Opinion: Why the UAE Will Be Among the World’s Most Competitive Economies by 2030
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
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...
Golf in the Gulf 2026: LIV Golf, UAE Tournaments and Saudi Arabia’s Sport Strategy
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...
Editorial: The GCC Must Accelerate on AI or Risk Being Left Behind
Artificial intelligence is not a future technology for the Gulf, it is a present reality, and the GCC nations investing most aggressively are positioning...
US-GCC Relations 2026: Trade, Security, and the Gulf’s Strategic Balancing Act
The relationship between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council states represents one of the most consequential and complex bilateral arrangements in global...
Expert View: What the Fed’s Rate Decisions Mean for GCC Currencies in 2026
By Dr. Marcus Thornton, Managing Director, Gulf Capital ResearchThe Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions ripple through Gulf economies with unusual speed and force. As...
Gulf Banking Transformation 2026: Digital Finance, Fintech and the GCC’s Financial Future
Gulf banking is undergoing its most profound transformation since the oil booms of the 1970s created the region's modern financial sector. As of 2026,...
GCC Sports Economy 2026: How the Gulf Became a Global Sports Powerhouse
Sport has become one of the Gulf Cooperation Council's most powerful instruments of economic transformation, global brand-building, and soft power projection. What began as...
Editorial: The Gulf SME Gap, Why Small Business Is the Region’s Untapped Engine
The Gulf's small and medium enterprises are the invisible backbone of an economy that likes to celebrate its tallest towers and biggest sovereign wealth...
UAE vs Saudi Arabia 2026: Competing Visions for Gulf Economic Leadership
In 2026, two visions are competing to define the future of the Gulf, and by extension, the broader trajectory of the Arab world. The...
GCC Tourism 2026: How the Gulf Is Competing for the World’s Visitors
The GCC tourism industry has undergone a transformation so rapid and comprehensive that analysts who wrote off the Gulf as a transit destination barely...
UAE-India CEPA 2026: Trade Volumes, Benefits and Opportunities
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and India, signed in February 2022 and implemented from May 2022, has fundamentally reshaped bilateral...
