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.
  • According to the country's economy minister, around 1.5 million acres of public land -- nearly the size of Kuwait --...

    It hopes to harness green hydrogen -- the kind made without burning fossil fuels -- for its sizeable fertilizer sector

    Hydrogen is seen as a clean energy source that can help the world reduce atmospheric carbon emissions

  • Tehran, Iran-- Iran will sign a long-term contract with India to develop Chabahar Port, according to the Islamic republic's minister...

    The Iranian minister said that a long-term contract to operationalize Chabahar Port will be signed with India in the near future

    He said that in order to develop the country's transit, it is important to develop north-south corridors with a rail connection

  • It invested the money to be a big supply chain player.

    DP World's CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, made the remarks during the 21st Arab Media Forum in Dubai, at a session titled ‘Trade in a Changing World’

    He said the company made the switch from operating ports to becoming a global leader in smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, facilitating worldwide trade flows

  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – China on Tuesday granted Approved Destination Status (ADS) to the Gulf Kingdom. The bilateral agreement, signed...

    The bilateral pact allows Chinese citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia in group tours in addition to facilitating greater ease of access.

    ADS will drive greater connectivity between Saudi Arabia and China and unlock new opportunities across the tourism ecosystem.

  • It did not give a timetable for the move or how much it hoped to raise.

    Alibaba announced in March it was dividing itself into six entities, with the goal of listing them separately, along with the replacement of CEO Daniel Zhang.

    Zhang, who was initially supposed to take charge of the firm's new cloud computing branch in September after stepping down, left just as he was supposed to take up his new post.

  • Dubai, UAE - UAE and China explored opportunities for the two countries to cooperate and exchange experiences in areas related...

    They also discussed the role that joint efforts play in promoting growth and encouraging entrepreneurship.

    The two sides presented their respective plans for developing priority business sectors.

  • QatarEnergy will supply naphtha to Marubeni for 10 years.

    This pact builds on the five-year Naphtha sales agreement signed in 2018 between QatarEnergy and Marubeni Corporation.

    Japan-based Marubeni Corporation is the largest petrochemical feedstock trading entity and aggregator in Asia.

  • Baghdad, Iraq -- Iraq's oil revenues in August hit nearly $9 billion, according to the data issued by the Iraqi...

    The $8.99 billion revenue came from crude oil exports of more than 106 million barrels, the country's Ministry of Oil said in a statement, according to the Iraqi News Agency.

    The total quantities of crude oil exported for August from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 105.236 million barrels.

  • PARIS, FRANCE - Soaring demand for the raw materials needed for the transition towards renewable energy is creating dilemmas for investors...

    Demand for lithium, an essential component of car batteries, could increase ninefold between 2022 and 2050, said the International Energy Agency.

    Lithium and other metals that the IEA calls “key to the clean energy transition” will be the topic of a summit hosted by the global energy watchdog in Paris.

  • They will develop Phase II of Indonesia's Cirata project by up to 500MW

    The initial 145MW phase of the innovative floating PV project, located in the picturesque Cirata reservoir in West Java, Indonesia, is expected to come online later this year.

    Masdar opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2021, to further strengthen links with key players within the region.