Gulf Briefing

Bahrain is the smallest economy in the GCC but one of the most diversified. Unlike its wealthier neighbours, Bahrain's oil reserves have been limited,...

Opening a business bank account in the UAE is one of the most important, and sometimes frustrating, steps when setting up a company in...

The GCC's financial markets have undergone a fundamental transformation over the past decade, growing from relatively small, domestic-focused exchanges into emerging market indices tracked...

Saudi Arabia's higher education sector has undergone a dramatic transformation as part of Vision 2030, moving from a largely domestically-focused system to an internationally...

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not constitute financial advice.Saudi Arabia's giga-project programme is the boldest economic...

India and the GCC are bound together by one of the world's most significant economic relationships, a connection built on energy, remittances, trade, and...

Saudi Arabia is the next frontier for cricket's expansion in the Gulf, a country with the largest South Asian expatriate workforce in the GCC...

The UAE has transformed itself from a country with virtually no higher education infrastructure fifty years ago into a major international academic hub with...

Oman is one of Arabia's most historically rich nations, a land where ancient trading civilisations flourished, where frankincense has been harvested for 5,000 years,...

Forex (foreign exchange) trading is legal and actively practised across the GCC, but the regulatory framework, licensed brokers, and tax treatment vary between jurisdictions,...

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, universally known as Saudi Aramco, is the world's most valuable publicly traded company, the largest oil producer, and the cornerstone...

Saudi Arabia has built one of the most comprehensive national cybersecurity governance frameworks in the world. The Kingdom's National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA), established in...