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          GCC

          The increasing variety of companies choosing to go public is adding new energy into the region's IPO landscape, attracting interest from local and global investors, analysts say. Wam

          Why the Gulf will remain a powerhouse for IPOs

          MarketsDecember 31, 2024
          Historically, the GCC's low tax rates have been a big part of its strategy to lure multinationals looking to tap into its strategic location. The National

          Why multinationals are betting on the Gulf despite tax increases

          EconomyDecember 28, 2024
          Visitors in al-Hamidiyeh market in Damascus. AFP

          Gulf countries urge the lifting of sanctions on Syria

          MENADecember 26, 2024
          Mohamed Abdelbary, group chief executive of ADIB, says it plans to boost its business in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Victor Besa / The National

          Future of banking is AI-driven, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank CEO says

          BankingDecember 26, 2024
          Kuwait will impose a new tax on multinational companies operating there from January 1, 2025. Reuters

          Kuwait to introduce 15% tax on multinational companies

          EconomyDecember 25, 2024
          Iqbal Khan, chief executive of Fajr Capital, says the company is looking to more than double its assets under management to $7 billion by the end of the decade. Victor Besa / The National

          Dubai's Fajr Capital seeks string of deals in 2025, CEO says

          EconomyDecember 20, 2024
          Increased interest and investment in AI could help bolster GCC economies in the years ahead, according to experts at a recent discussion hosted by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

          AI to play 'key role' in GCC economic prosperity, but experts warn of challenges

          TechnologyDecember 19, 2024
          A robot at Expo 2020 Dubai. Digitalisation and AI are to play an increasingly pivotal role in the region's economic diversification, an IMF report says. Photo: Expo 2020 Dubai

          Gulf economic outlook positive despite Middle East conflicts, IMF report says

          BusinessDecember 19, 2024
          Sergio Ermotti, group chief executive of UBS, says that the traditional energy sector will continue to play a very big role regionally in the foreseeable future. Antonie Robertson/The National

          UBS not reliant on blue sky scenarios for growth in Middle East, CEO says

          BankingDecember 18, 2024
          Karim El Solh, co-founder and chief executive of Gulf Capital, said the company is in talks to sell five assets by the first half of next year. Antonie Robertson/The National

          Abu Dhabi's Gulf Capital says 2025 will be 'exit year '

          EconomyDecember 10, 2024
          UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media after his arrival in Abu Dhabi on Sunday night. Kirsty Wigglesworth / WPA Pool / Getty Images

          British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to visit the UAE as part of first official Gulf visit

          UKDecember 07, 2024
          Deutsche Bank Middle East and Africa chief executive Jamal Al Kishi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Jamal Al Kishi's second stint at Deutsche Bank is all about growth

          BankingDecember 03, 2024
          British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Getty

          Britain 'best place to invest' says Starmer, seeking to seal Gulf trade deal

          UKDecember 02, 2024
          An aurora borealis appears over pumpjacks in Alberta. Canada provides more than half of US oil imports and almost all gas imports. The Canadian Press via AP, File

          Tariffs are bad economics but good politics

          EnergyDecember 02, 2024
          Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, with Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah in Kuwait City. UAE Presidential Court

          Sheikh Mansour attends GCC Summit in Kuwait

          UAEDecember 01, 2024
          Doha power station in Kuwait. Some Gulf countries will soon be supplying electricity to Iraq. Gustavo Ferrari / The National

          Arab countries to sign electricity trading agreement in Cairo next week

          EnergyNovember 28, 2024