Gulf energy strikes lift oil and gas price floors, with Europe and Asia most exposed as supply risks shift from disruption fears to sustained damage. #levantintel
Cyprus advances CSE privatisation plans, targeting a strategic exchange investor by 2026 to boost competitiveness and expand its regional role. #levantintel
Cyprus Stock Exchange: A strategic privatisation at a turning point
✍️ #LevantIntel Team with @MarinosChrist , Chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange Council
https://t.co/K4XKtQg7Uc
Beirut Voices: Living with uncertainty, adapting in real time
🎥 Melanie Badr, LevantIntel Senior Correspondent
#Lebanon#MiddleEast#War#Security#LevantIntel
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Middle East tensions surge as Iran claims it can fight for six months, Israeli strikes expand, regional attacks intensify, and global oil supply fears rise. #levantintel
Iran says it is prepared for a prolonged conflict as the war in the Middle East intensifies and regional tensions continue to rise.
✍️ @AFP#LevantIntel
https://t.co/jruQKbDrxv
Oil markets surge as the Iran war disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and raises fears of wider supply shocks across global energy markets. #levantintel
Global energy markets are already reacting to the widening Iran war, with oil prices surging as fears grow over supply disruptions across the Middle East.
✍️ #LevantIntel Team
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Geopolitical risk is becoming an increasingly important factor for financial institutions as conflicts and regional tensions reshape the global economic landscape.
✍️ @FionaMullenCY Director @SapientaCY
https://t.co/zDOVwr5EeO
A brief offshore disruption has underscored a deeper reality: Eastern Mediterranean gas is no longer just energy — it is interdependence, where reliability, cross-border deals and infrastructure resilience now shape regional diplomacy. #levantintel
When Eastern Med gas reliability equals diplomacy
Supply disruptions, Israel–Egypt export ties and Cyprus–Israel unitisation talks show how Eastern Mediterranean gas reliability is now central to regional diplomacy and European energy security
https://t.co/SRfyzHv9oL
Saudi Arabia is recalibrating Vision 2030, shifting capital from headline-grabbing mega-projects to strategic AI investments — with its $3bn bet on xAI signalling a more disciplined, technology-driven growth model. #levantintel
Saudi Arabia doubles down with HUMAIN's $3bn xAI bet
Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN invests $3bn in Elon Musk’s xAI, signalling a strategic shift from mega-projects to AI, digital infrastructure and globally integrated technology platforms
https://t.co/sGqEJovqIQ
Bank of Cyprus signals acquisition-driven growth after strong 2025 results, with insurance expansion and regional ambitions ahead of its Athens investor event #levantintel
Bank of Cyprus eyes regional ambitions
@BankofCyprus_ signals acquisition-driven growth after strong 2025 results, with insurance expansion and regional ambitions ahead of its Athens investor event
https://t.co/hYqnWDVJIa
Dr Celine Merheb argues Lebanon’s prolonged crisis reflects social adaptation, institutional weakness and emergency-driven living, reshaping trust, power and collective agency. #levantintel
Crisis mode is Lebanon’s new normal
Political scientist @celine_merheb argues Lebanon’s crisis is no longer episodic but structural, with society shifting from resilience to adaptation as institutions weaken & emergency logic replaces long-term planning
https://t.co/hKOOvVY3af
Greece unveils an AI roadmap to boost SME competitiveness, deploy supercomputing power and position itself as a Southeastern European digital hub by 2030. #levantintel
AI quantum leap for Greek economy
Greece is investing in AI infrastructure and policy reform to boost SME competitiveness, aiming to close the adoption gap with the EU and position itself as a Southeastern European digital hub
✍️ Vanessa Alexakis
https://t.co/HuiE5nVgTk
Saudi Arabia has replaced its Minister of Investment as it recalibrates Vision 2030 amid slower-than-expected foreign capital inflows. The appointment of Fahd Al Saif signals a shift from mega-projects to market credibility, and a push to attract global investors. #levantintel
Replacing investment minister signals Saudi policy shift
Saudi Arabia replaces Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih with Fahd Al Saif amid mounting pressure to boost foreign direct investment recalibrate mega-project spending &d realign @SaudiVision2030
https://t.co/xkakH6cmWh
After five decades of political deadlock, Cyprus may need to rethink the sequence of reconciliation. Economic cooperation — not constitutional design — could be the catalyst that turns coexistence into a workable reality #levantintel
Can economics be Cyprus’ reconciliation converter?
Can economic cooperation succeed where politics has failed in Cyprus? An analysis of how joint business, growth and incentives could unlock a path to a solution
✍️ @LAdilinis#LevantIntel
https://t.co/xmh0GBjEiH
Raya Holdings, Egypt’s diversified investment group, blends fintech innovation, global exports, and strategic acquisitions to fuel growth across tech, retail, and infrastructure, serving 50+ countries and over 3 million customers daily #levantintel
Egypt’s evolving tech, trade power engine
@RayaHolding blends fintech innovation, global exports and strategic acquisitions to fuel growth across tech, retail and infrastructure serving 50+ countries and over 3 million customers daily
✍️Ibrahim Hammouda
https://t.co/9Y97vpcNFJ
Reclaiming the ‘white gold’ textile industry
Total foreign direct investment inflows into Syria reached nearly USD 830 million in 2007
✍️ LevantIntel Team
@SyPresidency
https://t.co/LYLRYNSA5M
Athlos Capital’s Ioannis Petri on Cyprus’ return to bond markets, investor perceptions of the East Med, and what drives sovereign borrowing conditions #levantintel
Bond issue amplifies Cyprus’ eurozone credentials
Athlos Capital’s Ioannis Petri on Cyprus’ return to bond markets, investor perceptions of the East Med, and what drives sovereign borrowing conditions
✍️ @LAdilinis LevantIntel Team
@YiannosPetri
https://t.co/azVYZrMjVg
Israel’s $6bn post-ceasefire bond sale drew strong global demand, signalling renewed investor confidence in its credit, growth outlook and ability to manage war-era fiscal risks #levantintel
Riyadh’s Vision 2030 ambitions sprinkled with realism
Saudi Arabia recalibrates @SaudiVision2030 scaling back mega-projects and prioritising financial discipline, returns and delivery
✍️ LevantIntel Team
@FT @WinterOlympics2026 @FIFAcom#LevantIntel
https://t.co/35vn0Ga4LT
The EU–India trade deal signals a new phase of globalisation, offering Cyprus opportunities in services, investment flows, and PDO exports #levantintel
EU-India trade deal unlocks door for Cyprus
For Cyprus, the EU–India agreement creates indirect yet substantial opportunities that can be leveraged as part of a more outward-looking economic strategy
✍️ @TasosYiasemides, Economist
🔗 https://t.co/yX7hqvXDVc
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