James Mitchell

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James Mitchell covers business and markets for Gulf Times Now — company results, economic data, banking, real estate and the deals reshaping the GCC. He writes the numbers side of the Gulf economy: what a figure actually means for the companies and people behind it, rather than the headline it makes. His work runs across our Business and Markets sections.

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Opinion: Why the UAE Will Be Among the World’s Most Competitive Economies by 2030

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The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not constitute financial or legal advice.I will make a prediction: the...

China-GCC Relations 2026: Energy, Investment, and the New Gulf Power Dynamic

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China has emerged as the most consequential new power in the Gulf over the past decade, and by 2026 the China-GCC economic relationship is...

GCC Business Leaders 2026: The Executives Shaping the Gulf Economy

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The Gulf Cooperation Council has produced a generation of business leaders who rank among the most consequential corporate figures in the emerging world. As...

How Careem Became the Arab World’s First Major Tech Unicorn: The $3.1 Billion Story

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When Uber acquired Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem for $3.1 billion in January 2020, it marked the largest tech exit in Arab world history, and...

Golf in the Gulf 2026: LIV Golf, UAE Tournaments and Saudi Arabia’s Sport Strategy

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Golf has become one of the Gulf's most consequential sports investments, and the battleground where the world's two competing professional golf tours were forced...
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Bahrain’s Good Conduct Certificate Costs One Dinar, Not Three

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Bahrain's Good Conduct Certificate costs 1 BD and takes five working days, not the three dinars widely quoted. Fees, documents, and the rule for former residents.

The UAE Travel Ban Page Everyone Links To Does Not Exist

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The ICP travel ban inquiry everyone links to returns a 404. Where the check actually lives in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and what the 2022 cheque law changed.

Kuwait’s Police Certificate Lives in an App, and Closes When You Leave

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Kuwait issues its police clearance as a Criminal Status Certificate through the Sahel app, and only to current residents aged 18 and over. The verified process.

Oman’s Police Certificate: Almost Every English Guide Names the Wrong One

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The Royal Oman Police issues two certificates, not one, and expatriates cannot get the Good Conduct one. The real process, the real fees, and where guides go wrong.
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