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Qatar books QR248.44bn of cumulative industrial investment, Saudi Arabia returns to the dollar sukuk market with a $9bn order book, and the UAE opens its conference season. Three data points, one direction of travel.
The UAE sets out fresh sector momentum for the autumn, Adia backs a $3.2bn India fund, and Ruwais returns to full production. The month begins with capital doing what capital does best: moving.
Qatar's non-hydrocarbon GDP grew 3.5 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2026. That is the line worth keeping, and it is the line the diversification strategy was built to produce.
Jeddah gets a $434mn terminal deal with CMA CGM, Qiddiya takes a $7bn entertainment plan to Paris, and Maaden closes $1bn of oversubscribed financing. Different sectors, one balance sheet strategy.
Qatar's Cabinet approves a draft law on real estate tokenisation, the UAE grants Starlink a ten-year licence, and Gulf states put billions into routes that widen their options.
Gulf markets closed mixed as investors assessed renewed US and Iran diplomacy, with Qatar's index up 0.2 per cent and Doha's prime minister travelling.
Spreads widen across the region, yet order books stay covered. Saudi Arabia's new markets chief looks at foreign ownership caps, and QIA closes three deep tech positions in ten weeks.