Riyadh, Dubai Delay Finance Events as Iran War Disrupts Region

A growing number of state-backed conferences across key Middle Eastern hubs are being postponed as Iranian attacks on Gulf countries disrupt travel and raise security concerns.

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Forum in Riyadh, an initiative aimed at deepening the kingdom’s capital markets, has been delayed by a year. Originally scheduled for April, the forum will now take place in March 2027, according to organizers. The kingdom hosted a forum in New York last month and similar events in Hong Kong as part of its broader push to position Riyadh as a global stock exchange.