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.
  • Turkey is suffering the worst bout of inflation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule. The official annual inflation rate...

    The rate inched down to 61.36 percent in October from 61.53 percent in September, the TUIK state statistics agency said

    Central bank chief Hafize Gaye Erkan said Thursday that the rate will likely peak between 70 and 75 percent next May

  • DUBAI, UAE - Bahrain has recalled its Ambassador from Israel and decided to suspend economic relations with Tel Aviv in...

    Bahrain took the decision to recall the Kingdom’s Ambassador to Israel back to the country, the Council of Representatives said.

    It also demanded taking measures to preserve lives of people in the Gaza Strip and other regions of Palestine.

  • The MoU will enable UAE-based firm to enter Angolan market.

    Ducab Group already supplies its “Made in the UAE” products to 15 countries in Africa.

    It is constructing over 400 kilometers of 220kV transmission lines in Angola.

  • “Jordan has become a regional investment hub of choice for the UAE's direct investments, totaling US$4 billion. This represents 14%...

    The UAE has invested $4 billion directly in Jordan, with non-oil trade reaching $4.5 billion in 2022, reflecting their deep-rooted ties and mutual interests.

    In 2022, the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, and Bahrain announced a comprehensive industrial partnership, allocating a $10bn investment fund for collaborative projects.

  • The UAE's central bank has kept its Base Rate for the Overnight Deposit Facility (ODF) unchanged at 5.40 percent. It...

    Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates comes amid concerns of persistent inflation

    The CBUAE and QCB's decision underscores the link between global and regional monetary policies

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Foreign investments in Saudi Arabia increased 4 percent year-on-year (YoY) to SAR 2.50 trillion ($666. 39...

    The foreign investment balance recorded an increase of 5 percent quarter-on-quarter, or nearly SAR 109.9 billion.

    Foreign direct investments (FDIs) represent 41 percent, or SAR 1.02 trillion, of total investments, Argaam reported.

  • Sales revenue was US$1.6 billion (SAR 6.22 billion) in Q3 2023.

    Maaden posted a net profit of US560 million (SAR 2.1 billion) in Q3 2022.

    Maaden posted net earnings of $183 million for the first nine months of 2023.

  • The firms will continue to work closely on future global projects.

    The agreement is in line with the objectives of UAE’s national strategy for industry and advanced technology.

    The MoU will help the two firms to work together to strengthen the global maritime industry and support the economic growth of the UAE.

  • ABU DHABI, UAE - Trade between the two countries is on an upswing with volumes this year expected to surpass...

    Trade between the UAE and Canada, worth US$4.1 billion in 2022, surpassed the 2021 figure of US$3.4 billion (AED12.7 billion).

    Bilateral trade to the tune of US$1.8 billion in H1 2023 (January to June) exceeded the US$1.7 billion worth of trade in H1 2022.

  • SHENYANG, CHINA – Investments in the country’s northeast have grown over the past years as several multinational corporations put in...

    Aramco and JV partners NORINCO Group and Panjin Xincheng Industrial Group have a mega Saudi-Chinese petrochemical project in Liaoning Province.

    The project is a 300,000 barrels per day refinery and a petrochemical complex with an annual production capacity of 1.65 million metric tons.