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Saudi Housing Is Several Markets, Not One Trend

JLL's Q2 2025 review showed different transaction patterns across Saudi cities. Affordability, unit type and location should stay visible in any housing discussion.

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Real Estate

Saudi Office Demand: The Lease Is Only Part of the Decision

JLL's Q2 2025 snapshot described tight prime office markets in Riyadh and Jeddah. For occupiers, the lesson is to plan the whole relocation, not…

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Real Estate

Read the Transaction Before Reading the Property Boom

Dubai Land Department publishes property-level transaction fields. Understanding what they describe is the first step toward a useful market comparison.

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Finance

Islamic Finance’s Next Test Is Market Depth

The IFSB reported strong global asset growth in 2024, while warning about structural limits in sukuk markets. Growth and resilience need to be read…

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Finance

Saudi Debt Markets Need More Than an Issuance Headline

Saudi Exchange's 2025 report separates issuance size, trading value and trade count. The distinction explains why market depth cannot be read from one large…

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Finance

How to Read PIF’s Performance Without Mixing Its Mandates

PIF reports financial performance alongside domestic economic impact. Reading those measures separately produces a clearer picture than treating them as one return figure.

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Finance

Gulf Banks: Strong Buffers Do Not End the Funding Question

The IMF found GCC banks generally well-capitalised and profitable in its December 2025 assessment. Funding mix still deserves attention, particularly where credit demand is…

Finance

Saudi Fintech Is More Than a Payments Story

Payments attract attention, but the Saudi Central Bank groups financing, insurance and open banking into the same fintech picture. That wider view changes how…

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Technology

Reading the UAE Digital Government Strategy 2025 in 2026

The UAE portal describes eight dimensions for its 2025 digital government strategy. Published ambitions and achieved results are different types of evidence.