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.
  • Asian markets fell Friday as China's latest vows to boost the beleaguered economy failed to stir much excitement, while traders...

    Beijing began unveiling in September a raft of policies to reverse a growth slump

    All three main indexes in New York closed in the red

  • As the world grapples with uncertainty, the summit offers a much-needed space for cooperation and innovation, led by the Franco-Arab...

    The event, under the high patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron, brings together governments, businesses, and visionaries

    By working together, France and the Arab world have the opportunity to shape the future

  • The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week amid a darkening outlook, with political turbulence...

    The central bank hiked rates aggressively from mid-2022 to tame surging energy and food costs

    Eurozone's anaemic growth rates are weighing down the broader single currency area

  • The World Bank announced Thursday that it had raised close to $24 billion to provide loans and grants for some...

    The Bank can use this money to borrow on financial markets

    This funding will be deployed to support the 78 countries that need it most

  • Without a new agreement, the eight countries which have been making voluntary additional production cuts of 2.2 million barrels per...

    The supply cuts are only having a muted impact on the market, with US president-elect Donald Trump expected to adopt policies to boost US oil output

    OPEC+ nations are holding back six million barrels of oil a day, including the 2.2 million barrels a day of output that they have been discussing putting back on the market

  • South Korean stocks sank more than two percent Wednesday while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk...

    The Kospi index shed as much as 2.3 percent at the open

    The won tumbled more than three percent to a two-year low of 1,444 per dollar

  • The latest World Bank Report says that the diversification strategy of GCC countries is fueling growth. (Photo: Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay)

    While developing countries paid a record US$1.4 trillion to service debts, the non-oil sectors in the GCC countries are fueling...

    "The [GCC] region has shown remarkable resilience in the face of global disruptions, moving steadily on their diversification agenda."

    Saudi Arabia's growth is expected to accelerate to an average of 4.7 percent in 2025-2026 as oil production increases.

  • UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia. Forest loss...

    3.7 billion acres must be restored by decade's end to combat crises

    Forest loss and degraded soils were reducing resilience to climate change and biodiversity loss

  • City governments are usually equipped to promote their cities through websites, newsletters, communications, as well as hosting delegations visiting from...

    City governments are uniquely positioned to support startup ecosystems through a range of low-cost, high-impact methods

    The success of a startup ecosystem is built on the strength of connections that exist between the various organisations and people within it

  • Washington, United States - President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations...

    The statement comes after a BRICS summit held last month in Kazan, Russia, where the countries discussed boosting non-dollar transactions and strengthening local currencies

    The BRICS group has expanded significantly since its inception in 2009, and now includes countries such as Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates