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Megha Merani

Dubai

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist. Words in @reuters @AGBInsight @ArabianBusiness @EntMagazineME @ArabNews @Zawya, @Gulf_News, MEED, 7DAYS et al. Story tips [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani

    Markets Trump’s diplomacy pledgeUAE markets bounce backIran talks loomUAE stock markets rebounded by close of trading on Friday after US president Donald Trump said he would give diplomacy two weeks before deciding whether to launch a military strike on Iran, easing investor jitters following a volatile week.

  • 1 week ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani

    Real Estate UAE golden visa boosts appealTensions test market confidenceLong-term outlook favourableReal estate deals in the UAE are holding steady as war flares between Iran and Israel, even as the tensions test the Gulf state’s long-held safe-haven status. Some brokers say interest from Iranian nationals surged in the days before the attacks began last Friday.

  • 1 week ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani |Matt Smith

    Markets Dubai index down 0.8% on WednesdayBank and real estate stocks affectedTadawul and Aramco drop 0.9%Gulf stock markets slipped in early trading on Wednesday, extending declines as the Iran-Israel conflict made investors more risk averse.

  • 1 week ago | agbi.com | Matt Smith |Megha Merani

    Markets Small-cap stocks leadEnergy sector jumpsStrait of Hormuz concernsUAE stock markets recovered some ground on Monday after a sharp decline late last week, as investors re-bought property, industrial and energy shares despite acute geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

  • 2 weeks ago | agbi.com | Megha Merani

    Markets Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters Connect Markets react to Israeli attackDubai’s main index down 3.43%Real estate slumps more than 4%Dubai markets opened in the red on Friday after Israel launched attacks on Iran. Real estate indices were the hardest hit.

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Megha Merani
Megha Merani @dxbmaven
10 Jun 25

My latest for @AGBInsight: Visa tells me Gulf banks are moving aggressively to claw back billions of dollars in market share from buy-now-pay-later fintechs https://t.co/zGrkS5c9wG #BNPL #fintech #Gulf

Megha Merani
Megha Merani @dxbmaven
6 Jun 25

RT @TheNationalNews: Storytellers wanted. The National is looking for two sharp, curious graduates to train in our Abu Dhabi newsroom this…

Megha Merani
Megha Merani @dxbmaven
4 Jun 25

RT @zidkumar: Read my comments on this analysis article “UAE’s cashless drive stymied by the humble rent cheque. “ now published on Arabian…