The United Arab Emirates has crossed a significant milestone in its capital markets journey. The UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF), in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as issuing and payment agent, announced the launch of the country’s first-ever 7-year tranche of UAE dirham-denominated Islamic Treasury Sukuk (T-Sukuk), valued at AED 550 […]

When Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith took the stage at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi this week, he delivered a message that reverberated far beyond South Asia. The technology giant announced it is on pace to invest $50 billion across the Global South by the end of the decade — […]

Abu Dhabi’s institutional appetite for Bitcoin has come into sharp focus following the release of Q4 2025 regulatory disclosures in the United States. SEC 13F filings submitted on February 17, 2026, reveal that Mubadala Investment Company — one of the UAE’s flagship sovereign wealth funds — now holds 12.7 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin […]

In one of the most ambitious infrastructure commitments in India’s history, the Adani Group has announced a massive $100 billion investment to develop renewable energy-powered AI data centers by 2035, positioning the nation at the forefront of the global artificial intelligence race. The blockbuster announcement, made at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, […]

Fintech platform Endl has successfully closed a $1.5 million pre-seed funding round, attracting investment from prominent backers including Iterative Singapore, 500 Global, and the XRPL Accelerator by Tenity. The capital injection represents a critical milestone for the company as it seeks to revolutionize how businesses in emerging markets manage cross-border payments, combining traditional banking infrastructure […]

Global investment in the energy transition reached an unprecedented $2.3 trillion in 2025, marking an 8% increase from the previous year according to BloombergNEF’s annual Energy Transition Investment Trends report. While the figure represents continued growth in clean energy financing, the rate of expansion has decelerated significantly from the 27% growth recorded in 2021, signaling […]

The global fintech sector witnessed a dramatic resurgence in 2025, with private equity and venture capital investments surging 43.7% year-over-year to reach $18.54 billion, marking a decisive recovery after three consecutive years of declining investment activity. This remarkable growth occurred even as the total number of deals fell by 34.2% compared to 2024, according to […]

London-based InsurTech company ManageMy has successfully closed a $45 million funding round as the company accelerates its international expansion and deepens investment in artificial intelligence capabilities designed to modernize how insurers operate. The funding announcement positions ManageMy as a significant player in the rapidly evolving insurance technology sector, which analysts project will surge to $739.69 […]

The artificial intelligence arms race has entered a new phase of financial intensity that would have seemed unimaginable just two years ago. Anthropic, the AI safety-focused startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, is closing in on a $20 billion funding round—an extraordinary feat made even more remarkable by its timing. This mega-raise comes just five […]

In a strategic move that underscores the growing investment appeal of the global ophthalmology sector, Belgian investment holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) has announced a €500 million equity investment to acquire a 45% co-controlling stake in Rayner, a British manufacturer of intraocular lenses and related ophthalmic products. The transaction, announced on February 9, 2026, […]