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![Oman’s 8th Ijarah sukuk auction generates $849 million, oversubscribed by three times](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/12/Oman-Ijarah-sukuk.jpg/w=1024,h=683)
The average acceptable return was set at 4.75 percent, with a maximum acceptable return of 4.85 percent and a minimum of 4.6 percent
![UAE gold prices stable at AED315.15 amid thin year-end trading, set for strong annual gains](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/02/gold-prices-1-4.jpg/w=1024,h=683)
22-carat gold stood at AED 292.25, 21-carat gold was priced at AED 283, while 18-carat gold was at AED 242.50
![Saudi Arabia’s net FDI inflows rise 37 percent to $4.26 billion in Q3 2024](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/12/Saudi-Arabia-FDI-1.jpg/w=1024,h=683)
Net FDI inflows declined 24 percent year-on-year from SAR21.1 billion during the third quarter of 2023
![ADNOC’s ICV Program to drive $54.45 billion into UAE economy over next 5 years](https://economymiddleeast.com/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/Xfg_b7GtigYi5mxeAzkt9w/economymiddleeast.com/2024/12/ADNOC-ICV-Program.jpeg/w=1024,h=683)