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Articles by Amara Okonkwo
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UAE pledges 40 billion euros to Germany
Announced in Berlin on September 10, 2026, the UAE's 40-billion-euro investment pledge centres on data centres and AI, on top of 34 billion euros already invested, with 30 deals sealed.
Amara Okonkwo
World
OPEC+ holds quotas steady, pausing after rollback
At its September 6, 2026 meeting, the group kept October production quotas unchanged, confirming the pause that followed the final tranche of the 2023 cut restoration.
Amara Okonkwo
World
LEAP closes in Riyadh with $15 billion in deals
The rescheduled LEAP 2026 ran August 31 to September 3 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre, closing with nearly $15 billion in announced AI and technology investments.
Amara Okonkwo
World
UAE equities add Dh37 billion in August
Dubai and Abu Dhabi stocks added nearly Dh37 billion of market value in August 2026, taking combined capitalisation to Dh3.886 trillion, with DFM up 17.5 percent year-to-date.
Amara Okonkwo
World
OPEC+ completes its supply restoration
On August 2, 2026, eight OPEC+ members approved a 188,000-barrel-per-day increase for September, the final tranche of the 1.65-million-bpd rollback agreed in 2023, with a pause signalled after.
Amara Okonkwo