Feras Adel Al-Salem, Special to Gulf News

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UAE IPOs and startups beckon GCC investors

UAE’s tech startup scene is seeing heavy funding action, and GCC investors need to join in

UAE is pushing ahead with expanding its economic base and strategic alliances are playing their part.

UAE is one top draw destination for Kuwait’s investors

Whatever changes are happening at UAE stock markets will draw in more Kuwaiti funds

The Abu Dhabi stock market saw some major IPO attractions garner widespread investor interest. More will be coming.

It's advantage Gulf economies on oil prices

Gulf producers can take heart from current $45 levels heading into crucial fourth quarter

Finally, oil producers can hope for a sustained spell of $40 plus a barrel pricing. If oil pushes past $45 and stays there, it's advantage Gulf.

Gulf investors are looking local this time

Travel restrictions are prompting them to commit sizeable investments into property

Kuwait's investors are staying put this summer, and they are keeping busy by getting into domestic real estate opportunities. Their Gulf counterparts are doing the same.

Gulf’s banking consolidation will pay off long-term

Recent moves in banking sector offer more than a glimpse into what’s likely

The consolidation focus among Gulf banks couldn't have been better timed. Fewer entities and of the right scale will do better going forward.

OPEC+ has thrown down a marker, and it's working

By getting perennial deal breakers such as Iraq on board, OPEC+ has done its bit

This time, the agreed upon production cuts are holding, and which inspires confidence OPEC+ will be able to move on to the next set.

COVID-19 will teach Gulf states sufficiency

The aim should be to create domestic options for imported food and medical products

UAE farmers at stations in International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in Dubai. The pandemic has demonstrated the higher comparative importance of traditional industries such as agriculture and health care in extreme situations.

Gulf’s oil producers well placed for oil’s upturn

Their cost of operations will help them out, as will their combined leverage on others

A worker of Kuwait Oil Company adjusts the flow of crude oil into a gathering centre. The cost of oil extraction is relatively less for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, where it is below the $16 per barrel mark.

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