Eco-Impact
Masdar and JinkoSolar Sign 2GW Module Deal for $6B Abu Dhabi Round-the-Clock Solar Project
By EmiratesInsight • 2 min read
• 17 May 2026
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UAE Central Bank Lifts 2026 GDP Forecast to 5.6% on Non-Oil Strength
UAE Tops MENA Startup Funding in Q1 2026 With $625.8M Across 46 Deals
Oracle Unveils OCI Enterprise AI With Grok 4.3 and Nemotron Models
Hormuz Disruption Reshapes GCC Energy Flows as US Refiners Step In
UAE Enters World's Top Ten Merchandise Exporters for the First Time
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Hormuz Disruption Reshapes GCC Energy Flows as US Refiners Step In
Bloomberg reports the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed into late May, lifting oil price forecasts to $106 and pulling US crude exports past Saudi Arabia for the first sustained stretch.
UAE Central Bank Lifts 2026 GDP Forecast to 5.6% on Non-Oil Strength
A revised projection from the regulator points to faster expansion than the IMF reading, driven by trade, banking and tourism rather than crude. Non-oil foreign trade jumped 24.6 percent year on year in the first nine months of 2025.
UAE Enters World's Top Ten Merchandise Exporters for the First Time
UAE Non-Oil Foreign Trade Climbs 24.6% to Dh2.5 Trillion in Nine Months
US-UAE Investment Surge Tops $100 Billion in Year Following Trump Visit
GCC Fintech Defies the 2026 Funding Slowdown
UAE Tops MENA Startup Funding in Q1 2026 With $625.8M Across 46 Deals
A fresh quarterly tally puts the Emirates clear of regional peers, even as MENA-wide funding cooled to $941 million amid heightened geopolitical risk and a more cautious investor posture.
MENA Founders Adjust to a More Demanding Late-Stage Market
DIFC and ADGM Expand Founder-Friendly Pathways as UAE Hub Strategy Deepens
Payment Platforms Continue Regional Expansion as Open Banking Frameworks Mature
MENA Proptech Holds Second Slot With $228.6M Across Twelve Q1 Deals
Oracle Unveils OCI Enterprise AI With Grok 4.3 and Nemotron Models
Oracle bundles xAI Grok 4.3, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni and a prebuilt Accelerator Pack as enterprise demand for ready-to-deploy AI sharpens, anchored by a sovereign-AI deployment for SoftBank.
Mid-May Roundup: Agents Are the Real Story of 2026 So Far
OpenAI's Tomoro Buy Signals That Frontier Labs Want the Implementation Layer Too
OpenAI Says Enterprise AI Adoption Is at a Tipping Point as Revenue Mix Shifts
Google Issues Cyber Warning as AI-on-AI Defence Becomes a Real Market
