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In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s Mubadala backing #datacenter developer Yondr Group, #Riyadh Metro launching in #SaudiArabia by EOY, #Egypt’s CIB Egypt offloading its Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) stake, #Pakistan’s Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blaming a damaged subsea cable for slow #internet, #Kuwait eyeing more bilateral partnerships to boost its economy, #Iran’s parliament approving the entire Cabinet for the 1st time in 2+ decades, #Singapore implementing platform worker protections, #Vietnam's 1st subway line facing ongoing delays, and #India’s National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI) restructuring its RuPay, #UPI credit businesses. 🇦🇪 #UAE Tether.io, Phoenix Group partner on AED #stablecoin 🇸🇦 #KSA Tuwaiq Academy | أكاديمية طويق, Meta launch game development diploma 🇪🇬 #EGYPT #MCIT launches #startup incubation program   🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN International Monetary Fund loan approval likely in September 🇶🇦 #QATAR eases micro-businesses licensing requirements 🌍 #MENA 56% of tech professionals using AI - Hays 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Domestic card @Troy reaches 35M users in H1 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Parliament to establish #AI Research Commission 🇹🇭 #THAILAND Temu entry hits Thailand Post's #ecommerce logistics demand 🇲🇾 #MALAYSIA Amazon to invest $6.2B in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Region 🇮🇳 #INDIA #Gaming sector to hit $4.6B by 2026 – Grant Thornton (US)

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s Mubadala backing #datacenter developer Yondr Group, #Riyadh Metro launching in #SaudiArabia by EOY, #Egypt’s CIB Egypt offloading its Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) stake, #Pakistan’s Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blaming a damaged subsea cable for slow #internet, #Kuwait eyeing more bilateral partnerships to boost its economy, #Iran’s parliament approving the entire Cabinet for the 1st time in 2+ decades, #Singapore implementing platform worker protections, #Vietnam's 1st subway line facing ongoing delays, and #India’s National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI) restructuring its RuPay, #UPI credit businesses. 🇦🇪 #UAE Tether.io, Phoenix Group partner on AED #stablecoin 🇸🇦 #KSA Tuwaiq Academy | أكاديمية طويق, Meta launch game development diploma 🇪🇬 #EGYPT #MCIT launches #startup incubation program   🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN International Monetary Fund loan approval likely in September 🇶🇦 #QATAR eases micro-businesses licensing requirements 🌍 #MENA 56% of tech professionals using AI - Hays 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Domestic card Troy reaches 35M users in H1 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Parliament to establish #AI Research Commission 🇹🇭 #THAILAND Temu entry hits Thailand Post's #ecommerce logistics demand 🇲🇾 #MALAYSIA Amazon to invest $6.2B in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Region 🇮🇳 #INDIA #Gaming sector to hit $4.6B by 2026 – Grant Thornton (US)

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #tech #policy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s Param Labs Inc getting an investment from Animoca Brands, Schneider Electric and DataVolt partnering in #SaudiArabia on next-gen #datacenters, Facebook and WhatsApp leading #onlinepurchasing in #Egypt, #Pakistan eyeing #GCC bank financing after International Monetary Fund bailout, the GCC expanding its #Africa influence via mining investments, #Oman providing 200+ #SMEs $64M in funding, Southeast Asia #BNPL players retreating as #digitalbanks move in, #Indonesia extending its registration deadline for foreign travel platforms like Booking.com, Klook, and Expedia Group, and Blinkit achieving 45% #qcommerce market share in #India. 🇦🇪 #UAE #MGX may back OpenAI's #semiconductor venture 🇸🇦 #KSA talking to a gaggle of banks about the aramco #secondarysale 🇪🇬 #EGYPT #Islamicbanking saw 22%+ ▲ 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN MNT-Halan to acquire Advans Pakistan Microfinance Bank Limited 🌍 #MENA Astra Tech announces #CharityGPT on Botim #app 🌍 #MENA Majority of CEOs see #AI importance 🇹🇷 #TURKEY, #UK to discuss #FTA 🌏 #SoutheastAsia, #JAPAN to link QR code systems 🇻🇳 #VIETNAM Foreign investors drive M&A deals  🇮🇳 #INDIA Paytm gets third-party #UPI #app license

