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.
  • This month Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, unveiled Riyadh Air, the new airline which is intended to transform the capital...

    Apart from Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia is also launching NEOM Airlines, to be based in the planned $500 billion futuristic megacity of the same name

    The trade group Airports Council International predicts the region's airports will see 1.1 billion passengers by 2040, up from 405 million in 2019

  • Doha, Qatar--The Doha-based Global Carbon Council (GCC) and Egyptian Exchange (EGX) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch...

    EGX will list carbon credits issued by GCC, widening offerings to investors looking for a diversified portfolio of CCs

    They will also collaborate on development initiatives aimed at improving the efficacy of carbon offsetting mechanisms

  • Doha, Qatar - Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat), the largest LNG shipping fleet owner in the world, announced that...

    The net profits of Nakilat increased by 6.3 percent in 2022, to reach $0,38 billion

    Last week, Nakilat chose South Korea's HSD Engine to supply spare parts

  • The UAE aims to double the contribution of the digital economy to the GDP from 9.7% to 19.4% within the...

    The UAE aims to double the contribution of the digital economy to the GDP from 9.7% to 19.4% within the next 10 years, and seeks to establish itself as an innovation hub

    Govts must prioritize investments in digital infrastructure and R&D into frontier technologies such as AI and robotics, to enhance the digital economy's total factor productivity

  • UAE minister said that the emirates will continue its efforts to build partnerships with strategic global markets under the country’s...

    The trade and investment exchanges between the two countries continue to grow as the non-oil trade reached $58.7 million in 2022

    The UAE’s investments in Costa Rica span sectors such as IT, tourism, retail, advertising, media, real estate, renewable energy, air transport, and logistics.

  • Each will be managed by its own CEO and board of directors.

    The restructuring is likely to enable each separate business to pursue its own fundraising and public listing plans.

    Hangzhou-based Alibaba said the moves were intended to "unlock shareholder value and foster market competitiveness".

  • Berlin, Germany - Germany's anti-cartel watchdog said Tuesday it was examining if it needed to place US giant Microsoft under close...

    The Federal Cartel Office said it was taking a first step to see if Microsoft is of "paramount significance across markets".

    Big tech companies have been facing increasing scrutiny around the globe over their dominant positions as well as their tax practices.

  • The UAE is likely to remain the top e-commerce market in the GCC in 2023 but Saudi represents the largest...

    E-commerce in the GCC, according to a recent research report, has expanded by 22 percent over the previous two years.

    Over 46 percent of online buyers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE planning to continue relying on online retail stores rather than visiting shopping malls.

  • The kingdom witnessed 6.2 percent non-oil real GDP growth, the highest since 2012 and higher than the 5 percent annual...

    The kingdom also reported a drop in deficit to GDP to -1.1 percent, a drop in debt to GDP to 100 percent and a primary surplus of 3.3 percent.

    The Economic Recovery Plan is one of Bahrain’s biggest programs, with over $30 billion catalyzed for investment and reforms made to improve ease of doing business.

  • The participation of Emirati firm ADNOC is the latest sign of the quickening normalisation of relations between Israel and the...

    NewMed, which holds 45% of Israel's Leviathan offshore gas field, said the offer was received on Monday, noting it had appointed an audit committee to examine the deal

    BP said that together with ADNOC, it has made offer to take NewMed through an acquisition of the free float and a partial acquisition of its holding company Delek