Dubai, UAE -- Kuwait's consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, increased by 2.19% year-on-year at the end...
The Kingdom ranked 13th out of 70 economies assessed in the annual report, improving from 17th place a year earlier...
Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO of Stagwell, explains how AI and global tech partnerships are reshaping marketing and the GCC’s...AI is expanding creative and data-driven marketing capabilities at unprecedented scale, Mark Penn told TRENDS
The GCC must now focus on building sustainable, talent-led innovation ecosystems beyond experimentation, he adds
The post-oil Gulf has the chance to redefine authenticity itself—as a deliberately trained, global hospitality culture built by people, not...The Gulf’s true wealth is shifting from oil reserves to human capability—what can be called the rise of “brain gold.”
Tourism is quietly becoming the region’s most powerful engine for building future-ready skills that AI cannot replicate
AI, geopolitics, climate, and demographics are reshaping the Middle East’s growth model beyond oil.Geopolitical fragmentation has strengthened the Middle East’s role as an East–West connector
A young population and impact-driven innovation are powering the shift to a knowledge economy
The Gulf economies face disruptions but embrace risk to grow, says Tadeu Baldani Caravieri, founder of Prototypes for Humanity, on...The region’s prosperity is linked to its willingness to experiment and take calculated risks, with cities like Dubai leading in financial innovation, Caravieri tells TRENDS
Innovation relies on strong local institutions, including government policies, and the ability to produce scalable solutions, with capital as a critical enabler, he adds
This year’s edition is expected to welcome more than 30,000 participants from over 120 countries, including 1,500 startups, 700 investors...This year’s edition is expected to welcome more than 30,000 participants from over 120 countries, including 1,500 startups, 700 investors and 600 media representatives
For a country with a population of under three million, this represents a remarkable concentration of global innovation and capital within a compact economic landscape
Oil prices have experienced choppy trading since the surprise US raid Saturday on Caracas that saw Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro...Brushing off geopolitical concerns, some major stock markets have begun the new year with new all-time highs, having smashed records in 2025.
Seoul rose more than one percent Tuesday to top 4,500 points for the first time, helped by another strong rally in chip giant SK hynix.
The Middle East and North Africa region is expected to outperform the global economy in 2026, with GDP projected to...Goldman Sachs Research has projected that the world economy will expand faster than widely expected next year, saying its economists expect sturdy global growth of 2.8%
The Middle East and North Africa region is expected to outperform the global economy in 2026, with GDP projected to grow by 3.6% year on year compared to global growth of 3.1%
- Tokyo, Japan -- Japanese tech investor SoftBank said Wednesday that its stake in OpenAI is now around 11 percent after...
Having made colossal profits as well as losses on previous investments, flamboyant founder Masayoshi Son has pivoted SoftBank towards artificial intelligence (AI).
SoftBank had announced in April its planned investment of up to $40 billion in Open AI, and on Wednesday it said that the second tranche of $22.5 billion was completed.
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled on Monday new banknotes replacing those showing ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and his family, hoping...Since the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, the pound has plunged from 50 to around 11,000 against the greenback
The removal of the zeros, which does not impact the currency's value, was done to make transactions easier
- Addressing fragility in cities is, therefore, not only a social imperative; it is also a crucial economic consideration. It is...
Conflict, displacement and climate shocks converge in cities, threatening global stability
Stable urban systems unlock private sector confidence, strengthen security and create shared prosperity
