Beweis, майдан независимости, 2, Kyiv (2026)

30/03/2026

NEWS INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY DIGEST

While the conflict dominates the news cycle, a parallel story has been unfolding across the region this week

01 - $1bn US-Saudi deal targets 50 business hotels across the Kingdom by 2029
02 - FII Summit: Latin America is the only market where opportunities exceed capital
03 - AI now accounts for 22% of all MENA venture capital - a structural shift, not a trend
04 - $190m in one week across five countries and six sectors
05 - Saudi Arabia leads the world in female AI training - 666,000 women in a single year
06 - UN Tourism: the region loses $600m a day - resilience must be built before the next crisis 07 - Mashreq on anticipatory banking - acting on customer needs before they are expressed

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25/03/2026

THE 2026 MENA LOGISTICS PLAYBOOK

Historically, the MENA region thrived on the predictability of the Suez Canal and the Strait of Hormuz. Today, geopolitical tensions have effectively paralyzed these chokepoints.
Major carriers are routing vessels around Africa, adding 10 to 15 days to delivery times, and triggering conflict surcharges of up to $4,000 per container.

Airfreight isn’t immune either – regional airspace closures have severely strained famous “Sea-Air” transit models.

But if you think the region’s supply chain is sitting still waiting for good news, let’s zoom in into the happening in the region.

We invite you to explore the structural changes happening right now.

Here is how MENA is redrawing the map and what businesses must do to thrive:

1. Activating inland land bridges
If the sea is blocked, cargo takes the desert. Cargo is safely dropped at alternative ports like Salalah, Sohar, or Khorfakkan, and moved immediately via fast-tracked, bonded trucking directly to UAE and Saudi markets. Oman and Dubai have even activated a seamless customs “Green Corridor” to speed up diverted cargo

2. The shift to nearshoring
To eliminate the risk of long ocean transits, businesses are localizing their supply chains

3. Borrowing the startup playbook
Entering or operating in the UAE and KSA in 2026 requires total agility. Businesses are adopting startup tools to survive

THE BE.TAKEAWAYS:
You must budget for longer transit times, diversify your entry ports, and embrace overland trucking corridors. Pure transport is becoming a commodity; technology-enabled integration is the new profit margin

Logistics is no longer just about moving boxes. It is your ultimate competitive advantage

How is your business adapting your supply chain for the rest of 2026?

Let us know below!

Innovation Freight Trade2026

BEWEIS | 9 years. 72 markets. Practical instruments for scaling.

23/03/2026

ALL EYES ON EGYPT 🇪🇬

While the rest of the region navigates uncertainty, Egypt is quietly becoming one of the most compelling market in MENA

Here’s what the past few weeks have actually looked like:
All eyes on Egypt 🇪🇬
While the rest of the region navigates uncertainty, Egypt is quietly becoming one of the most compelling market stories in MENA. Here’s what the past few weeks have actually looked like.

01. Lowest risk rating in the Middle East
02. IMF Top 19 African investment destinations 2025–2026
03. Host of African Business Summit 2026 (22 June to 25 July)
Full details: arabafricagbse.com
04. Industrial funds backed by Sovereign Fund of Egypt
05. Egypt Innovate — national AI platform, 81K users at launch
06. People of Data — 4,000+ tech professionals ecosystem
07. MENA water-tech responding to the region’s critical infrastructure gap

Swipe to see what the past few weeks have actually looked like 👉

Egypt isn’t the loudest story in the region. It might be the most important one

Sources: .world
MEA

19/03/2026

BE:NEWS DIGEST: Europe just made scaling across the EU significantly cheaper and faster

The European Commission has unveiled EU Inc. - one corporate framework for all 27 member states

What changes:
→ Company registration in under 48 hours
→ Cost: less than €100
→ Zero minimum share capital
→ Fully online, from anywhere in the EU

Previously, founders had to navigate 27 legal systems and over 60 company forms - costing months and unnecessary capital.
Our take: The implications go beyond administrative simplification. For companies at the growth stage, this reshapes the cost and speed of EU market entry in a meaningful way

Full breakdown - Link in stories

StartupEurope MarketEntry

19/03/2026

BUSINESS IN GCC: TO BE OR NOT TO BE

March 2026. Before the coffee gets cold, the conversation turns to the GCC

$124 billion wiped from UAE markets. $200 billion in new US-UAE deals signed in the same period. Western media leads with conflict and exodus. Regional operators and investors say the opposite. Both are looking at real data. Just different parts of it.

