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17 pieces filed under economy
Gulf and South Asia Business Climate Shifts as Trade Relations Evolve
Business ties between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and South Asian nations continue to strengthen, driven by economic reforms and diversification strategies.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 28
GCC Countries Navigate Shifting Alliances Amid Rising Tensions
As regional dynamics continue to evolve, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are recalibrating their foreign policies in response to geopolitical shifts.
By Rasha Karim
TechnologyJul 27
Tech Innovations in the MENA Region: Navigating New Horizons
Explore the latest technological advancements transforming industries across the Middle East and North Africa.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 18
GCC Leaders Set Agenda for 2024: Focus on Security, Economy and Diplomacy
At the GCC summit in Riyadh, leaders from across the Gulf Cooperation Council meet to discuss regional security, economic development, and diplomatic relations with key partners.
By Rasha Karim
PoliticsJul 10
Middle East Continues to Navigate Geopolitical Turbulence Amidst Economic Challenges
The region grapples with internal and external pressures, seeking stability amidst complex international relations.
By Rasha Karim
WorldJul 1
The Camel Finds a Place in the Modern Economy
An animal older than every city here has found new roles in racing, dairy, tourism and national memory
By Marcus Okafor
WorldJul 1
After the Pearl: A Coast Remembers and Reinvents
The lost pearling trade shaped the Gulf coast, and its memory now feeds culture, tourism and identity
By Mira Faraj
BusinessJun 30
The Free Zones Are Growing Up
Built to attract anyone, the region's free zones are now choosing whom they want to become
By Diego Arroyo
TechnologyJun 30
The Region Discovers It Is a Gaming Power
A young and deeply connected population is turning the region from a market for games into a maker of them
By Mira Faraj
BusinessJun 30
The Hidden Economy of the Pilgrimage Road
Around the great seasonal journeys has grown a sophisticated economy of hospitality, transport, and trust
By Priya Chen
WorldJun 30
The Thread of Money That Holds Families Together
The quiet monthly transfer home is among the most reliable lifelines in the global economy
By Mira Faraj
BusinessJun 29
The Shopping Festival Is Really Macroeconomic Policy
How the region's grand sales seasons quietly do the work of tourism strategy, monetary stimulus, and city branding all at once
By Marcus Okafor
BusinessJun 28
Free Zones and the Architecture of Ambition
How the special economic zone became the region's signature instrument for importing growth, and where it quietly runs out of road
By Priya Chen
WorldJun 3
The Suitcase Economy of the Arrivals Hall Is Bigger Than the Trade Statistics
Why a quietly enormous category of regional cross-border commerce is moving in passengers' checked baggage, and why nobody who tracks trade data is counting it.
By Mira Faraj
PoliticsDec 2
One Market, Six Flags: The Long Road to a Gulf Single Market
The idea of a unified Gulf economy with seamless trade, shared rules and even a common currency has been pursued for decades with halting results.
By Mira Faraj
BusinessOct 21
Selling the Sand: How Tourism Became a Gulf Pillar
Once a stopover for transit passengers, the Gulf is now building a visitor economy meant to outlast oil itself.
By Diego Arroyo
BusinessJul 19
After the Barrel: Why Gulf States Are Diversifying Away From Oil
The push to build economies beyond crude is older than the headlines suggest, and it is driven by demographics as much as climate.
By Marcus Okafor