Big 5 Construct Saudi will return to Riyadh from 18-21 January with an expanded programme focused on key challenges and opportunities shaping the construction and architecture sectors in the Kingdom.
ADQ and the Gates Foundation have announced a four-year partnership to support the expansion of AI and education technology across sub-Saharan Africa, with a combined commitment of $40m.
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)has signed a multi-year collaboration agreement with Amazon AWS to support AI research, technical skills development and startup growth in the UAE and the wider region.
The UAE’s tourism sector maintained strong growth in 2025, contributing $70.06bn to the country’s GDP, representing 13% of the national economy.
Few regions have drawn global capital at the pace seen across the Gulf. Sovereign funds are expanding their reach, foreign investors are backing new sectors and family offices are setting up regional bases.
The UAE reinforced its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies in 2025, driven by strong non-oil trade performance, rising investment inflows, and stable fiscal management.
The UAE Ministry of Finance has signed an MoU with the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development to strengthen cooperation in support of SMEs across the country.
Scroll Instagram or TikTok at any hour, and you’ll see it: glossy close-ups of dramatic cheese pulls, slow-motion dessert breaks, creators taking outsized bites while nodding with exaggerated delight. This genre – once fringe, now mainstream – has become one of the most commercially effective forms of marketing in the entire F&B industry.
Qatar Fintech Hub, supported by Qatar Development Bank, has concluded its seventh-wave Demo Day, marking another milestone in the growth of Qatar’s fintech ecosystem.
A UAE-based feeder fund has announced plans to provide Rs 1,000 crore in funding to support startups in Kerala, strengthening cross-border investment ties between the Gulf region and India’s innovation ecosystem. The fund is designed to channel capital into high-potential startups emerging from Kerala, with a focus on enabling early- and growth-stage companies to scale
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