INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.
  • The emirates achieves hotel occupancy rate of 62 percent, ahead of the US, UK and Turkey

    Hotel revenues grew by 31 percent to reach AED11.3 billion.

    Domestic tourism accounted for 30 percent of the total number of guests at hotels.

  • The new project, signed in 2017 with oil services company Baker Hughes, will eventually allow 200 million cubic feet of...

    The implementation of the project and the gas exploitation may have to wait 30 months for the completion of infrastructure works

    The amount of gas torched in Iraq annually reached 17.37 million cubic metres last year, says the World Bank

  • The Saudi economy, as per IMF, is recovering "well" from the pandemic, estimating the kingdom's non-oil economy will grow by...

    COVID-19 increased the average debt in Arab countries to 81.8 percent of its GDP in 2020, up from 69.4 percent in 2019.

    Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the Arab world due to its small population.

  • NBFX will help customers digitally hedge their treasury requirements.

    The new platform is available for both conventional and Shariah-compliant banking customers on a 24/5 basis

    Customers will be able to execute transactions during and beyond the bank’s working hours and benefit from liquidity across all time zones

  • Filipinos living overseas have sent back some $3.8 billion in July with most of the remittances coming from the Middle...

    Central bank figures show personal remittances from overseas Filipinos reaching $3.18 billion in July

    Saudi Arabia was the third-biggest source of these money transfers, while Qatar and the UAE were also in the top 10

  • Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, will invest $15 million across the Middle East during the next three years in order...

    The new investment includes $7.6 million being allocated for partner development, more than $2.5 million to be put behind credits and other cloud resources

    Chinese tech giant looks to groom SMEs to use cloud computing services

  • Gargash Goup, the UAE-based conglomerate, has bought out Deem Finance, the financial services provider, for an undisclosed sum. The conglomerate...

    Firm looks to enhance its offerings in financial services sector

    Deem Finance offers credit cards, personal loans and wholesale deposit products to UAE corporate clients

  • AD Ports Group will set up a state-of-the-art cruise terminal at Marsa Zayed in Aqaba, Jordan, after the signing of...

    It will be the first facility to be developed by AD Ports Group in Jordan and its first cruise facility outside of the United Arab Emirates

    The new terminal will serve as a gateway in the Port of Aqaba

  • Saudi Arabia is aiming to give a boost to local industries and in this regard Aramco and McDermott, the US-based...

    Modular construction is a process where a building is constructed off site before being transported and assembled at a final location

    The two companies will use McDermott’s Saudi Arabia Fabrication in Ras Al-Khair (SAFIRA) facility to conduct the feasibility study

  • DUBAI: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) will be using Mitshubishi's air-conditioning and heating systems for its environmentally friendly district...

    A deal between the two allows Empower to increase capacity to 200,000 refrigeration tons.

    Empower will start using the new units in its plants under construction located in Zabeel, Business Bay, Madinat Jumeirah.