Here is what the full picture shows:

1. The split that actually matters
Saudi Arabia and UAE bypassed the Strait of Hormuz. Goldman Sachs projects 3 to 5% GDP contractions for both. Qatar and Kuwait have no workaround and are facing 14%. Location is the strategy right now

2.Where capital is actually going
Boeing, GE Aerospace, ExxonMobil all signed. Saudi Humain put $3B into xAI, converting directly into SpaceX shares. $23.86M in MENA tech funding in a single week of March alone. Digital and AI infrastructure is accelerating

3. What this means for your business
AI infrastructure, sovereign cloud, and fintech are seeing active deployment. Luxury retail is paused. The $200B in deals did not close between strangers. Depth of relationship is now the primary accelerant

➡️ Swipe through the gallery to learn more.
The question is not whether the GCC is an opportunity or a threat. The question is whether your strategy fits the region as it is now.

➡️Read the full analysis on LinkedIn, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/business-gcc-beweis-scaling-newlf

BEWEIS | 9 years. 72 markets. Proven scaling methodology

06/06/2022

Today is a special day at our agency! It's our 5-year anniversary!

We started small, but today we are considered as one of the top scaling companies. As well as we are the first agency of complex international business scaling globally!

On this day, we want to say to all of our clients and partners around the world: We're pretty proud to have you on board. You are the reason for our success. We want you to know that your support and trust have been the biggest drive towards our continued growth.

Thank you for inspiring us to do better over the years. We continue to create opportunities! Happy Anniversary to all of us!💙

03/06/2022

If you’re a Start-Up raising funds and looking for incubation support, we have a great news!
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Our Canadian partner has a great opportunity 💙
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📩 If you are ready to join the program, send your company profile or pitch deck to [email protected]
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we create opportunities

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03/06/2022

If you’re a Start-Up raising funds and looking for incubation support, we have a great news!
⠀
Our Canadian partners has a great opportunity 💙
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Slide to get more info →
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📩 If you are ready to join the program, send your company profile or pitch deck to [email protected]
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we create opportunities

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02/05/2022

(ENG below)
За ці 50 днів світ дізнався про Україну більше, ніж за останні 50 років. Він побачив хоробрість людей, професіоналізм військових, відданість та силу народу. Згодьтеся, ми й самі не знали, на що спроможні!

Війна змусила шукати можливості. Знаходити рішення. Відкривати нові шляхи. По-новому дивитися на перспективи.

Потенціал українського бізнесу - потужний. Ви це знаєте, ми це знаємо, а от світ - ще не зовсім. Тож ми хочемо розповісти йому про нас зрозумілою мовою: фактами та цифрами.

Так народилася ідея спец.проекту BusinessFromUkraine - нашого вкладу у майбутнє і сучасне бізнесу України.

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During those 50 days the world learned more about Ukraine than during the last 50 years. It has seen the goodness of the people, the professionalism of the military, the dedication and strength of Ukrainians. Even we did not know what we could do!

The war compelled us to look for opportunities. To find solutions. To open new paths. To look at the prospects with new fresh eyes.

The potential of Ukrainian business is great. You know it, we know it, but the world is still not. So we want to tell him about us in clear way: in facts and cases.

Thus, the idea of the special project - our contribution to the future and modern Ukrainian business - was born!

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#українськийбізнес

27/04/2022

(українською нижче)
For more than 5 years, we at BEWEIS have been helping companies to enter new markets and open up prospects for international trade. In other words, we professionally find and implement new opportunities

At the end of February we had to start a new chapter in the history of our agency, and like most of us, instead we saved the most precious thing of all: our loved ones.

In those two months, the world has changed forever. But our mission remains the same: to help businesses find new opportunities. Anytime, in any environment.

It's time to wake up and take action! Recharge the Ukrainian business space!

Stay tuned, it will be interesting and useful here.

we create opportunities

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Вже понад 5 років ми у BEWEIS допомаємо компаніям опановувати нові ринки та відкривати перспективи міжнародної торгівлі. Іншими словами - професійно знаходимо та реалізуємо нові можливості

В кінці лютого ми мали б розпочати нову сторінку в історії нашої агенції, та, як і більшість, замість того рятували найцінніше: рідних людей.

За ці два місяці світ змінився назавжди. Однак наша місія лишається незмінною: допомагати бізнесу знаходити нові можливості. У будь-який час та у будь-якому середовищі.

Настав час прокидатися і діяти. Перезарядити український бізнес-простір!

Залишайтесь на зв'язку, тут буде цікаво та корисно.

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