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.
  • The aim is to redefine outdoor media advertising in Abu Dhabi.

    Penguin and SkyBlue will collaborate on key advertising locations, with this being the Malaysian firm’s first move into the Abu Dhabi market.

    This follows an agreement between the Malaysian outdoor advertising company with the Road and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai.

  • DUBAI, UAE - The New Year began on a high note for Dubai Duty Free with the announcement of an...

    December 2023 finished for Dubai Duty Free with record monthly sales of US$221 million, an 8.37 percent increase compared to 2022.

    It's 40th anniversary celebrations offered a 25 percent discount on December 20 which led to a shopping spree of $14.8 million in 24 hours.

  • The World Bank raised its target for climate-related projects from 35% of its annual financing to 45%. Given that the...

    On Wednesday, Banga repeated a previous pledge to "fix the plumbing" of World Bank

    World Bank estimated that developing countries will need an average of $2.4trn each year

  • "Heightened tensions in the Middle East following a bomb blast at a ceremony honouring a slain general in Iran have...

    Oil prices spiked more than three percent after twin bomb blasts ripped through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani

    Equities were also under pressure as investors worried that the stocks rally in the final months of 2023, on hopes of interest rate cuts in 2024, may have gone too far

  • Dubai, UAE -- Jordan's public debt till the end of October 2023 has risen to $46.1 billion, 89.6 percent of...

    The Ministry of Finance said the government had borrowed $3.8 billion in the first ten months of 2023.

    In Dec, Jordan approved the 2024 budget with a deficit of $1.6 billion, expecting the country's public debt this year would make up 88.3 percent of the GDP.

  • Turkey's official annual inflation rate ticked up to 64.77 in December, from 61.98 percent in November. But the month-on-month pace...

    Economists expects inflation to start falling from near record highs within four months

    The rate reached a decades-long high of 85 percent in October of 2022

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia is poised to launch its inaugural financial center, with unified and standardized policies and...

    Chairman of the Steering Committee at the Ministry of Finance, Abdul Aziz Al-Furaih highlighted the advantages of transitioning to accrual-based accounting

    Hamad Al-Kanhal, Deputy Minister of Finance for Financial Affairs and Accounts, underlined the shift to accrual-based accounting as part of Vision 2030

  • Beijing, China -- China's import and export tariff adjustments on some goods took effect on Monday, including implementing provisional import...

    China lowered import tariffs on resources and NEVs, aiming to enhance competitiveness and secure supplies.

    Tariffs on medicines and food for medical purposes were cut, reflecting a focus on health and consumer needs.

  • Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's Producer Price Index (PPI) of the industrial sector in the country for November was 118.65 points,...

    Qatar's industrial PPI fell 1.95% in November, driven by oil price drops in mining and some manufacturing sectors.

    Electricity prices defied the trend, showing MoM and YoY increases, while water prices dipped MoM but rose slightly YoY.

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia, through its Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD), has initiated the first...

    The collaborative effort with the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower aims to improve the proficiency of professional labor in Egypt

    In its inaugural phase, the SVP will focus on evaluating skills in five key professions: plumbing, electrical work, welding, automotive mechanics, and carpentry