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.
  • In order to help football fans who lose their passport or get arrested, Qatar has opened a World Cup consular...

    According to Mexico's ambassador, it is expecting more than 70,000 fans and will have "an important number" of diplomats on duty during the 29 day tournament

    Thousands of Saudi fans are also expected to pour across the border into Qatar, said Saudi ambassador Prince Mansour bin Khaled bin Farhan al-Saud

  • More Saudi businesses embrace engagement technologies to boost customer experience, increase RoI and enhance productivity, says Unifonic VP & MD...

    More Saudi businesses are adopting engagement technologies to boost customer experience, increase RoI and enhance productivity, says Unifonic VP & MD Ibrahim A. Almohaimede

    Each year, bad customer service costs businesses US$ 75 billion. However, regular buyers invest 67 percent more than the first-time buyers, the Unifonic official adds

  • The company had reported a net profit of $12.27mn for H1.

    The gross written premium for the six-month period that ended on June 30, 2022 had increased by 33 percent to QR742mn.

    QLM Life & Medical Insurance Company was established in 2018, and was listed on Qatar Stock Exchange last year, with a capital of QR 350 million. 

  • Energy security, enhancing partnerships were discussed.

    The meeting discussed ways of harnessing opportunities in renewables and hydrogen.

    The meetings deliberated on ways of expanding existing relationships to enable a more sustainable future.

  • Russia's blockade of grain exports makes it "impossible" for fully loaded ships to leave port, Ukraine charged after Moscow claimed...

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed "deep concern about the ongoing situation regarding the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

    The July deal to unlock grain exports signed between Russia and Ukraine and brokered by Turkey and the UN, is vital for easing the global food crisis.

  • Project is part of the world's biggest natural gas reserves.

    Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi said Qatar was talking with Asian nations over a share in its campaign to increase annual production by 60 percent.

    France's TotalEnergies and Britain's Shell both have 9.37 percent stakes in the field, while state-owned Qatar Energy has the remaining 75 percent.

  • Compared to $271.7m in 2021, the net income at Sept end was $405.8m.

    At the end of September 2022, loans were up by 4 percent from September 2021 level to reach $35.6 billion.

    The deposits reached $47.8 billion, up by 3 percent from the 2021 level.

  • DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned 389 11kV substations in Dubai in the third quarter...

    DEWA now has 77 substations of 33kV in service, and 42,529 medium voltage (11Kv or 6.6Kv) substations.

    These stations are mainly located at Wadi Al Safa Fifth, Al Merkad, Madinat Al Matar and Al Yalayis 1.

  • Cross-border investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation is projected to decline in 2022 against the backdrop of a global...

    Mitigation projects accounted for 94 percent of international climate investments, whereas adaptation ones continued to lag far behind.

    Developed economies made up two thirds of international project finance deals and greenfield investments in renewables.

  • The conference attempts to bring together start-ups, investors, business leaders and agenda-broadening speakers –- linguist Noam Chomsky and heavyweight boxing...

    More than 100,000 people are expected to gather in Lisbon for the four-day Web Summit, the first full-scale edition since 2019 following the disruption of the pandemic.

    Conference organizer Paddy Cosgrave said there were "a lot of questions to be answered" about crypto, describing it as "largely smoke and mirrors".