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Zurich-based UBS projects Middle East digital economy to quadruple by 2030; outpacing global average
The Middle East’s digital economy is projected to grow from $180 billion to about $780 billion by 2030. A 20% compound annual growth significantly outpacing the global average.
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The MENA region gets hotter as a global heat wave hits 3 continents, the Islamic New Year, Saudi Arabia outranks the US in expat survey and much more…
Episode 95! The hosts discuss some of the biggest storylines and topics on Saudi Arabia this week. First, Richard’s One Big Thing this week, the Islamic new year. Muslims around the world observe and celebrate the Islamic New Year, also called the Hijri New Year, which marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year. […]
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Saudi Arabia Buys Turkish Drones During Erdogan’s Visit; Crown Prince, Turkish Leader Drive Turkish EV
Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones in what is being called the biggest defense contract in Turkey’s history, though no exact figures were announced.
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Turkey’s Erdogan Departs for Saudi Arabia to Seek Investment
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week as he looks to attract foreign investment into Turkey.
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Saudi Arabia and Syria to Resume Diplomatic Missions After Decade-Long Freeze, Officials Confirm
Saudi Arabia is continuing apace with major shifts in its foreign policy, formally resuming diplomatic ties with Syria after a decade-long freeze, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
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Knight Frank’s Faisal Durrani joins The 966 to talk Saudi real estate, giga-projects and much more
In Episode 84, The 966 speaks with Faisal Durrani, partner and head of Middle East research for the global real estate company Knight Frank. Mr. Durrani shares some of the highlights and key information from Knight Frank’s recently-released 2023 report on real estate in Saudi Arabia, The Saudi Report 2023, a publication which touches on many […]
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Antonia Carver, director of Art Jameel, Riyadh’s New Murabba Development, Founding Day 2023 and more
In Episode 76, The 966 welcomes Antonia Carver director of Art Jameel, who discusses her work supporting artists and creative communities in the Middle East region and beyond. Art Jameel was founded by the Jameel family philanthropies and is headquartered in Saudi Arabia and the UAE and works globally. Before the discussion, the hosts talk […]
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MENA Region Rushes Aid to Turkey, Syria
In the wake of the February 6th 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated large areas of Turkey and Syria many countries, including those in the MENA region, are rushing aid to the area.
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MENA Region is the Fastest Growing Adopter of Cryptocurrency — Study
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency markets, with the volume of crypto received in the region jumping 48% in the year to June, Reuters reports, citing blockchain researcher Chainalysis.
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Raghad Fathaddin joins The 966; Oil’s price and Saudi spare production capacity, the new ‘Motawif’ app, and more…
In episode 50, The 966 talks with Raghad Fathaddin, communications analyst for PepsiCo based in Riyadh, an entrepreneur and founder of Sangha “Estidama Hub”, a Y20 delegate and also a WIn fellow. Before that conversation, the hosts discuss a new app from Saudi Arabia that is changing the way people register for the Hajj pilgrimage, […]
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Erdogan Politically Wounded But Still Turkey’s Dominant Power
Results of the March 31 nationwide local elections in Turkey represent the first true defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) since its 2001 founding. Although the previous local elections, in 2019, were widely interpreted as a defeat for Erdogan, as the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) opposition won five of Turkey’s six largest cities – including the two major prizes, Istanbul and national capital Ankara – AKP actually won the elections by most measures: provincial capital mayoralties, provincial assemblies, and village councils as well as overall mayoral vote totals. AKP even won majorities in the Istanbul and Ankara municipal councils in 2019, complicating life for the CHP mayors of those cities.
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Turkey restricts exports of 54 products to Israel until Gaza cease-fire
As Israel pledged to retaliate, analysts believe the move is aiming to allay growing dismay among Turkey's Islamists for the government’s refusal to sever trade ties with the Middle Eastern country over the Gaza conflict. Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/04/turkey-restricts-exports-54-products-israel-until-gaza-cease-fire#ixzz8WuE3JpMi
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Turkey’s resurgent opposition trounces Erdogan in pivotal local elections
Turks dealt President Tayyip Erdogan and his party their biggest electoral blow on Sunday in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as the president's chief rival.With most of the votes counted, Imamoglu led by 10 percentage points in the mayoral race in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, while his Republican People's Party (CHP) retained Ankara and gained 15 other mayoral seats in cities nationwide.
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Russia struggles to collect oil payments as China, UAE, Turkey raise bank scrutiny
Russian oil firms face delays of up to several months to be paid for crude and fuel as banks in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) become more wary of U.S. secondary sanctions, eight sources familiar with the matter said.Payment delays reduce revenue to the Kremlin and make them erratic, allowing Washington to achieve its dual policy sanction goals - to disrupt money going to the Kremlin to punish it for the war in Ukraine while not interrupting global energy flows.
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Germany Blocked A Eurofighter Sale To Saudi Arabia, Then Lifted It. Will Berlin Do The Same With Turkey?
Turkey wants to buy 40 Eurofighters and was revealed in late 2023 to be in talks on a deal with the United Kingdom and Spain. While London and Madrid would happily sell Ankara Typhoons, they can only do so with German approval since Germany is a member of the consortium that developed and built the Eurofighter. Germany is reluctant to approve any deal given its opposition to numerous Turkish government policies, including Ankara’s condemnation of Israel, attacks against Syrian Kurds, acquisition of advanced Russian missiles, and natural gas drilling in the East Mediterranean.
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Turkey says Saudi prince has asked to meet Erdogan at G20
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview published on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had asked for a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and that there was currently no reason not to meet him."Yes, he has asked Erdogan on the phone, whether they could meet in Buenos Aires. Erdogan's answer was 'Let's see'," Cavusoglu told Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
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In key concession to Turkey, Iraq bans PKK
Iraq’s government has banned the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ahead of an expected visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next month. This comes as Turkey is expected to launch another major offensive against its longtime Kurdish foe inside Iraq this summer. Although the Iraqi ban seemingly stops short of labeling the PKK as a terrorist organization, it represents a major concession—possibly in hopes that Ankara will reciprocate on key issues like trade and water resource management.
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Shock and confusion as Turkey seizes earthquake survivors’ homes
Habip Yapar felt lucky that his home in southern Turkey withstood last year's devastating earthquake. Then a text message appeared on his phone in October telling him the government was taking ownership of the apartment. The message sent to Yapar, 61, declared that the deeds for his property in Hatay province were being transferred to the Treasury under an amendment to an urban planning law set to affect thousands of earthquake survivors.
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Opinion: Here’s what an uncoordinated US withdrawal from Syria would look like. It’s bad for many partners, but especially Turkey.
Reports have surfaced regarding the possibility of the United States withdrawing from Syria completely. Despite officials rejecting these reports and a recent vote in the US Senate exhibiting reluctance among lawmakers to leave Syria, news of a potential US exit has been closely monitored by regional actors. Turkey is among them. While Ankara may favor a future US withdrawal from Syria, it desires US coordination. An uncoordinated withdrawal by the United States could pose significant risks for Turkey, leaving the country alone against Iran and Russia.
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Turkey to keep rates steady at 45% as tightening cycle ends: Reuters poll
Turkey's central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at 45% next week, after a 250 basis-point hike last month, marking the end of its aggressive tightening cycle, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The monetary policy committee meeting on Feb. 22 comes after Fatih Karahan was appointed central bank governor on Feb. 3 after the resignation of Hafize Gaye Erkan, who cited a need to protect her family from what she called a media smear campaign. All 11 economists surveyed by Reuters agreed that the policy rate (TRINT=ECI), opens new tab will be kept steady this month.
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