INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • Michele Montecchio was appointed as Country Manager for the Middle East.

    Paul Collins, after driving the Acer Middle East and Africa business for seven years, has decided to retire.

    Rossi has been with the firm since 2007, having started in product development.

  • Non-fungible tokens are digital items whose certificates of authenticity and ownership are registered on blockchains, the technology behind cryptocurrencies.

    From art to fashion, the creative industries have been quick to experiment with this innovation

    NFTs, meanwhile, have sparked excitement and skepticism alike in the tech sector

  • The insights from the Dubai Chamber study were released during a business seminar titled The Road Ahead: UAE and Dubai...

    In 2022, the UAE economy is projected to record an estimated annual GDP growth rate of 3.4 percent

    The entire UAE economy began to recover in 2021 by registering an estimated annual GDP growth rate of 3.1 percent

  • The Federal Tax Authority of the UAE has organized field tours to ensure the readiness of Self-Service Kiosks, which allow...

    Self-Service Kiosks, which allow tourists to recover VAT on their purchases, have been placed at all exit ports.

    The kiosks are also available at several commercial centers and hotels that are included in the tax refund scheme.

  • Nayef Steitieh told field managers in his ministry and across governorates to also look to replace expatriate workers with those...

    Jordan’s Minister of Labor Nayef Steitieh on Saturday, December 19, called for investing in e-transformation

    The move is expected to save time and effort of beneficiaries from the ministry's directorates and governorates

  • A controversial proposal of staging the FIFA World Cup championship every two years rather than the current four-year cycle is...

    FIFA is to hold an online global summit to discuss the feasibility of biennial world cups

    An association of 54 of FIFA's 211 members, the Confederation of African Football' supports the idea

  • An NFT by digital artist Beeple was auctioned at Christie's in March for $69.3 million in March this year.

    Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs are digital items that can be bought and sold using this blockchain technology

    However, they are not fungible, meaning an NFT cannot be exchanged for another NFT

  • The Oman-origin telecom firm has signed a deal with Optiva for this.

    Omantel’s agreement with Optiva will upgrade the latter’s Charging Engine to a cloud-native architecture on the former’s private cloud

    The upgrade is expected to support new business models for 5G monetization

  • Morocco’s official recycling aim is 20 percent garbage by 2022 which has been moved to 2030.

    No domestic organic waste is treated at the factory because “it’s too expensive”

    Official data shows that 66 illegal rubbish dumps in Morocco have been regularized or closed

  • In 2020, Saudi Arabia hosted the International Date Council meeting, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Environment, Water and...

    The Saudi National Center for Palms and Dates and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture worked on formulating and implementing initiatives

    Saudi Arabia has supported the idea of establishing the International Date Council to strengthen international cooperation in this field