Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser Saudi privatisations offer biggest opportunities for capital markets, says deals panel Dealmaking Forum participants are bullish on prospects for region's equity and debt markets as local M&A activity hits three-year high Kuwait's tax on remittances discourages FDI inflow: analysts Tax on remittances could be hard to enforce and increases costs, analysts say Techstars 2018: Start-ups planning to disrupt construction, digital and advertisement businesses in Gulf make investor pitches Four young companies who participated in the Dubai-hosted Techstars gathering of tech start-ups on Tuesday INTERVIEW: Investing in education a 'long-term commitment', says GEMS CEO Dino Varkey, the CEO of GEMS Education is the third generation of a family of education entrepreneurs who have been in the business of providing knowledge for over 54 years. Sobha to launch $6.8bln Umm Al Quwain scheme by October First phase containing two resort hotels planned for completion in 2022 Diamonds in the Sky: New blockchain-based trading platform launches in Dubai A new online platform that allows traders to physically purchase or trade diamonds via blockchain was launched from Dubai on Sunday, company officials said. Aldar rolls out $2.72bln Alghadeer masterplan in Abu Dhabi The development will be implemented over a 15-year period. SPECIAL COVERAGE AIM: FDI IN FOCUS GCC EMBRACES BLOCKCHAIN Disclaimer: ZAWYA is committed to respecting your privacy. It is our intention to send messages only with your permission. You have received this message because you are on the ZAWYA database. To opt out of ZAWYA communications in the future, please click here to unsubscribe. Thomson Reuters, Office 101, Building No. 1, Dubai Media City, PO Box 1426, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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