Kuwait is advancing reforms under New Kuwait 2035 to diversify its economy beyond hydrocarbons. Governance changes, infrastructure investment and financial sector reforms are supporting private sector ...

How is the rollout of the new national insurance programme expected to reshape demand patterns across the Kingdom? SHABAB BIN SAAD AL GHAMDI: It creates a clearer separation between public financing ...

Across the GCC, construction and real estate are undergoing a quiet but consequential shift as digital technologies move from pilot-stage experimentation to system-wide adoption. Long characterised by ...

Saudi Arabia’s ICT and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors have emerged as central pillars of the Kingdom’s economic transformation agenda, reflecting the growing strategic importance of digital ...

The horizon for the industrial and mining sectors is defined by a transition from rapid, volume-based expansion to strategic consolidation and resilience. While the fourth Future Minerals Forum held ...

Interview: Abdulrahman Hesham Al Sowaidi, CEO, Qatar Development Bank, on empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to compete and thrive in international markets ABDULRAHMAN HESHAM AL ...

Qatar’s long and short-term socio-economic development plans are focused on achieving the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are 17 SDGs covering social, environmental, ecological, ...

With a robust digital infrastructure and a young, tech-savvy population, Qatar is well positioned to become a leading centre of financial innovation. The country’s financial authorities have taken ...

The year 2025 will be transitional for Qatar. While hydrocarbons profits may be slightly down from the elevated levels seen following the start of the conflict in Ukraine and major liquefied natural ...

Qatar’s capital markets are currently going through a time of major new initiatives, with reforms and structural improvements rolling out. These target the widening and strengthening of the existing ...

Substantial public investment in a range of infrastructure projects has driven growth in Qatar’s construction and real estate sector in the decade preceding 2025. The development of several transport ...

There has been a significant transformation in Oman’s education and health sectors in recent decades, supported by long-term development strategies and actionable mid-term plans. The government has ...