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780 firms move regional HQs to Riyadh, says Saudi investment minister  

RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih said the number of companies that have relocated their regional headquarters to Riyadh has exceeded 780, underscoring the Kingdom’s growing appeal as a global business...

Inside IBM & UAE’s AI Environmental Solution

IBM and UAE will focus on using AI to automate CITES certificate verification, monitor fisheries and enhance ESG reporting Public-private partnerships are a vital component...

Saudi banks expected to enter the Syrian market soon, Damascus’ finance minister reveals

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is moving toward launching a number of investment funds in multiple sectors within Syria, most notably the Elaf Fund, with an...

MENA early-stage funding progresses steadily

Companies across a range of industries continue to scale up operations RIYADH: Startups operating in the Middle East and North Africa witnessed multiple funding rounds in...

India Quotient raises $129 million in its fifth & largest fund till date

Synopsis India Quotient, a seed-to-early-stage venture capital fund, has successfully raised $129 million for its fifth fund. The firm also announced the elevation of Kanika...

Saudi POS transactions hold above $3bn in mid-October 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale transactions remained above the $3 billion mark for the third consecutive week, underscoring the resilience of consumer activity even as...

Global ESG sukuk market hits record $6.5bn in Q3, set for strong 2026, says Fitch 

RIYADH: The global market for environmental, social and governance sukuk reached a record $6.5 billion in the third quarter, bringing total issuance this year...

AI startup InvestorSight, advisory firm Longacre Square announce partnership

Synopsis The programme designed by InvestorSight, a firm co-founded by Dartmouth professor Mark DesJardine and data scientists, is the first interactive tool to model how...

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Info Edge commits Rs 250 crore to new B8 Fund I to back growth-stage tech startups in India

Info Edge has approved a commitment of up to...

Scoop confirmed: AI platform MeltPlan raises $10 million to make construction boring

MeltPlan, a pre-construction AI platform, today said it has...

Indian agentic AI startup Gushwork raises $9 million to expand engineering teams

Gushwork, an agentic AI startup raised a $9 million...

Nvidia forecasts upbeat sales on AI chip demand, talks up long-term prospects 

SAN FRANCISCO: Chipmaker Nvidia forecast first-quarter revenue above market estimates...

IIT Madras alumnus-founded deeptech startup Tattvam AI raises $1.7 million in funding

Tattvam AI, a deeptech startup building AI systems to...