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.
  • The approaching 1 Jan deadline has seen investments on headquarters hit $242m in the first nine months of 2023 alone,...

    In 2023, 46.7 percent of newly established headquarters operate in the Software & IT services sector.

    The Regional Headquarters (RHQ) Program is an initiative jointly developed by the Ministry of Investment (MISA) and the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.

  • Dubai, UAE-- Since its launch two years ago, the First Movers Coalition (FMC) has become the world's largest private sector...

    FMC member companies have signed 94 offtake agreements to purchase emerging climate technologies.

    The coalition engages 13 governments who together account for over 50% of global gross domestic product

  • Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, is visiting the COP28 summit where nations are wrangling over...

    USAID promised $53mn to help 23 cities in the developing world switch to low-carbon activities

    It would mobilize another $2.3bn in private-sector investment to climate-resilient food infrastructure

  • Sixty-nine million children live in poverty in the world's 40 richest countries, UNICEF said in a report, blasting Britain and...

    UNICEF figure is based on relative poverty, which is around 60 percent of the national median income

    The report also highlights the greater risk of poverty for children from single-parent families

  • The strategic partnerships, including substantial financial support from UAE and Qatar, mark a new era in Türkiye-GCC ties, promising to...

    The strategic partnerships, including substantial financial support from UAE and Qatar, mark a new era in Türkiye-GCC ties, promising to significantly boost bilateral trade.

    Türkiye-GCC relations are revitalized through billion-dollar deals and support for Turkey's post-earthquake recovery, aiming to triple trade with the Gulf by 2030.

  • LONDON, UK - A Western price cap imposed a year ago on Russia's oil has had limited success with Moscow increasingly...

    The cap was jointly imposed on December 5, 2022 by the European Union, Australia and the Group of Seven rich countries.

    Initially successful, it lost its impact once President Vladimir Putin's Russia found new buyers for its oil and new tankers to deliver it.

  • The companies have signed two agreements.

    Tawzea is a 50:50 joint venture between Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co and Sustained Infrastructure Holding Co.

    Under the first contract, Tawzea will operate and maintain the water network in Makkah and its governorates.

  • DUBAI, UAE – Institutional traders (INS) in the crypto markets maintain a conservative approach, with 50 percent of their portfolio...

    In September 2023, institutional traders allocated half of their portfolios to Bitcoin, the report said.

    Retail traders showed a lower percentage of Bitcoin holdings, which could be linked to their higher leverage levels.

  • The approaching 1 Jan deadline has seen investments on headquarters hit $242m in the first nine months of 2023 alone,...

    In 2023, 46.7 percent of newly established headquarters operate in the Software & IT services sector.

    The Regional Headquarters (RHQ) Program is an initiative jointly developed by the Ministry of Investment (MISA) and the Royal Commission for Riyadh City.

  • DUBAI, UAE -Mashreq bank has been announced as one of the top contributors to the UAE Banks Federation’s (UBF) pledge,...

    UAE Banks Federation had pledged to mobilize US$272 billion (AED 1 trillion) in sustainable finance by 2030 at COP 28 meeting.

    Mashreq’s commitment to facilitating US$30 billion by 2030 builds on years of sustainable finance deployment in the MENA region.