Zawya is LSEG’s regional business news and intelligence service covering the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2000 in London and relocated to Dubai in 2002, it serves millions of professionals across the Gulf and North Africa with bilingual (English and Arabic) reporting and analysis. The newsroom tracks equity and debt capital markets—IPOs, sukuk and conventional bonds, loan syndications and secondary markets—alongside daily coverage of banking, mergers and acquisitions, sovereign wealth funds, energy, aviation, commodities and currencies. Zawya’s economy desk follows macro indicators and policy across GCC states and the wider MEA region. Beyond news, it maintains research reports, company profiles and project intelligence; its Zawya Projects service maps major construction and infrastructure developments and the firms that finance and build them. The brand has a long record in Islamic finance coverage, including sukuk markets and Shariah-compliant banking. Zawya was acquired by Thomson Reuters in June 2012 and later became part of Refinitiv; in 2021 it joined the London Stock Exchange Group through LSEG’s acquisition of Refinitiv. In March 2025, Zawya’s regional news and intelligence were integrated into LSEG Workspace, expanding distribution to global market users. With a focus on actionable, market-moving information, Zawya connects investors, corporates and policy makers to reliable insight on MENA business and capital formation.

Source: Code for Africa

Last updated date: July 2026

Location:
dubai, Morocco
Year the organization started publishing:
2000
Languages:
English
Type of coverage:
International
Countries of coverage:

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Economy and business
Economy and finance
Journalism genres:
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Data journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Podcast
LinkedIn

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
3
Founders:
Ihsan Jawad, Zaid Jawad et Hussam Zomlot
Directors:

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit

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