Tag: GCC
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...
Kuwait Business Setup 2026: How to Register a Company and the Role of a Local Sponsor
Kuwait has one of the more complex business registration environments in the GCC, with requirements for local sponsorship in many business activities and historically...
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...
Kuwait Banking and Finance 2026: NBK, Kuwait Finance House and CBK Regulatory Framework
Kuwait's banking sector is one of the most well-capitalised and financially healthy in the GCC. Home to some of the region's most respected banking...
Kuwait Real Estate 2026: Property Market, Prices and Expat Rental Guide for Kuwait City
Kuwait's real estate market has specific characteristics that distinguish it from its GCC neighbours, most notably, foreigners cannot own freehold property in Kuwait. The...
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Bahrain’s Good Conduct Certificate Costs One Dinar, Not Three
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
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
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
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.


