November 12 – As Middle Eastern governments open more infrastructure projects to external investors, major global investment institutions are seeking to increase capital deployment in the region. Blackstone announced that its investment scale in the Middle East over the past year reached a record high. Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) sees project financing opportunities in sectors such as digital infrastructure and transportation. Farhad Karim, Global Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone's Private Wealth business, noted that local investment opportunities are abundant, particularly highlighting data infrastructure, logistics, and other real asset sectors. He remarked that a simple drive through Dubai reveals numerous projects in need of capital support. This investment enthusiasm comes as the Middle East advances costly infrastructure expansion plans, including new energy export routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz and artificial intelligence projects—even as months of war increase fiscal pressure and raise security risks. Christian Stracke, Managing Director and President of Pimco, stated that the Middle East's massive capital expenditure needs cannot be met solely by local banks and traditional government-linked financing channels, creating opportunities for private capital. Some financing projects could be quite substantial in scale, attracting international asset management institutions to enter the region.