Note: The insights below were first published in the December 2025 issue of the Union of Investment Companies' (hyperlink) The Investor Magazine (hyperlink) which highlights the significant importance ...

In this Market Profile video, we explore how Saudi Arabia's rapidly evolving financial technology (fintech) sector, anchored by Vision 2030, is accelerating the Kingdom's digital transformation. A new ...

Amid Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East, Taiwan Strait and elsewhere, global military expenditure increased 6.8% to reach $2.4trn in 2023 – the highest level ever ...

In this Global Platform video, Mukesh Thakwani, CEO, B5 Plus Group, discusses the progress within Ghana’s steel industry, with local iron ore deposits helping to address raw material shortages and ...

Qatar is channeling its hydrocarbons wealth into long-term economic transformation, with diversification accelerating after the FIFA 2022 World Cup. In 2024 non-oil sectors accounted for over 60% of ...

What technical and operational measures are key to achieving 2m barrels per day (bdp) by 2030? M. KHALIFA ABDULSADEK: Libya’s production trajectory reflects both its historical capacity and the ...

Qatar’s education and research sector continues to evolve under the strategic oversight of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), aligning with Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030 and the ...

Qatar’s tourism sector has emerged as one of the country’s most dynamic drivers of non-hydrocarbons-based growth, building steadily on the visibility and global exposure generated by the 2022 FIFA ...

Located at the geographic centre of the MENA region, Egypt has a well-documented history that has seen it accumulate knowledge and wealth over millennia. Egypt proved resilient during the Covid-19 ...

There has been a significant transformation in Oman’s education and health sectors in recent decades, supported by long-term development strategies and actionable mid-term plans. The government has ...

Oman’s utilities sector is undergoing notable transformation, with the government prioritising renewable energy production. The country’s population – 5.5m as of early 2025 – is expanding, so sector ...

In January 2025 Oman exported its first shipment of copper concentrate in 30 years, a major symbolic step in the revitalisation of the sultanate’s mining sector. Government-owned mining company ...