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s DIFC launching the #Dubai #AI Campus, #SaudiArabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) raising its stake in Alibaba Group by 11%, #Egypt’s Telecom Egypt dropping plans to sell its Vodafone stake, #Pakistan establishing an Economic Advisory Council, #Iran’s President dying in an accident, stc pay partnering with Mastercard on prepaid cards in #Bahrain, AstraZeneca announcing a $1.5B #Singapore facility, #Thailand developing a draft law to address #MNC profit shifting, and #India’s #startups supporting the #DigitalCompetition Bill. 🇦🇪 #UAE Genting Singapore Limited exploring a #gaming resort 🇸🇦 #KSA eWTP Arabia Capital ranks 5th best #VC in $250M to $499M fund Preqin ranking 🇪🇬 #EGYPT Electra Investment Holding exploring 24.5% stake in ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Twitter ban continues into 4th month 🌍 #MENA #BNPL demand ▲ amid risk of youth debt 🇯🇴 #JORDAN ADQ investing $5B in infrastructure through new fund 🇹🇷 #TURKEY fining Google for non-compliance with local search service regulations 🇹🇷 #TURKEY rejoins Top 500 #supercomputer ranking with Arf Computing Cluster 🇮🇩 #INDONESIA launches SpaceX #Starlink for health sector 🌏 #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN, #Japan to develop #EV strategy to counter #China 🇮🇳 #INDIA, UAE discuss India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #tech #policy insight, you'll read about Astra Tech becoming the #UAE’s largest #fintech card issuer, #SaudiArabia launching the #AI Center for Media, Careem launching fare bidding to counter inDrive in #Egypt, #Pakistan and Saudi Arabia boosting #digitaleconomy cooperation, #QatarEnergy starting work on a $6B #petrochemical facility, Nium expanding its #MENA coverage with a بنك البلاد | Bank Albilad partnership, MNCs choosing #Singapore over #HongKong for regional hubs, Delivery Hero ending sales talks for foodpanda’s #SoutheastAsia business, and #India simplifying digital #KYC for financial institutions. 🇦🇪 #UAE XPENG, Ali & Sons Holding LLC sign MENA distribution agreement 🇸🇦 #KSA Alat, Carrier partner on R&D center for #energyefficienccy, #decarbonization 🇪🇬 #EGYPT targets $7.5B in #oilandgas #FDI 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Sindh orders restoration of #socialmedia services 🇶🇦 #QATAR Invest Qatar launches #StartupQatar initiative 🇴🇲 #OMAN Omantel, Huawei to establish #NationalCloud  🇹🇷 #TURKEY Kontrolmatik Technologies, Harbin Electric Company Limited to establish $300M power plant 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Saudi Fund for Development offers $55M loan 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE GIC, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), others may buy The Carlyle Group’s stake in Nxtra by Airtel  🇮🇩 #INDONESIA, India, #SouthAfrica may end #digitaltrade tax moratorium 🇮🇳 #INDIA to allow 100% FDI in space sector

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #tech #policy insight, you'll read about Astra Tech becoming the #UAE’s largest #fintech card issuer, #SaudiArabia launching the #AI Center for Media, Careem launching fare bidding to counter inDrive in #Egypt, #Pakistan and Saudi Arabia boosting #digitaleconomy cooperation, #QatarEnergy starting work on a $6B #petrochemical facility, Nium expanding its #MENA coverage with a بنك البلاد | Bank Albilad partnership, MNCs choosing #Singapore over #HongKong for regional hubs, Delivery Hero ending sales talks for foodpanda’s #SoutheastAsia business, and #India simplifying digital #KYC for financial institutions. 🇦🇪 #UAE XPENG, Ali & Sons Holding LLC sign MENA distribution agreement 🇸🇦 #KSA Alat, Carrier partner on R&D center for #energyefficienccy, #decarbonization 🇪🇬 #EGYPT targets $7.5B in #oilandgas #FDI 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Sindh orders restoration of #socialmedia services 🇶🇦 #QATAR Invest Qatar launches #StartupQatar initiative 🇴🇲 #OMAN Omantel, Huawei to establish #NationalCloud 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Kontrolmatik Technologies, Harbin Electric Company Limited to establish $300M power plant 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Saudi Fund for Development offers $55M loan 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE GIC, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), others may buy The Carlyle Group’s stake in Nxtra by Airtel 🇮🇩 #INDONESIA, India, #SouthAfrica may end #digitaltrade tax moratorium 🇮🇳 #INDIA to allow 100% FDI in space sector

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #tech #policy insight, you'll read about #UAE's amended consumer protection law, Jeeny localizing its offerings for #SaudiArabia, #Egypt’s #SuezCanal revenues ▼ 40%, #Pakistan piloting #freelancer payments with PayPal, OYO's #GCC holiday bookings▲ 64% YoY, #Bahrian’s Beyon Connect partnering with Egypt Post on digital certified mail, the #Philippines appointing new finance minister and eyeing #EV and #AI investments from the #US and #Japan, and ByteDance planning to shut #musicstreaming #app #Resso amid #data concerns in #India. 🇦🇪 #UAE Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange raised half of #MENA 2023 #IPO funds 🇸🇦 #KSA ROSHN l روشن to develop #carbonnegative concrete plant 🇪🇬 #EGYPT World's largest textile factory to open 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN #NawazSharif is frontrunner for 2/8 elections 🇯🇴 #JORDAN, Singapore to enhance #techcooperation 🇹🇷 #TURKEY exports to UAE, KSA exceeded $11B last year 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE to tackle #deepfakes, #misinformation under new initiative 🇻🇳 #VIETNAM FPT Retail launches 5th #MVNO 🇮🇳 #INDIA Google to allow #realmoney games on Play Store

