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Burjeel $500M Sukuk | Uber Egypt | Iraq vs OPEC

HEADLINES:• Royal Backed Burjeel Just Raised $500 Million in the First UAE Sukuk Since the Iran War• Uber Egypt Was Just Ordered to Pay EGP 10 Million to the Family of Habiba El Shamaa• BREAKING: Iraq Just Threatened to Leave OPEC Unless It Gets a Higher Production QuotaNewslette ...  Show more

GEMS India Push; Al-Futtaim Saudi Overhaul; UAE Oil Recovery

HEADLINES:• GEMS Education to Invest $30 Million Expanding Across India• UAE's Al-Futtaim Overhauls Saudi Retail Giant After Corruption Probe• UAE Oil Exports Recover to 85% of Pre War Levels, IEA SaysNewsletter: https://aug.us/4jqModrWhatsApp: https://aug.us/40FdYLUInstagram: ht ...  Show more

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