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  "id": 10907185,
  "title": "Singapore's Temasek to enter Middle East with offices in UAE and Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/singapores-temasek-to-enter-middle-east-with-offices-in-uae-and-saudi-10907185",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:17:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/09/30/singapores-temasek-to-enter-middle-east-with-offices-in-uae-and-saudi-arabia/"
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  "summary": "Temasek Holdings, Singapore's state-owned investment firm with a net portfolio of about $400 billion, plans to expand its presence in the Middle East by setting up offices in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The strategic hubs in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh are expected to be inaugurated in 2027, pending local authorities' approval. This move aims to tap into the region's investment scene that has largely defied the negative effects of the Iran war. Temasek's CEO, Dilhan Sandrasegara, highlighted the region's remarkable economic transformation and highly attractive long-term fundamentals. The UAE's openness to international financial firms and its status as a magnet for the ultra-wealthy further bolster Temasek's decision to establish a presence in the region.",
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