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World Cup spending boosts Morocco stocks

This week, Morocco’s stock market surged on 2030 World Cup hype, Egypt secured its first Qatari industrial investment in sustainable aviation fuel, Yemen’s oil-rich south saw renewed conflict, and AI-driven robots are helping the UAE meet construction demands.

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - AUGUST 20: In this handout image from Populous, digital renderings of the proposed Stade Hassan II stadium in Morocco, projected to be the largest football stadium in the world with 115,000 capacity are depicted on August 20, 2024 in Casablanca, Morocco. The stadium design is by Populous and Oulalou + Choi (Photo by Populous via Handout/Getty Images)

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Morocco’s stock market is reveling in the 2030 World Cup hype. A few thousand miles east, in Egypt, the country secured its first industrial investment from Qatar in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, to make sustainable aviation fuel. We also look at how oil is fueling the Yemen conflict and how robots could help the UAE meet its construction ambitions.

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