn in dividends for 2025

Emirates NBD, the largest bank by assets in Dubai, has paid AED6.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in dividends for 2025. The payment was completed on March 2, the lender

2026/03/04

Turkey moves to tap crypto earnings

Turkey’s government plans to tax earnings from cryptocurrency investments, seeking to tap the growing trend of trading in tokens as a hedge against inflation and

2026/03/04

Saudi Arabia reports drone attack on Ras Tanura refinery

Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery was targeted in a drone attack by Iran on Wednesday, the defence ministry has confirmed. “The refinery was targeted in an

2026/03/04

UAE steps up emergency repatriation flights

Almost 130 flights left airports in the UAE on Tuesday as part of emergency efforts to repatriate thousands of people stranded by the conflict in the Gulf. Just

2026/03/04

Ajman Bank to pay $68m in dividend for 2025

UAE bank Ajman Bank, listed in Dubai, has approved a dividend payment for 2025, amounting to half of the net profit for the year. The bank will pay a total dividend

2026/03/04

Sabic turns to a loss but pays $2.4bn dividend in 2025

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) will pay an interim dividend for the second half of 2025 despite reporting a net loss last year. The petrochemicals company,

2026/03/04

Omani airlines offer bus service to fly passengers stuck in UAE

Two Omani airlines are offering bus transfer services from the UAE to Muscat for travellers stranded in the Emirates. State-backed Oman Air and budget carrier Salam

2026/03/04