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.
  • Thanks to high oil prices, Saudi Arabia has recorded its first annual budget surplus in almost a decade, beating its...

    The kingdom's budget approved for 2023 foresees a surplus of 16 billion Saudi riyals ($4 billion) and GDP growth of 3.1 percent

    This year's surplus is the first since the 2014 collapse of oil prices from more than $100 a barrel,

  • Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey said Wednesday it has started requesting proof of insurance from tankers loaded with Russian crude oil...

    The European Union and the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations agreed last week to block Western insurers from covering ships that intend to sell Russian oil above $60.

    One source told AFP that Turkish officials began requesting proof of insurance from tankers passing from Russia at the start of the month.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE----UAE's non-oil foreign trade increased by 19 percent by the end of the third quarter, compared to the...

    The value of exports at the end of the third quarter amounted to AED275 billion, a growth of nine percent, and re-exports recorded a growth of 22 percent.

    Minister of State for Foreign Trade Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi said country's policies, legislations and economic relations and agreements have "begun to bear fruit".

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---The Saudi Export-Import Bank signed an MoU with the Korean Commercial Insurance Company (K-SURE), which is Korea’s export...

    They will enhance import and export activities between the two countries, including export of environmentally friendly energy sources produced in Saudi Arabia.

    Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, the two parties will share experiences and knowledge, cooperate to provide financing solutions.

  • Abu Dhabi, WAM---AD Ports Group has signed a collaboration agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an infrastructure solutions provider...

    They will collaborate on identifying, financing, developing and investing in much-needed ports, warehouses, maritime and logistics infrastructure projects across Africa.

    Both parties will bring their technical expertise and financial capacity and networks to a range of development initiatives, focusing on brownfield and greenfield opportunities.

  • Artificial Intelligence promoters reckon it is revolutionizing human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge...

    Suresh Venkatasubramanian of Brown University, who co-authored the AI Bill of Rights, said trying to define AI was "a mug's game"

    Experts reckon no dedicated AI legislation is likely in the United States until 2024 at the earliest because Congress is deadlocked

  • Economists expect Germany and another major eurozone economy, Italy, to fall into recession. Britain's economy is already shrinking. Rating agency...

    IMF still expects the world economy to expand in 2023, with growth of 2.7 percent but the OECD is forecasting 2.2-percent growth

    Natural and man-made catastrophes have caused $268 billion in economic losses so far in 2022, according to reinsurance giant Swiss Re

  • Four Abu Dhabi firms will provide services to ADNOC companies from 2022-27.

    More than 50 percent of the value from the four contracts will flow back into the UAE economy, as part of ADNOC’s In-Country Value (ICV) programme, ADNOC said.

    Royal Catering, Apex National Catering, National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels (NCT&H) and Sodexo Kelvin have been awarded the contracts.

  • The European Union reached an agreement to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where...

    The draft law, which aims to ensure "deforestation-free supply chains" for the 27-nation EU, was hailed by environmental groups as "groundbreaking".

    The scope encompasses palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber and rubber as well as derived products such as beef, furniture and chocolate.

  • The external debt of developing economies has more than doubled from a decade ago to US$9 trillion in 2021, the...

    Many countries are already facing or at risk of debt distress with surging global inflation and rising interest rates.

    The external debt of International Development Association countries also nearly tripled in the decade leading up to 2021.