Expo City Dubai 2025: A Year of Innovation, Culture and Global Connections
Expo City Dubai — the legacy development of the World Expo 2020 site in Dubai South — has established itself as one of the...
Kuwait Investment Authority: The World’s Oldest Sovereign Wealth Fund and Its Strategy
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), established in 1953, holds the distinction of being the world's oldest sovereign wealth fund — predating most modern institutional...
Saudi Arabia’s Digital Riyal CBDC Pilot Expands to 20 Banks as Cross-Border Testing Begins
Saudi Arabia's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) programme — the Digital Saudi Riyal — has expanded its domestic pilot from 6 to 20 participating...
GCC Halal Food Industry Targets USD 700 Billion Global Export Market by 2030
The global halal food market was valued at USD 2.8 trillion in 2025, according to the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report, with...
GCC and the Evolving World Trade Order: How Gulf Nations are Navigating Global Shifts
The GCC countries have been among the most active pursuers of bilateral free trade and economic partnership agreements in the world over the past...
