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Saudi Small Businesses Are the Quiet Force Behind Vision 2030
The Kingdom’s transformation becomes durable when independent firms turn national investment into local services, specialist knowledge and lasting jobs.
Jul 28, 2026
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Bahrain's Manama Declaration Puts Women-Led Businesses at the Center of Growth
The latest World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum connected women-led enterprise with green, blue, creative and digital industries, producing investment commitments as well as policy language.
Aug 3, 2026
Business
The UK-GCC Trade Deal Is Moving From Headline to Business Checklist
The concluded UK-GCC free-trade agreement could reshape services, procurement and investment, but companies should focus on implementation details rather than celebratory totals.
Aug 3, 2026
Business
Nippon Paint Agrees to Buy AkzoNobel's Southeast Asian Paints Business for $1.35 Billion
The Japanese group walks away with a narrower prize than the whole decorative division it once chased. AkzoNobel expects about $1 billion in net cash and says the sale ends its review of Asian decorative paints.
Oct 5, 2026
Business
SAP's Cloud Quarter Shows Why Enterprise AI Must Prove Itself in Existing Workflows
SAP's strong cloud performance reassured investors, but the bigger enterprise software question is whether AI can deepen customer value without inflating complexity and cost.
Jul 24, 2026
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Tesla Sold More Cars, Then Spent the Profit on Its Future
Record vehicle deliveries lifted Tesla’s revenue, but a surge in research spending shows how aggressively the carmaker is funding robotaxis, AI and Optimus.
Jul 23, 2026
Business
The UAE's Quietest Business Problem Is How Long It Takes to Get Paid
Persistent payment delays and rising default concerns are squeezing liquidity across the Emirates, in the same half that produced the region's largest volume of new project awards. Both things are connected.
Aug 17, 2026
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FIFA's Reported $4.2 Billion Investment Plan Could Change Who Profits From Football
A reported plan to place FIFA media, sponsorship and tournament assets in a new subsidiary raises major questions about money and control.
Jul 30, 2026
Business
Oil Below $100 Still Leaves Central Banks With a Difficult Week
Energy prices have eased from their sharpest fears, but the Fed, Bank of England and Bank of Japan still face inflation signals pulling against softer growth.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
The 30-Year Treasury Yield Hit Its Highest Level Since 2004 as Oil Climbed on Iran-Hormuz Talk
Long-dated US borrowing costs reached a 22-year high on Thursday, driven by surging energy prices, strong business activity data and a national debt above 40 trillion dollars, even as Brent crude eased off its intraday peak on Hormuz reopening reports.
Sep 25, 2026
Business
UAE Stocks Meet a New Test as Regional Risk Returns to the Price Screen
A risk-off session in Dubai and Abu Dhabi shows how conflict, oil, aviation and investor confidence can move Gulf markets in different directions at once.
Jul 24, 2026
Business
Costco Closed Fiscal 2026 With $9.2 Billion in Profit as Membership Fees and Online Sales Kept Climbing
Fourth quarter net sales rose 11.2 percent to $93.9 billion and digitally-enabled sales grew almost 20 percent, with results lifted further by a one-time benefit from tariff refunds the company says it partly passed on to members.
Sep 27, 2026
Business
Climate Finance Works Differently When Women Can Control the Money
Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa suggests access to savings, credit and financial tools can strengthen climate resilience when women can make decisions over their use.
Jul 24, 2026
Business
The ECB Is Turning Climate Risk Into Financial Plumbing
The European Central Bank's collateral framework shows climate risk moving from sustainability reports into the operational rules that determine how finance is priced.
Jul 24, 2026
Business
The UAE Buys Candles the Way It Buys Oud, and a New Generation of Local Brands Has Noticed
Home fragrance in the Emirates is not a wellness import. It sits on top of a bakhoor and oud culture that was already there, which is why a crowded market keeps making room for small local labels.
Sep 5, 2026
Business
We the UAE 2031 Turns Long-Term Ambition Into an Open Economic Invitation
The UAE’s next growth chapter combines an AED 3 trillion economic goal with regulatory modernization, talent attraction and deeper global partnerships.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia’s New Growth Engine Is Bigger Than Any Single Project
The Kingdom’s most important economic story is the ecosystem forming across tourism, logistics, manufacturing, technology and clean infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
SoftBank Borrowed Another 11.9 Billion Dollars to Keep Funding OpenAI, and Its Shares Fell 13 Per Cent the Same Day
Twenty banks lent Masayoshi Son more than he asked for: a two-year facility to pay off a 25.9 billion dollar bridge due today and carry a commitment that reaches 65 billion by October. Public investors were less generous.
