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.
  • Consolidated net profit reached $2.94 billion during 2025.

    The telecom group also reported continued growth in its subscriber base and digital service offerings across its operating markets.

    During the third quarter of 2025, the company reported consolidated revenue of AED53.5 billion for the first nine months of the year.

  • Operating income for 2025 increased 22% to SAR 39 bn.

    The bank said net profit increased 26 percent year-on-year to SAR24.79 billion ($6.6 billion) in 2025.

    Profit for the fourth quarter alone reached SAR6.37 billion.

  • Total income rises by 12 percent, operating profit up 13%.

    Following the announcement of the results, Emirates NBD’s board proposed an ordinary dividend of 100 fils per share for the year.

    The lender is one of the largest banking groups in the Middle East and is listed on the Dubai Financial Market.

  • Total revenue increases by 6% to $3.7bn

    The carrier reported EBITDA of 4.0 billion dirhams ($1.1 billion) and closed the year with cash and bank balances of 5.6 billion dirhams ($1.5 billion).

    flydubai carried a record 15.7 million passengers in 2025, supported by strong demand for both leisure and business travel.

  • Snap’s regional chief Hussein Freijeh outlines growth plans across MENA and APAC in an interview with TRENDS, highlighting startups, creators...

    Snap expects future growth in MENA and APAC to come from deeper community engagement and rising advertiser demand.

    Startups in the GCC use Snapchat to reach local audiences quickly through mobile-first storytelling and creator partnerships.

  • Dubai, UAE -- Dubai is positioning itself as a global hub for private wealth as high-net-worth individuals rethink where and...

    Women, who account for more than one-tenth of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, are expected to receive 95 percent of an estimated $54 trillion in inter-spousal wealth transfers.

    Henley & Partners estimates the United Arab Emirates attracted about 9,800 new millionaires in 2025 — most settling in Dubai.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The UAE Ministry of Finance said on Sunday it had launched its first-ever seven-year tranche of...

    The new tranche attracted strong demand amounting to approximately 3.1 billion dirhams, nearly six times the issuance size.

    Total bids reached 5.88 billion dirhams, representing an oversubscription ratio of 5.3 times.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Abu Dhabi’s real estate market recorded transactions worth a record AED 142 billion ($38.7 billion) in...

    Sales and purchase transactions totalled $27.1 billion from 25,604 deals, while mortgage activity accounted for $11.6 billion across 17,210 transactions.

    Foreign direct investment in Abu Dhabi’s real estate sector reached $2.2 billion in 2025, up 13 percent from the previous year.

  • Drew Propson, Head of Technology and Innovation in Financial Services at the World Economic Forum, explains how sustainable growth, AI...

    The UAE’s Vision 2031 and Saudi Vision 2030 are clear calls to action that outline not just ambition, but execution.

    The third quarter 2025 marked the fourth consecutive quarter with over $90 billion in funding, something not seen since early 2022.

  • Despite fierce branding as rivals, Gulf startup hubs share capital, policy, and talent structures that are quietly shaping distinct, globally...

    Shared infrastructure, capital flows, and policy choices bind these ecosystems together more than they divide them.

    The critical question for Gulf ecosystems is not whether they have capital or talent, but whether both are organized toward genuinely global ambition.