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #tech #policy insight, you'll read about #VC funding for #UAE’s in5 Dubai’s 900 #startups ▲ 25% YoY, #SaudiArabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) deploying $70B annually, #Egypt’s #financialinclusion rate hitting 71%. #Pakistan exporting $700M of food to the #MENA, Basserah and nybl merging to boost their #MENA footprint, #Morocco's Casablanca Stock Exchange launching a new digital platform, #Singapore's Grab's $500M 1st share buyback, the #Philippines' GCash (Mynt - Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.) focusing on growth over #IPO, and Uber signing an MoU with #ONDC to explore bus and rail bookings in #India. 🇦🇪 #UAE Abu Dhabi targets 60% #renewableenergy by 2035 🇸🇦 #KSA says #FDI not affected by regional tensions 🇪🇬 #EGYPT to raise 2030 renewable energy target to 60% 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN #VPN use ▲ amid #socialmedia shutdown 🌍 #GCC UAE, #Qatar banks top inaugural Banking Sentiment Index 🇮🇷 #IRAN begins 1st parliament #election campaigns since 2022 protests 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Turkcell to use #GenAI in future products 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE Sea to take 15% stake in hibank Indonesia 🇲🇾 #MALAYSIA to offer incentives to Tun Razak Exchange tenants 🇮🇳 #INDIA Mubadala leads $133M funding for Warburg Pincus LLC-owned #NBFC Avanse Financial Services Ltd.

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #tech #policy insight, you'll read about #VC funding for #UAE’s in5 Dubai’s 900 #startups ▲ 25% YoY, #SaudiArabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) deploying $70B annually, #Egypt’s #financialinclusion rate hitting 71%. #Pakistan exporting $700M of food to the #MENA, Basserah and nybl merging to boost their #MENA footprint, #Morocco's Casablanca Stock Exchange launching a new digital platform, #Singapore's Grab's $500M 1st share buyback, the #Philippines' GCash (Mynt - Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.) focusing on growth over #IPO, and Uber signing an MoU with #ONDC to explore bus and rail bookings in #India. 🇦🇪 #UAE Abu Dhabi targets 60% #renewableenergy by 2035 🇸🇦 #KSA says #FDI not affected by regional tensions 🇪🇬 #EGYPT to raise 2030 renewable energy target to 60% 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN #VPN use ▲ amid #socialmedia shutdown 🌍 #GCC UAE, #Qatar banks top inaugural Banking Sentiment Index 🇮🇷 #IRAN begins 1st parliament #election campaigns since 2022 protests 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Turkcell to use #GenAI in future products 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE Sea to take 15% stake in hibank Indonesia 🇲🇾 #MALAYSIA to offer incentives to Tun Razak Exchange tenants 🇮🇳 #INDIA Mubadala leads $133M funding for Warburg Pincus LLC-owned #NBFC Avanse Financial Services Ltd.

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s ADGM banking regulation consultation, #SaudiArabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) partnering with Google Cloud on a #AI hub, #Egypt reviewing its #privatization program, #Pakistan’s Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) saying internet speeds are back to normal, OPEC+ pushing back its December oil production hike, #Bahrain’s Investcorp’s ~$1B China-backed fund inking 3 deals, #Malaysia’s Creador planning to invest $344M investment in the #Philippines, #Indonesia’s Bukalapak planning a restructuring, and #India asking SpaceX #Starlink and Amazon to comply with security requirements to provide satellite communications services.   🇦🇪 #UAE Adopting #ZeroTrust can cut cyberattacks by half   🇸🇦 #KSA #Robotaxis could launch by 2027 – TASARU Mobility Investments   🇪🇬 #EGYPT ranks 2nd in #African infrastructure improvement - Mo Ibrahim Foundation   🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Jazz, National Information Technology Board, NUST to develop 1st local #LLM   🌍 #GCC #PIF to invest $2B in Brookfield Asset Management MENA fund   🌍 #MENA #IMF projects 4% growth next year    🇹🇷 #TURKEY Jumia Group, Hepsiburada (NASDAQ: HEPS) partner on Africa expansion   🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE inks 8 MoUs with the UAE    🇮🇩#INDONESIA #EV push faces funding challenges, red tape   🇮🇳 #INDIA PhonePe, Paytm, CRED scrap user incentives due to funding slowdown