Gallagher, the global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting firm, has announced that it has increased its investment in ACE Gallagher Holding, a leading insurance broking firms in the Middle East & Africa (MEA), from 30% to 49%. The firm is majority owned by MIG Holding.
GCC fixed-income yields are benefitting from a decline in geopolitical risk premiums following the US-Iran deal, according to Fitch Ratings. This is reflected in yield spreads between GCC investment-grade debt and US Treasury bonds having returned to pre-war levels.
One week after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, plunging the Middle East into turmoil, President Donald Trump faces mounting questions over whether early battlefield gains can translate into a durable geopolitical victory, say experts.
Global losses related to financial fraud in 2025 alone have been estimated at $442 billion, according to an INTERPOL report, which highlighted that since 2024 such activities have increased 54%.
