Tag: GCC Business News
Qatari Businessmen Association explores trade & economic ties with Saudi envoy
The Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA) has discussed ways to strengthen economic and trade ties between the two countries with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia...
Middle Eastern travel demand rising; Still lower than Pre-COVID: IATA
Global trade organization of airlines, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that figures posted by Middle Eastern airlines on passenger demand were...
ESG principles bring new demands in GCC’s real estate sector; Report
The environment, social and governance (ESG) strategies are creating new demand in the real estate sector of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), especially in...
Saudi, UAE top the GCC wealth list; BCG Report
According to a new analysis by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bahrain's wealth is a quarter of Saudi Arabia's $1 trillion, yet the smaller country...
Standard Chartered reports more than 400% rise in its MEA H1...
British multinational banking and financial services company Standard Chartered's Middle East and Africa operating income increased by more than 400 percent in the first...
SPC Free Zone Director Salim Omar Salim joins World FZO Board
Mr. Salim Omar Salim, the Director of Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone), has been appointed as a Board Member of the...
GCC economies to grow 2-3% in 2021; Reuters survey
The six countries in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) are projected to rebound and expand 2 percent to about 3 percent this year, while...
UAE & Saudi Arabia to strengthen ties for improving anti-money laundering...
The UAE and Saudi Arabia, the two largest economies in the Arab world, are stepping up efforts to enhance anti-money laundering rules and employ...