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.
  • GCC Secretary-General Naif Falah Al-Hajraf with the chairman of the Board of Directors of the FGCCC, Samir Abdullah Nas.

    The GCC chief has stressed the importance of building a distinctive integrative trade and investment base

    The base is expected to complete the requirements of the GCC joint market and develop GCC inter-trade relations

  • The consultation will last until March 20 with topics including politics, economics, finance, social, health, education, and cultural affairs.

    Tunisia will intensify awareness campaign for national consultation so that more people can participate

    The electronic platform for the consultations was fully launched on Saturday after it partially opened on January 1

  • The National Oil Corporation is trying "to maintain a level of production of 1.2 million barrels per day" but hopes...

    The National Oil Corporation is trying "to maintain a level of production of 1.2 million barrels per day" but hopes for state investment in order to boost output

    Libya sits on the largest known oil reserves in Africa, and is heavily dependent on revenues from its oil and gas exports

  • A young population, increased user spending, robust govt backing for games and e-sports and new players are poised to push...

    Around half of the Middle East's population is reported to be under the age of 25, and electronic games constitute an integral component of their entertainment.

    Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt attained a total gaming revenue of US$1.76 billion in 2021.

  • A wealth tax on the world's richest people could raise at least $2.52 trillion per year.

    The proposal comes from a network of NGOs, social movements, and pro-tax millionaires

    It follows separate reports showing that the world's wealthiest people have grown richer during the pandemic

  • The WHO has warned that the sheer numbers of people infected will mean many people are still falling seriously ill...

    The WHO has cautioned against a misleading narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free

    It stressed that existing vaccines do a good job of protecting against developing severe Covid-19 and deaths

  • Global demand for oil is expected to remain "robust" in 2022 and overcome short-term disruption caused by the Omicron coronavirus...

    The Saudi-led group of top oil producers warned future virus strains and pandemic-related travel restrictions could threaten the global economic recovery.

    European crude benchmark Brent North Sea reached $88.13 per barrel, while US contract WTI hit $85.74 -- the highest levels since October 2014.

  • BCCI chief reviewed ways to further increase the volume of bilateral trade

    Chairman Sameer bin Abdulla Nass appreciated the 'depth and solidity' of the Bahraini-Saudi economic and investment relations.

    Nass praised the role played by Saudi Arabia to enhance the progress and prosperity of the people of GCC.

  • Lebanon ministers said they aim to increase the hours of EDL’s power supply in the near future by securing Egyptian...

    Lebanon's economic crisis has seen its currency lose around 95 percent of its purchasing power

    This has caused fuel shortages that has led to power being supplied for just a few hours per household every day

  • Member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council are increasingly working towards the empowerment of women.

    The UAE and Canada held discussions last month on how to enhance cooperation to empower women

    Statistics from Saudi Arabia from last year showed more women had entered the workforce, even as unemployment dropped

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