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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Tech leads equities' rebound as Powell sticks to script
* Oil tests pre-Omicron highs on economic growth hopes
* PRECIOUS-Gold eases after rally fuelled by Powell comment, U.S. inflation data eyed
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses close mixed ahead of Powell testimony
* France says still far from reviving 2015 Iran nuclear deal
* Several Asian refiners to receive full Saudi crude allocation in February -sources
* Turkey's economic woes are hurting Erdogan - polls
* Lebanon's currency plummets again amid financial crisis and political deadlock
EGYPT
* MNHD Says EFG Hermes Concludes Advisory On 300 Million Securitization Transaction
SAUDI ARABIA
* Aramco And China Building Materials Academy Announce Launch Of NEXCEL
* Hydrocarbon-Reliant Sovereigns Face Credit Risks On Prospect Of Faster Energy Transition - Moody's
* MEDIA-KKR to invite Saudi's sovereign wealth fund to back Telecom Italia bid - Bloomberg News
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Ras Al Khaimah Cement Board Approves Sale And Purchase Agreement For Shares Of Apex Holding
* Dana Gas & Crescent Petroleum Achieve 50% Gas Production Growth In KRI Over Past 3 Years
QATAR
* Qatar National Bank 2021 profit up 10% driven by loan growth
* Qatar Expects National Economy To Grow At A Rate Of Between 1.6% And 2.9% In 2022
OMAN
* UK, Oman agree to strengthen economic ties, boost investment
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))