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Equinor signs $27 bn gas deal

The 10-year contract was signed with Centrica.

ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.

Etihad Q1 profit $187 million

This is a 30% YoY increase over Q1 2025.

Yalla Group Q1 revenue $83m

Net income rose to $36.4 million, a 17% YoY increase.

Qatar Airways annual profit $2bn

This was a record 28% jump in annual net profit.

Is GCC insurance industry ready for the change?

  • PwC Middle East advises insurers, as they look to 2025 post Covid recovery, to harness "the momentum they have gained" to meet new challenges.
  • "Regardless of how insurers capitalize on these trends, they will need to reassess the future and reimagine their place in the world," says Sanjay Jain of PwC.

Dubai, UAE—PwC Middle East advises insurers, as they look to 2025 post Covid recovery, to harness “the momentum they have gained” to meet new challenges, such as macroeconomic and structural headwinds, volatility and increase in interest rates, increased demands regarding climate risks and the exponential growth in digital innovation.

“Regardless of how insurers capitalize on these trends, they will need to reassess the future and reimagine their place in the world,” Sanjay Jain, Partner, Financial Services and Insurance Leader at PwC Middle East, recently when the firm released a report, “Next in Insurance: Key trends shaping the future of the Middle East’s Insurance Industry”. TRENDS takes a look at how the pandemic has changed the customer behavior.