INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • Dubai, UAE -- The value of real estate deals in Dubai increased by 40 percent to reach AED 97.55 billion...

    The emirate's market surged 22 percent in terms of transactions, with Q3 2023 recording 31,216 transactions compared to 25,503 in the same period in 2022.

    In terms of the number of transactions, Jumeirah Village Circle topped with 1,418 transactions, followed by Arjan (1,163) and Sobha Hartland (1,115).

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Jisr, the largest platform for digitizing human resources operations in Saudi Arabia, has closed an investment...

    This marks the largest Series A investment round for a Software as a Service (SaaS) company in the Middle East

    Jisr, founded in 2016, stands as the first Saudi human resources management platform, supporting over 3,000 clients

  • This will create manufacturing opportunities worth $2.7bn.

    The new agreements, outline the companies’ intention to locally manufacture products potentially worth up to AED10 billion ($2.7 billion) in ADNOC’s supply chain, ADNOC said.

    Personal Protective Equipment, which will enhance the safety of operations across all ADNOC Group companies, are among the products to be produced locally.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The Arab Development Establishment (ARDECO) has revealed that it is in talks with several international companies in...

    The CEO of ARDECO said the partnerships with global companies will strengthen the government's approach to making the emirate a global hub for the oil and gas sector

    He went on to add that his company represents more than 200 global firms in gas, oilfield services, and it intends to transform its relationship with these companies

  • At a launch event in New York, Rick Osterloh, SVP of devices and services at Google, said that the company's...

    The announcement by Google caps the autumn release season for big tech hardware that saw Apple unveil the iPhone 15 series and Meta officially launch its latest VR headset

    Running on a powerful chip, Google's Pixel 8 Pro would carry out AI functions on device itself instead of relying on transfers from cloud data centers that require heavy bandwidth

  • It will join the UAE's FDI program to expand footprint.

    It has a global workforce of more than 12,000 scattered all over the world in Europe, North and South America, Asia and the Middle East

    Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the UAE's partnership with Endava is a milestone for the NextGen FDI initiative

  • The two free zones will collaborate to grow businesses.

    Masdar City Free Zone companies that establish operations within ADAFZ will have the opportunity to lease warehouse and manufacturing space

    The collaboration will help improve synergies and strategic partnerships between Abu Dhabi Free Zones and grow the free zone ecosystem in the emirate

  • The region's fintech growth, fueled by a tech-savvy populace, robust regulations, and digital adoption, is drawing global focus, heralding the...

    The GCC countries are rapidly emerging as a leading fintech hub, revolutionizing traditional banking and financial services across the region

    The region's fintech growth, fueled by a tech-savvy populace, robust regulations, and digital adoption, is heralding the future of financial services

  • Al-Haddadiya, Syria - At his farm in Syria's northeast, Abdullah al-Mohammed adjusts a large solar panel, one of hundreds that have...

    Solar energy has offered a lifeline for the farmers amid drought and power shortages, but some warn the boom also has environmental costs in the once-fertile region

    "We are trying to revive our land," despite dwindling groundwater reserves, said Mohammed, 38, as he oriented the panel towards the sun near his cotton fields.

  • Doha, Qatar -- QatarEnergy has been awarded a new exploration block offshore Egypt as part of the 2022 EGAS International...

    The block EGY-MED-E8 (East Port Said) was awarded to a consortium comprising of QatarEnergy (33 percent), ENI (Operator, 34 percent) and BP (33 percent).

    Qatar has a total of four offshore exploration blocks, including interests in Red Sea Block 3 and Block 4.