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.

  • The company's first venture capital fund exceeds initial target.

    Chimera Global Fund I LP ("the Fund") is backed by a number of regional and global Limited Partners including Mubadala Investment Company

    The Fund’s third and final funding round saw it exceed its initial US$65 million target in less than two months

  • Both will cooperate to build a gaming and esports ecosystem in UAE.

    Part of the MoU is content creation, as well as support gaming initiatives and events in the UAE.

    The gaming and esports markets in the MENA region are growing faster than anywhere else in the world, says the AD Gaming Director of Strategy.

  • Lockheed Martin  has appointed retired U.S. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson as their new Chief Executive for the Middle East.

    Nicholson led the PenFed Foundation, a non-profit organisation that provides U.S. military service members and veterans with support to improve their financial well-being

    Bob Harward announced his intention to retire from Lockheed Martin at the end of this year after eight years of service

  • The National Centre for Statistics and Information says domestic guest have supported the Oman's hotels.

    Domestic guests constituted the highest percentage of visitors in hotel industry of Oman

    The occupancy rate of hotels in Oman rose by 36.3 percent

  • An online electronic platform named 'loubany', aimed at promoting Lebanon's economy and industry, will be launched in on 15 January...

    The platform spells out its vision as 'Lebanese production, creativity, innovation and competence to reach the four corners of the world'.

    The platform particularly addresses Lebanese Diaspora to support the Lebanese economic initiatives.

  • Two people were missing on Monday after two cargo ships collided in waters south of Sweden in the early morning...

    Nine boats as well as a rescue helicopter were searching for the missing sailors in the cold water

    The ships were sailing under British and Danish flags

  • The center was announced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Middle East Green Summit held in Riyadh recently.

    Saudi Arabia’s National Program for the Development of the Fisheries Sector has launched a regional center to sustainably develop fisheries

    The program focuses on research in the fisheries sector and aquaculture related to the health of animals and aquatic organisms

  • The agreement will promote direct investment in various fields.

    This agreement will highlight Bahrain as an investment hub for Japanese companies

    Bahrain recently ranked first for availability of advanced computer programming talent in ICT

  • International Holding Company has formally agreed to the merger.

    The Board of Directors of Al Qudra Holdings has also approved a new foreign ownership limit of 30 percent of outstanding shares

    Previously, only UAE nationals were permitted to own shares in the company

  • About US$7 billion is missing from Lebanese central bank’s 2020 balance sheet, data analysis by TRENDS suggests while highlighting weak...

    Some of the data sifted by TRENDS point to a US$7 billion scam involving the country’s central bank and the powerful individuals

    The poor and weak policies of Banque du Liban (BDL) may have facilitated a “Ponzi” scheme involving Eurobonds