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.
  • The Gulf countries assist loan defaulters by delaying payments or exempting those who can't pay to save emerging companies and...

    The Gulf countries assist loan defaulters by delaying payments or exempting those who cannot pay to save emerging companies and prevent their accumulation of financial burdens

    Loan exemptions in sectors such as housing, health, marriage and investments are estimated to be in millions of dollars across the region

  • Over 200 senior officials convened in the "Ambassadors Forum", organized by the World Government Summit Organization in partnership with UAE...

    The summit discussed role of diplomacy in shaping future governments and achieving global prosperity.

    UAE Minister of Economy spoke on the critical priorities for governments in the next decade.

  • The year-old program operates numerous unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, in the waters around the Arabian peninsula, gathering data and...

    The drones are operated by the Bahrain-based US 5th Fleet's Task Force 59, created last year to integrate unmanned systems and artificial intelligence into Middle East operations

    Airborne and subsea drones are pretty well developed and proven, but unmanned surface boats are much newer and yet essential for the future

  • Around 100 people chanted slogans against the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel, criticising its ambassador David Govrin and Moroccan Foreign...

    According to Israeli media, the envoy is facing allegations of exploiting Moroccan women, sexual harassment and indecent exposure

    An Israeli diplomatic source confirmed to AFP that Govrin had been recalled while an investigation got underway, without detailing the nature of the probe

  • Egypt, Greece and Saudi Arabia are in talks to jointly host the 2030 World Cup football tournament, an Egyptian official...

    "The three countries are working flat out" and "the application to organise (the 2030 World Cup) is being studied", said Egyptian sports ministry spokesman Mohammed Fawzi.

    A source at Greece's Hellenic Football Federation confirmed to AFP in Athens that the three countries were holding discussions about a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup.

  • The Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin will discuss with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a deal allowing grain exports...

    The agreement between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, designated three ports to send grains through a Russian blockade.

    Putin claimed most consignments were arriving in Europe, not poor countries where grain was needed most.

  • US mediator Amos Hochstein on Friday noted progress in indirect talks between Lebanon and Israel over a maritime border dispute...

    The dispute escalated in June after Israel moved a production vessel near the Karish offshore field, which is partly claimed by Lebanon.

    Energean, the London-listed company licensed by Israel to extract gas from Karish, said on Thursday that gas would begin flowing within weeks, despite the disagreement.

  • Iran's latest reply on a nuclear deal is a step "backwards," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday, insisting...

    European mediators last month appeared to make progress in restoring the 2015 accord as Iran largely agreed to a proposed final text.

    President Joe Biden supports restoring the agreement, under which Iran will enjoy sanctions relief and again be able to sell its oil worldwide.

  • The Chairman of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) recently received an economic delegation from the Russian Federation...

    ACCI Chairman highlighted investment opportunities in the real estate, building and construction sectors to the Russian delegation.

    The Chairman stressed Ajman Chamber's keenness to develop economic ties and attract investors to the emirate.

  • the late monarch's eldest son, 73, made the most of his record-breaking time as the longest-serving heir to the throne...

    the late monarch's eldest son, 73, made the most of his record-breaking time as the longest-serving heir to the throne by forging his own path

    In 2022, the queen settled the thorny issue of what Camilla would become when Charles is king, giving her blessing for her to be called "queen consort"