Middle East

The Middle East, especially the Gulf region, expects good times ahead.

Masroor Batin, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Middle East and Africa, speaks about changes in MENA banking and complementarity with local banks.

At the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, the UAE is home to some of the world’s wealthiest people and an increasing number of foreigners.

Middle Eastern institutions and economies push for sustainability.

Bahrain goes all in to be the Gulf’s crypto hub. 

Ahmed Abdelaal, Group CEO of Mashreq Bank, speaks to Global Finance about preparations for COP28 and the possibility of a recession.

Thanks to high hydrocarbon revenues, Arab states invest in Western countries where the economy has slumped. 

The MENA region reaches a record level of IPOs.

Saudia and Riyadh Air join forces to order 121 Boeing 787s, the company's fifth largest commercial order by value ever.

The surprise deal was made possible by an unexpected actor from outside the region: China.

Kuwait is enjoying high hydrocarbon prices, but the lack of reforms weighs heavily on the oil-rentier’s economic outlook.

A historically strong banking system has been conservative in its approach to tech innovation, but that’s changing.

Saudi Arabia's central bank raised key policy rates seven times in 2022 and economic growth is projected to slow this year.

Saudi Arabia went in a decade from a desert kingdom to one of the world’s most connected nations.

As Iran edges closer to gaining the ability to build nuclear weapons, Saudi Arabia is beginning to make similar moves.

Home-grown grain may be the solution to the global wheat shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Gulf country seeks to grow its economy beyond hydrocarbons.

Global Finance presents the best private banks in the Middle East.

Qatar is among the countries that will reap the greatest benefits from the global energy crisis. 

Sizable energy-crisis returns lead Qatar to diversify its investments globally.