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.
  • DUBAI, UAE - The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Securities...

    The MoU was signed by Chief Executive of the DFSA Ian Johnston and Chairman of the BSEC Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam Friday in Dubai.

    The agreement provides a framework for facilitating cross-border collaboration between the two bodies on supervision and enforcement actions.

  • As the US is apparently pulling away from the Middle East, the cooperation between the Gulf and Asian regions is...

    Experts believe the US is pulling back from the Middle East and shifting its attention and resources to the "priority theatre" of the Indo-Pacific.

    But as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the GCC countries are expected to play a more significant role in the ongoing Asianization of the global economy.

  • Revenue doubled year-on-year to US$17.1 billion.

    OMV has worked closely with Russian giant Gazprom until the invasion of Ukraine.

    Following European sanctions on Moscow, OMV froze its investments in Russia.

  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan hailed the "historical and solid relationship" between the major oil exporter and Beijing after talks with...

    The potential visit comes at a time of strained ties between Saudi Arabia and long-standing ally the United States

    Xi visited Saudi Arabia in January 2016, the year before Prince Mohammed was named as heir to the throne, ushering in a period of reform

  • Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's 21-member cabinet is expected to face myriad challenges. The oil-rich but war-ravaged country is plagued...

    Sudani, 52, was chosen to form the new government on October 13 following months of infighting between key Shiite Muslim factions

    The movement of firebrand cleric Moqtada, Sudani's rival in Iraq's majority Shiite camp, refused to join the government

  • Lapid sails into the November 1 election just days after a diplomatic breakthrough -- finalising a landmark maritime border deal...

    The longest-serving leader in Israeli history, the 73-year-old right-winger and security hawk is for the first time in years campaigning from the opposition

    He is up against the centrist caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who last year manoeuvred a motley alliance of eight parties into a coalition

  • UN chief Antonio Guterres said he "strongly" believed the deal can promote stability in the region and create "enhanced prosperity...

    The agreement was signed separately by Lebanon's President Michel Aoun in Beirut and by Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Jerusalem

    US President Joe Biden hailed the "historic" deal, that comes as Western powers clamour to open up new energy production and reduce dependence on Russia

  • UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Karl Nehammer met in...

    Leaders of UAE and Austria affirmed their interest in strengthening bilateral relations, especially in technology, energy, innovation and food security.

    The two leaders underscored the importance of taking action to ease tension and promote dialogue to resolve crises with humanitarian, economic and food security implications.

  • Jerusalem, Undefined—Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday claimed Israel's foe Lebanon de-facto "recognizes" the Jewish state, due to a sea border...

    The premier was speaking at the opening of a cabinet meeting convened to formally approve the deal, hours ahead of the expected signing by the two parties

    Washington has played a key role in mediating the lengthy negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, who remain technically still at war

  • Samer Haj-Yehia, the Arab-Israeli chairman of Bank Leumi since 2019, was addressing the Future Investment Initiative, a three-day conference held...

    "You see the economy is very healthy, unlike other economies around the world, and the prospects for the future are very positive," he said.

    His comments follow rampant speculation about future bilateral ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, which US officials stoked ahead of Joe Biden's visit to Jeddah in July.