GCC Business Leaders 2026: The Executives Shaping the Gulf Economy
The Gulf Cooperation Council has produced a generation of business leaders who rank among the most consequential corporate figures in the emerging world. As...
Expert View: How AI Will Transform Gulf Banking Over the Next Five Years
By Nadia Al-Khoury, Head of Digital Innovation, Emirates Financial Advisory GroupArtificial intelligence is already transforming Gulf banking, and the pace of change over the...
How Careem Became the Arab World’s First Major Tech Unicorn: The $3.1 Billion Story
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...
Abu Dhabi Real Estate 2026: Saadiyat, Yas Island and Foreign Ownership Guide
Abu Dhabi's property market in 2026 presents a compelling investment case for both domestic buyers and international investors, combining strong fundamentals driven by government...
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...
Qatar LNG and Gulf Gas 2026: North Field Expansion and Global Energy Markets
Qatar is one of the world's most important suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the expansion of Qatar's LNG capacity is among the...
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...
UAE Dirham and GCC Currency Pegs 2026: Understanding Gulf Monetary Policy
The UAE Dirham (AED) has been pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed rate of 3.6725 AED per USD since 1997, and that...
Mohamed Alabbar and Emaar: The Business Leader Who Built Modern Dubai
Few business figures have shaped the physical landscape of a city as profoundly as Mohamed Alabbar has shaped Dubai. As the founder and long-time...
GCC Gold and Commodities Trading 2026: Dubai as a Global Gold Hub
The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are among the world's most significant centres for gold trading, refining, and jewellery manufacturing, and Dubai in particular has...
GCC Energy Transition 2026: Oil Giants Building a Renewable Future
The Gulf Cooperation Council is simultaneously the world's largest oil-exporting bloc and one of the world's most active investors in renewable energy infrastructure. This...
