Istanbul, Turkey-- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is keen to enhance economic cooperation with Turkey, according to its Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. The secretary general stressed that the GCC Ministerial Council, which held its 155th session in March this year, resumed the strategic dialogue with Türkiye, and adopted the...

Doha, Qatar--The Qatari-Chinese Business Forum kicked off with the participation of over 70 local companies and nearly 60 Chinese companies to discuss investment opportunities in the two countries. Chairman of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al-Thani said in a speech that the forum represents...

Sharjah, UAE--Sharjah will host the first-ever Gulf-Iraq Business Forum on 26th and 27th September to boost economic ties between the GCC and Iraq. The event is an initiative of the Federation of GCC Chambers and is being organized in partnership with the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry...

Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations seeking to protect their interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video address to participants in the Army-2023 forum. “Russia is open to deepening equal technological partnership and defense cooperation” with countries seeking to protect their interests and independent...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia’s exports to Turkey during the past three years amounted to SAR 52.280 billion ($13.93 billion), and the Kingdom’s imports from Turkey totaled SAR 16.787 billion. Saudi exports largely comprised plastics, metal products, organic chemical products, steel, precious metals and stones and its imports from Turkey were...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia hit 1.2 million by the first quarter of this year, an increase of 4.8 percent over the fourth quarter of last year, while 89,000 new enterprises were launched during this period. The kingdom's General Authority...

Doha, Qatar-- Uzbekistan has called for establishing a joint forum for businessmen in Doha or Tashkent to review investment opportunities in both the countries. The appeal was made by the visiting Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Laziz Kudratov. During his meeting with Qatar Chamber Chairman, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim...

Amman, Jordan-- Seeking to widen its economic and trade ties with Jordan, the Iraqi Business Council (IBC) will organize the Jordanian-Iraqi Business and Finance Forum next month in Amman, under the theme: "Building Bridges of Common Prosperity," with “wide” participation from the two countries’ investors, business owners, companies and other...

London, UK— The UAE is looking to invest US$160 billion in the new economy sectors like renewable energy over the next three decades. This was stated by Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, in his address at the 13th edition of the City Week 2023 Forum, in London,...

Saudi Arabia plans to invest more than US$266 billion to produce cleaner electricity and expand its power grid, the kingdom's energy minister said. Speaking at a forum organized by Saudi oil giant Aramco, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the world's biggest crude exporter was also looking to become a global...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Aramco has signed more than 100 agreements and Memorandums of Understanding valued at around $7.2 billion to help advance an industrial ecosystem at the seventh edition of the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iktva) Forum and Exhibition. The agreements were signed with Zoom, Taulia Inc, DHL, Ministry of Investment...

The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing Majid bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, who inaugurated the second edition of the Forum, said the event coincides with the coming into force of the real estate brokerage system, which enables the development and governance of the real estate sector and the digitization...

AMMAN, JORDAN - The Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) organized the Jordanian-Bahraini Business Forum in Bahrain's capital, Manama, to increase the volume of trade exchange, discuss means of enhancing cooperation, and showcase investment opportunities in the two countries.JCI President Fathi Jaghbir underlined the need to set in motion a new...

SHARJAH, UAE - The 9th edition of the Sharjah International Travel and Tourism Forum (SITTF) is set to kick off at the Sharjah Expo Centre on November 24, 2022, under the theme 'Building a Resilient Future for Tourism'. The forum will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan bin...

AMMAN, JORDAN - Amman is scheduled to host the Seventh International Investment Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in MENA on Sunday, organized by the Arab Renewable Energy Commission(AREC), with Arab and international participation. In a statement Saturday, AREC's Secretary-General, Mohammed Taani, said the forum will discuss over three...

The Algerian and French prime ministers hailed a "new dynamic" as they launched a joint economic forum during a visit to Algiers by France's Elisabeth Borne. The French PM's two-day trip to Algeria comes just weeks after President Emmanuel Macron concluded his own three-day visit in August, following months of...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has organized a forum to discuss ways to boost economic ties and deepen commercial collaboration with Russian business community.

Over 1,600 new African member companies have registered with Dubai Chambers since October 2021, growing 6.5 percent to reach 26,420 today, the Chambers said. In October 2021, the Chamber hosted the sixth edition of the Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa) on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai – a...

Identifies $19bn worth of products that can be manufactured in UAE.

The twenty-second scientific session organized by the Islamic Forum kicked off at Al Maghfirah Mosque, Sharjah. Dubbed "The Migration Route", the session is running between 18th and 30th June. Lecturer Prof. Dr. Abdul Sami’ Mohammed Al Anees, Professor of Hadith and its Sciences, at the College of Sharia and Islamic...

Spain’s experience and expertise in tourism has already helped Saudi Arabia and more Spanish businesses will hopefully join the leading tourism players already working with the kingdom, Saudi tourism minister Ahmed Al Khateeb has said. “I was very pleased to share our vision and plans with Spanish businesses in Riyadh...

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and an Argentinian delegation discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the business communities in the Emirate of Sharjah and Argentina. Additionally, they also discussed boosting the economic, trade and investment relations between their countries. The discussion was a part of Sharjah –...

A panel discussion was organized by the Riyadh Economic Forum to review the progress of an important study, “New Investments, Digital Transformation and the Knowledge Economy”, as part of the forum’s preparations for its tenth session. Several government officials, academics, businessmen and women and others participated in the discussion. The...

The ‘Dubai-Israel: Future Horizons Mission’ was hosted by the Dubai International Chamber, which is one of the three chambers operating under the restructured Dubai Chambers. It was organized by Dubai International Chamber, the UAE Embassy in Israel, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Several investment companies and investors interested in privatization projects attended an investor forum organized by Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Privatization (NCP) in cooperation with Riyadh Bank. The Center said that developments in the privatization system were taking place at an accelerating pace and with a high level of movement...

Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, POSCO and Samsung C&T signed here today a tripartite memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a project to produce green hydrogen for export. The event took place on the sidelines of the Saudi-Korean Investment Forum, which was held in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat), represented by the Commercial Franchise Center (Emtiyaz), is participating at the International Franchise Forum in Dubai, providing 10 Saudi brands an opportunity to franchise their brands and expand globally. The Forum was launched on Tuesday and will run for two...

Bahrain enjoys a prominent role in the art world, serving as the host of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage. The US remains the world’s largest art market.

A forum organized by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) brought together more than 100 businesspersons from the UAE and Brazil to discuss cooperation and investment opportunities. The Sharjah-Sao Paulo Business Forum on Wednesday highlighted joint investment opportunities, encouraged cooperation and partnerships in various economic sectors. The forum...

The Saudi-Swiss Investment Forum aims to touch $3.2bn of financing by 2030. The body, launched on 25 October in Riyadh, will also back Swiss companies who want to invest in the kingdom.

The global forum organized by the Islamic Development Bank on Aug. 28 is being held as a side event to the bank’s annual meeting.