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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
There are two issues roiling world cricket currently: racism and sexism. The third part of the dark triad is corruption, which, it seems, we are happy to ignore.
It’s been one heck of a month since the last edition of this newsletter.
India crashed out in the league phase of the T20 World Cup hosted in the UAE—to the surprise of absolutely no one who was paying attention to the squad selection, and to the selection of the playing XI for key games.
Virat Kohli officially handed over the T20 captaincy; the selectors somewhat belatedly put their official imprimatur to Rohit Sharma’s elevation after the coach, captain and sundry others had declared it a fait accompli; coach Ravi Shastri finally came to the end of his tenure …
2026 is on track to be the second-highest year ever for dealmaking in the MENA region.
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar goes for the Indian Ocean archipelago, India’s PhonePe gets UAE approval, and other updates from the week.
