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  • Visiting Dubai this summer? Get your bathing suits and briefcases ready

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes bitcoin to fall to three-month lows. The Tesla Effect is real, people!

    What’s trending

    1 | Visiting Dubai this summer? Get your bathing suits and briefcases ready    MENA 
    2 | DarkSide’s dark side    INTL 
    3 | Google meets Sheldon Cooper    INTL 
    4 | When your sister steals your clothes… umm, we mean chicken sandwich    INTL 
    5 | FinTechs that IPO    INTL   
     
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    6 min
  • Sequoia lands in Egypt

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes Ford to unveil its new electric F-150 Lightning pickup.

    What’s trending

    1 | Sequoia lands in Egypt    MENA 
    2 | When ride-hailing and e-commerce join forces    INTL 
    3 | Amazon is diggin’ MGM    INTL 
    4 | Twitter’s 50 shades of blue    INTL 
    5 | Tencent Music's profits and distribution get a boost    INTL 
     
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    6 min
  • Jahez, set, IPO!

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for you to make weekend plans around Dubai's relaxed Covid-19 restrictions (thank you, reduced infection rates).

    What’s trending

    1 | Jahez, set, IPO!    MENA 
    2 | AT&T and Discovery commit, but who's punching?    INTL 
    3 | Stellantis gives its cockpit tech an iPhone-like upgrade    INTL 
    4 | JD.com feelin' like a billion bucks    INTL 
    5 | When chip supplies are low, enter Samsung    INTL
     
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    6 min
  • UAE, your next vacay spot

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for Hear, Zenvia, and Enact to get cold feet on their IPO day.

    What’s trending

    1 | UAE, your next vacay spot    MENA 
    2 | Disney’s not so happily ever after    INTL 
    3 | What dressing would you like on your IPO?    INTL 
    4 | SoftBank probably thinks that you are better now, better now    INTL 
    5 | Trouble in IPO paradise    INTL   
     
    baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com

    6 min
  • It's Eid and tourists know what’s up

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes to recover from all that food you ate for Eid lunch.

    What’s trending

    1 | It's Eid and tourists know what’s up    MENA 
    2 | Alexa gets her driver’s license    INTL 
    3 | SoftBank isn’t going broke any time soon    INTL 
    4 | And just like that, Tesla dumps bitcoin    INTL 
    5 | Bird believes it can fly    INTL 
     
    baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com

    6 min
  • Dana Gas pumps it up

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for Dogecoin investors to buy the dip.

    What’s trending

    1 | Dana Gas pumps it up    MENA 
    2 | Almarai is having an expansion binge    MENA 
    3 | Goldman, crypto speculator or opportunist?    INTL 
    4 | Will tweet for tips    INTL 
    5 | In IPO news, Snowball Finance goes public    INTL   
     
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    6 min
  • Mubadala has no complaints

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes ClassPass and Mindbody to decide on a merger deal to become a fitness powerhouse.

    What’s trending

    1 | Mubadala has no complaints    MENA 
    2 | Lyft gets a lift    INTL 
    3 | Nestlé and Wunda - two peas in a pod    INTL 
    4 | WhatsApp me the rent    INTL 
    5 | Bye bye, ads!    INTL 
     
    baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com

    6 min
  • SWIFT x UAECB = Better cross-border transfers

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes to process the news of Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce after 27 years of marriage (it's been a couple of days and we're still not over it).

    What’s trending

    1 | SWIFT x UAECB = Better cross-border transfers    MENA 
    2 | Estée Lauder's trés jolie earnings    INTL 
    3 | EdTech’s 2020 gains are no joke    INTL 
    4 | Pfizer’s $3.5b Covid-19 silver lining    INTL 
    5 | Have some spare bitcoin? Buy a Banksy    INTL   
     
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    6 min
  • Aramco gives oil a pat on the back

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes for Twitter to slap a price tag for you to attend one of its ticketed Spaces.

    What’s trending

    1 | Aramco gives oil a pat on the back    MENA 
    2 | Facebook just won’t let VR go    INTL 
    3 | Under Armour busted    INTL 
    4 | Better Collective looks west for placing sports bets    INTL 
    5 | Are TV stations and magazines artifacts of the boomer-past?    INTL 
     
    baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com

    6 min
  • Who came first, the chicken or Almarai?

    Here’s your daily download in less than 5-minutes; less time than it takes the SpaceX Crew-1 to return from the ISS.

    What’s trending

    1 | Who came first, the chicken or Almarai?    MENA 
    2 | Boomi for $4b, anyone?    INTL 
    3 | Let’s set a date and time through Slack    INTL 
    4 | Ant Group: 50% off    INTL 
    5 | Trustly has 99 problems and the Watchdog is one    INTL   
     
    baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com

    6 min

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akbaraka newscast is baraka’s audio news digest. Listen to baraka news editor Shereen Abdulla give you the latest Middle East and international stock market news every Monday to Friday in less than…