Sep 15, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia's Next Growth Test Is Turning Investment Headlines Into Durable Capability
Saudi Arabia is attracting partnerships in mining, AI, finance and infrastructure. The strongest Vision 2030 outcome will be skills, productive firms and exports that endure.
Jul 31, 2026
Business
The UAE Is Scaling a Clean-Energy Model Built for Real Demand
Solar, nuclear, storage, efficiency and hydrogen are being combined to support growth while building a more resilient and lower-carbon energy system.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
The Dollar's Next Move Depends on Which Inflation Shock Lasts Longer
The Fed and ECB are both cautious, but their economies absorb the energy shock differently. Jobs, inflation and credit conditions will decide whether the policy gap widens.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
The ECB Is Holding Rates, but Credit Is Still Getting Tighter
Europe's policy rates are unchanged, yet banks expect lending standards to tighten again. The real economy may feel restraint even without another formal rate increase.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Most of Tesla's Quarterly Profit Came From SpaceX
A stake Musk's carmaker holds in his rocket company produced more paper profit last quarter than building and selling cars did. On the earnings call, he stopped short of denying a merger.
Aug 3, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia's Recovery Case Now Runs Through Logistics as Much as Oil
The IMF sees Saudi growth recovering as maritime flows normalize. Diversified export routes, domestic demand and Vision 2030 investment are central to the resilience case.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
UAE Employers Have Stopped Asking Whether You Use AI and Started Asking to See It
Hiring is building across technology, finance, healthcare, logistics, real estate and construction. What has changed is not which sectors are recruiting. It is what counts as evidence on a CV.
Aug 18, 2026
Business
The Chip Market's August Update Will Test a $1.5 Trillion Forecast
WSTS is due to publish its second-quarter forecast update on August 3 after raising the 2026 semiconductor outlook. AI demand is strong, but concentration is the central risk.
Aug 2, 2026
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Google’s AI Spending Is Finally Showing Up in Revenue
Alphabet’s second quarter paired 24 percent revenue growth with an 82 percent cloud surge, offering its clearest evidence that the AI bill has customers.
Jul 23, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia Is Designing a New Role as a Global Logistics Bridge
Ports, airports, rail, digital customs and local manufacturing are turning geography into a coordinated economic advantage under Vision 2030.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia’s Most Valuable Future Project Is Human Capability
Vision 2030’s lasting success will depend on whether young Saudis gain the skills, confidence and pathways to lead industries that are still taking shape.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
LNG Volatility Is Turning Flexible Power Into a Competitive Advantage
The temporary loss of major Gulf LNG volumes sent gas prices sharply higher. Power systems able to switch fuels, store energy and shift demand handled the shock better.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Royal Caribbean Agreed to Pay $3 Billion for Half of Sandals Resorts in a Bet on All-Inclusive Vacations
The deal values the Caribbean resort chain at $6 billion and pairs Royal Caribbean's cruise scale with Sandals' all-inclusive resorts, with the joint venture expected to close in early 2027 under shared leadership.
Sep 27, 2026
Business
Saudi Vision 2030 Enters Its Decisive Third Phase With Confidence
A decade after its launch, Vision 2030 is moving from rapid transformation toward durable delivery, stronger institutions and opportunities that reach everyday life.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
The First Week of August Could Reset the Market's Rate Story
JOLTS, productivity, payrolls and Treasury refunding arrive in one compressed week. Together they can change what investors believe about rates, growth and bond supply.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
BASF Approached Evonik About a Takeover That Would Reshape Europe's Chemicals Industry
The world's largest chemicals group has sounded out Evonik's management and its controlling shareholder, the RAG-Stiftung foundation, about a deal valuing its German rival at around twelve billion euros including debt.
Sep 26, 2026
Business
AI-Hardware Exporters Are Living in a Different 2026 Economy
The IMF and UNCTAD describe a widening split: economies tied to chips and AI infrastructure are gaining momentum while many energy importers absorb the war shock.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Four Deals in Five Days, and Not One of Them Was Large
Measurement, medical imaging, homebuilding and a presentation startup all changed hands in the first fortnight of August. The mid-market is moving while the giants wait on regulators.
Aug 15, 2026
Business
The World Economy Is Holding Up, but the Recovery Is Splitting in Two
The IMF still sees 3% global growth in 2026, yet that headline hides a widening gap between technology-linked winners and economies squeezed by war and energy costs.
