This week in MENA "24 July 2026" Peace

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This week in MENA "24 July 2026" Peace

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This week in MENA Equities

EMEA Emerging24 July 2026

Financial

Jon Peace

Higher oil price and strong results support Saudi and UAE markets Analyst

Rising geopolitical uncertainty led to a significant increase in the oil price, up 14.3% to jon.peace@ubs.com

$100.7/Bbl, supporting the Saudi market (+1.4%), while the UAE (+1.4%) benefited +44-20-7567 0638

from strong results from the banks sector. Both markets underperformed the broader Ulyana Lenvalskaya

MSCI EM Index (+3.2%), which was led higher by Taiwan, Korea and LatAm. Among Analyst

sectors, IT and Utilities were among the top performers, while Transport and Consumer ulyana.lenvalskaya@ubs.com

Staples were weaker performers. +971-443-64776

Alexander Estefanous, CFA

Macro news and research Analyst

UAE expands global trade network with 37 CEPAs. (Gulf News) alex.estefanous@ubs.com

+44-20-7567 0508

UAE’s non-oil foreign trade rose 13% YoY in 1H26, despite four months of Luis Schmidt

geopolitical tension. (AGBI) Analyst

luis.schmidt@ubs.com

Company news and research +44-20-7567 0847

MENA Petrochemicals 2Q26 preview; where do we go from here?

Thando Skosana

MENA Utilities 2Q26; strong Q1, more of the same in Q2? Analyst

thando.skosana@ubs.com

MENA Healthcare 2Q26 preview; will volumes rebound? +44-20-7568 6457

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Post 2Q26: Raise price target to AED19.0. Anna Kishmariya

Analyst

Alinma Bank 2Q26 First Read: 4% net profit miss. anna.kishmariya@ubs.com

+44-20-7568 7999

Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corp 2Q26 First Read: 1% net profit miss.

Henri Patricot, CFA

Emirates NBD Bank Post 2Q26: Raise target to AED38.0. Analyst

henri.patricot@ubs.com

Emirates NBD Bank 2Q26 first read: 9% net profit beat. +33-14-888 3033