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Intelligence with context. Foresight that shapes decisions. The DIWAN register publishes commissioned studies, briefings, and market intelligence across sectors and jurisdictions.
Assessing Future Trends and Indicators
As Egypt approaches 2026, its economy is expected to navigate a complex environment characterised by fluctuating growth rates, high inflation, and demographic shifts. Key indicators suggest a declining GDP alongside a growing urban population, which may influence market dynamics and investment opportunities. Understanding these trends is crucial for stakeholders looking to engage with the Egyptian market.
Gulf corridors set records while the world's biggest corridor shrinks - and the cheapest rail is now an app, not an agent
A benchmark study of the UAE-India, UAE/Saudi-Pakistan, Saudi-Egypt and US-Mexico remittance corridors: record Gulf-origin flows (Pakistan $41.6bn, Egypt $41.5bn, India $135.5bn) against a shrinking US-Mexico control ($61.8bn, -4.6%), the 4.59%-vs-7.30% digital-cash cost spread, the US 1% cash-remittance tax, and why instant-payment linkages - not CBDCs - are the retail rail of the next 24 months.
The UAE's federal rulebook has shifted from writing rules to enforcing them. This edition of the AE-FED regulatory watch covers four fronts that moved since our last issue: the wholesale AML rebuild under Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025 (AED 100m fines, personal senior-management liability, a lower evidence bar, FATF evaluation year); the Advertiser Permit and SCA finfluencer regimes crossing in
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