Jul 31, 2026
Business
Europe's Housing Credit Slowdown Has Not Reached the Bottom Yet
Euro-area mortgage demand fell sharply in the second quarter, and banks expect another decline. Energy performance is increasingly separating easier and harder financing.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
The UAE's Outlook Depends on Turning Non-Oil Resilience Into Durable Growth
The UAE enters the next period with diversified trade, services and investment buffers. Energy and shipping volatility still make credit quality and project selection important.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Three Soft Data Prints in One Week Cut the Odds of a September Rate Hike From Fifty to Thirty One
Note the direction. Markets are not arguing about how fast the Federal Reserve cuts. They are pricing the probability that it raises, and gold has just had its best month since January.
Aug 21, 2026
Business
Solar's 600-Terawatt-Hour Year Makes the Grid the Next Big Trade
Solar generation is set for another record increase, but panels alone cannot solve evening peaks or connection delays. The next value pool is flexibility and networks.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Morocco Is Building a Giant Water Battery for Its Renewable Grid
A $265 million World Bank package for the 300-megawatt Ifahsa pumped-storage project could unlock more solar and wind while making Morocco's grid more dependable.
Aug 3, 2026
Business
The UAE Economy Is Slowing in 2026, Yet Its Engines Are Still Turning
A reduced growth forecast meets strong property activity, startup funding and recovering energy exports in the UAE's mixed July economic picture.
Jul 29, 2026
Business
The Gulf Was Forecast a Terrible Year. Brent Is at 84 Dollars
Early in the conflict the projections ran to 150 dollar oil and contracting Gulf economies. Halfway through August the numbers are less dramatic and more interesting than either the panic or the relief.
Aug 16, 2026
Business
Fertilizer's Sharp Price Drop Could Become Food Relief, but Not Overnight
World Bank data show fertilizer prices fell 21.8% in June. Farmers and shoppers may benefit later, though contracts, planting cycles and energy costs slow the transmission.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
This Week's Commodity Data Will Show Whether June's Relief Lasted
The World Bank's June index showed steep declines in energy, fertilizer and precious metals. Its August 4 update will reveal whether that was a turning point or a pause.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Egypt's $5 Billion Clean-Energy Pipeline Is Bigger Than Solar Farms
Scatec's proposed two-year investment program spans batteries, desalination, wind, solar and green data centers, revealing how Egypt wants clean power to support industry.
Aug 3, 2026
Business
World Trade Is Breaking Records, but Prices Are Doing Too Much of the Work
Goods and services trade added about $2 trillion in the first half of 2026. Much of the rise reflects higher prices, leaving a more uneven volume story underneath.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Saudi Trade Surplus Jumps, but the Detail Matters More Than the Headline
Saudi Arabia's May trade surplus rose sharply as oil exports increased and imports fell, while weaker non-oil exports show where the next test lies.
Jul 29, 2026
Business
A $110 Billion Merger Cleared Britain and Ran Into a Dozen States
Shareholders approved it, the UK waved it through in August, and a group of US states went to a federal judge to stop it. The largest media deal in a generation is still not finished.
Aug 15, 2026
Business
Volkswagen's Electric Car Orders Overtook Petrol and Diesel Orders in Germany for the First Time
The shift, driven by the sold out ID. Polo, has been fast enough that Volkswagen is cancelling extra shifts at its Wolfsburg petrol car plant and adding shifts at its electric factories in Emden and Zwickau instead.
Sep 27, 2026
Business
MGM Resorts Is Weighing a Bid for People Inc, Months After the Magazine Publisher Tried to Buy MGM
Shares of the Food and Wine and Travel and Leisure publisher jumped more than 11 percent on a Wall Street Journal report that MGM is considering buying it back, after People Inc dropped its own bid for the casino company weeks earlier.
Sep 29, 2026
Business
Electricity Demand Is Becoming the Market Behind Every Other Market
The IEA expects global electricity use to grow 3.6% in 2026 and 3.8% in 2027. Cooling, industry, EVs and data centers are turning power capacity into an economic constraint.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
ADIPEC Still Runs on Oil, Whatever the Programme Says
Abu Dhabi's energy week arrives on 2 November with hydrogen and carbon capture across the agenda and hydrocarbons across the balance sheets. Both things are true at once.
Aug 14, 2026
Business
A Tanker Took Three Projectiles in the Strait, and This Time the Traffic Data Moved
Brent topped 92 dollars on Tuesday, up from just over 88 at Monday's close. A tanker was hit crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Monday by three unknown projectiles, and transits through the channel fell to 107 in the week to 30 August from 121.
Sep 1, 2026
