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NEWS INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY DIGESTWhile the conflict dominates the news cycle, a parallel story has been unfolding across ...
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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THE 2026 MENA LOGISTICS PLAYBOOKHistorically, the MENA region thrived on the predictability of the Suez Canal and the St...
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.

ALL EYES ON EGYPT 🇪🇬While the rest of the region navigates uncertainty, Egypt is quietly becoming one of the most compel...
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

BE:NEWS DIGEST: Europe just made scaling across the EU significantly cheaper and fasterThe European Commission has unvei...
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

BUSINESS IN GCC: TO BE OR NOT TO BEMarch 2026. Before the coffee gets cold, the conversation turns to the GCC$124 billio...
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

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