RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund ranked first in the Middle East region and seventh worldwide among 100 global state-owned funds for scoring high in governance, sustainability and resilience practices, according to the evaluation of the Global Sovereign Wealth Funds. Read the full article here...

International consumer research consultancy Human8 has landed in the MiddleEast, entering the region through a new office in Dubai. Since its early beginnings in Belgium, Human8 has over the past 25 years grown into one of the world’s larger agencies for market research and consumerintelligence. Today, the firm has a…...

Global strategy consulting firm Simon-Kucher has released the 2023 edition of its annual Global Automotive Study, shedding light on the main trends and developments in the industry. Lovrenc Kessler, Chris Bergman and Samer Yamin from the firm’s Middle East team walk through the key insights for the UAE and Saudi…...

Saudi Arabia has in recent years made remarkable progress in transforming its higher education landscape to meet the demands of a growing population and a rapidly changing economy. Going forward, there still remains a journey to further professionalise the sector – experts from Emkan explore five key areas where the…...

The education sector in the Middle East has come under strain in the last decade, with various crises across the region derailing progress in some of the region’s largest countries. New research from McKinsey & Company puts forward four ways how leaders in the education scene can improve life for…...

With a rapidly expanding expatriate community of workers in the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE) there is a growing demand for international schools that teach in English or other non-local languages. Read the full article here...

UAE-based hospitality company Five Holdings has made its debut on the Nasdaq Dubai, listing a $350 million green bond on the exchange. Read the full article here...

The Middle East’s M&A scene looks back at a mixed first half of the year. According to analysis from EY, deal volume during this period was down by 14%, however, deal value saw a slight increase of 1% on the back of a flow of larger deals. Read the full…...