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.
  • Qatar Airways is one of the major airlines to halt services to Lebanon. (File)

    Major airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways and Air France have suspended growing numbers of flights to Lebanon as tensions...

    United Arab Emirates-based Emirates announced the temporary suspension of its flights to Beirut

    Air France on Tuesday extended the suspension of its Beirut flights until October 1

  • A demonstrator holds a placard during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on September 21, 2024. (AFP)

    The sheer scale of destruction from the deadliest war in Gaza's history has made the road to recovery difficult to...

    With bombs still raining down on Gaza, many of the Palestinian territory's 2.4 million people face re-construction challenges

    11 months of war in Gaza has battered Israel's economy, and poverty is now threatening communities

  • A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent (RCS) shows security forces gathered at the scene of a blast at a coal mine in Tabas in Iran's Khorasan province on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)

    A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media...

    A leak of methane gas led to the blast in two blocks of the mine, which is owned by the private Iranian firm Madanjoo

    State TV broadcast footage of ambulances and helicopters arriving at Tabas in eastern Iran to transport the injured to hospital

  • The U.S. Federal Reserve is on Wednesday heading for its first interest rate cut since the onset of the COVID-19...

    Global markets brace for the first rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week

    High level of uncertainty around whether it will cut by 25 basis points or 50

  • Age bias in the world of work is real. But it is more complex and nuanced than the common narrative...

    Age bias in the world of work is real, but it is more complex and nuanced than the common narrative around ageism.

    These hidden struggles, coupled with a higher rate of rejection than among other applicant pools, can trigger a dangerous descent into a resignation mindset

  • The Kingdom’s tourism and entertainment investments, including a new star rating system, support growth in hospitality, positioning Saudi Arabia as...

    Residential sale prices experienced 10% year-on-year increase in H1 in Riyadh and average rents grew by 9% annually

    In Jeddah, the pace of growth was slightly slower, with sale prices rising by 5% and rents increasing by 4% year-on-year during the same period

  • Asian stocks dithered and the dollar slipped on Monday in a week that is almost certain to see the start...

    Futures imply 59% chance of outsized Fed rate cut

    Policy makers project 100 basis points of cuts this year and 150 basis points for 2025

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Standard & Poor's (S&P) affirmed the Kingdom's credit rating in local and foreign currency at "A/A-1"...

    S&P explained that its affirmation of the Kingdom's strong credit rating results from the Kingdom's reforms and investments

    It expected that the Kingdom's gross domestic product (GDP) will continue to grow during the years 2024-2027

  • The fifth annual Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index looks at both on- and off-chain data to determine which countries are...

    This year, crypto activity increased across countries of all income brackets

    Central & Southern Asia and Oceania accounted for over $750 billion in crypto asset inflows

  • Eurozone, ECB, federal reserve,intereset rate

    The European Central Bank on Thursday is set to slash rates again by 25 basis points just days ahead of...

    In July, the ECB left interest rates unchanged in a unanimous vote following June’s landmark cut

    Headline inflation in the EURO hit a three-year low in August with a reading of 2.2%