In this Growth Perspectives video, OBG highlights the growing importance of human capital in achieving Saudi Arabia’s objective of a more diversified economy. As the Kingdom advances its Vision 2030 ...

On challenges and investment opportunties To what extent do you believe the country offers long-term investment opportunities? AL KHAYYAT: The coming years represent a window of opportunity for ...

Global trade realignment is reshaping logistics flows across the Red Sea Corridor, Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, India and South-east Asia. This Impact Report examines how new trade routes, ...

On the expansion of digital payment methods and the modernisation of national payment services How is the CBL addressing structural imbalances in foreign reserves amid oil price volatility? NAJI ISSA ...

Disruption to physical maritime routes through the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz is increasing attention on satellite connectivity and digital trade infrastructure in emerging markets Starlink, Eutelsat ...

Tax policies in Djibouti provide certain benefits and incentives to specific sectors through general exemptions. For instance, there are no time restrictions on carrying out remittances, facilitating ...

Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, built in the 1980s and expanded to a capacity of up to 7m barrels per day, has become a critical artery for maintaining global oil supply The pipeline illustrates ...

Kuwait is advancing reforms under New Kuwait 2035 to diversify its economy beyond hydrocarbons. Governance changes, infrastructure investment and financial sector reforms are supporting private sector ...

Although Kuwait’s economy remains largely reliant on the hydrocarbons sector, diversification through trade and investment is a key conduit for growth in the near-term. In recent years, the government ...

Kuwait’s ICT and telecommunications landscape is undergoing a transformative period as the country accelerates toward the digital ambitions laid out in New Kuwait 2035. Oversight of the sector is led ...

The reconfiguration of Asia-Pacific supply chains was well under way before the current disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to ...