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ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.

Etihad Q1 profit $187 million

This is a 30% YoY increase over Q1 2025.

Yalla Group Q1 revenue $83m

Net income rose to $36.4 million, a 17% YoY increase.

Qatar Airways annual profit $2bn

This was a record 28% jump in annual net profit.

Masdar issues $1bn bond

Its green bond program hits $2.75 billion.

Qatar wealthiest Arab nation, Somalia poorest

  • The bottom 50 percent of earners in the Arab world control less than 12 percent of national income.
  • Political instability in some Arab countries, such as Yemen (the second poorest) has led to economic hardship.

Dubai, UAE — The Arab world is one of the most unequal regions in the world. According to the World Inequality Database, the top 10 percent of earners in the Arab world control more than 56 percent of national income, while the bottom 50 percent of earners control less than 12 percent. This means that the richest 10 percent of people in the Arab world are more than five times as wealthy as the poorest 50 percent. The disparity is the starkest when the GDP of the oil-rich Gulf states is compared with that of some African countries. In this infographic, TRENDS takes a look at the richest and the poorest Arab countries: