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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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Gulf war repair bill threatens overseas energy investments

Gulf war repair bill threatens overseas energy investments

Gulf states could scale back overseas energy investments to help fund tens of billions of dollars in repairs to infrastructure damaged during the Iran war, according

Gulf-backed Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in race to $1trn valuation

Gulf-backed Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in race to $1trn valuation

US artificial intelligence company Anthropic has raised $65 billion in a funding round that trebles the startup’s valuation to almost $1 trillion, leapfrogging

US sanctions target Iran’s Hormuz transit authority

US sanctions target Iran’s Hormuz transit authority

Commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz using the Iranian-linked Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) now face US sanctions after Washington added the

A Dubai day on the beach: sun, sand and ceasefire

A Dubai day on the beach: sun, sand and ceasefire

I haven’t been to a beach in over a year. On doctor’s orders, after a minor encounter with a skin carcinoma – successfully treated, thankfully – I have been keeping

Morocco to take control of gas field after UK’s Sound Energy exits

Morocco to take control of gas field after UK’s Sound Energy exits

Morocco is set to take full control of one of its main gas fields after British company Sound Energy sold its stake in the concession. London-based Sound Energy

Japan’s Mitsui plans stakes in Middle East LNG projects

Japan’s Mitsui plans stakes in Middle East LNG projects

Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui & Co is reportedly planning to invest in LNG projects across the Middle East, the US and Australia. The company is

Passenger demand at Middle East airlines falls 48% in April

Passenger demand at Middle East airlines falls 48% in April

Passenger and cargo demand at Middle Eastern airlines fell sharply in April, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) said in a report. The region’s airlines

Middle East airlines passenger demand down 48% in April

Middle East airlines passenger demand down 48% in April

Passenger and cargo demand for Middle Eastern airlines fell sharply in April, the International Air Transport Association (Iata) said in a report. The region’s

Oil falls on potential Iran-US ceasefire extension

Oil falls on potential Iran-US ceasefire extension

Oil prices fell on Friday morning, driven by hopes of a possible 60-day US-Iran ceasefire extension. Brent crude futures were down 1.2 percent at $92.57 a barrel

Turkey powers deeper into Africa’s electricity sector

Turkey powers deeper into Africa’s electricity sector

Turkey’s private power sector is expanding its footprint across Africa, with Kenya looking to contract a Turkish supplier to help plug widening electricity shortages