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Melissa HancockFortune |
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
As global and regional liquidity tightens, a nascent Gulf secondary market is giving investors, founders, and early backers a new route to...
Saudi Arabia’s IPO market is struggling to sustain the momentum of recent years, as weak post-listing performance, valuation gaps, and geopolitical...
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
As the UAE significantly expands its satellite capabilities and attracts new investment, its space ambitions are taking on growing commercial and...
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
While progress has been made to address a lack of funding for MENA female-founded startups, structural hurdles in how capital is sourced and...
Humain is lining up an IPO and billions in new capital to supercharge its data center buildout and broader AI ambitions. But sequencing projects and...
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
Coinbase's decision to base its global tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi is the latest sign that the emirate's bet on regulated digital assets is paying...
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
The Gulf’s AI ambitions are spurring governments and telecom giants to invest in building out the cables, fiber networks and data centers that will...
In an exclusive interview with Fortune, the CEO of Qatar’s Ooredoo reveals why Southeast Asia represents the next big play in its transformation...
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
The Strait of Hormuz is the key battleground in the U.S.-Iran war, with vital ship traffic all but halted in recent months. There is a project to...
The $8bn Banijay-All3Media merger has created a global media and entertainment powerhouse—and Jeff Zucker believes the Gulf has a starring role to...
In this week’s Fortune Gulf Brief.
From shipping lane to battleground: Hormuz crisis forces industry rethink.
With missiles replacing merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, activity in the world's most critical energy corridor is grinding to a halt—and a...
As Gulf states compete through scale and headline-grabbing mega-projects, Bahrain EDB’s CEO H.E. Noor is pursuing a different path—leveraging...
As Gulf states compete through scale and headline-grabbing mega-projects, Bahrain is pursuing a different path—leveraging regulatory innovation,...
As the race for Gulf capital intensifies, Bahrain is competing on its own terms
OPEC is opening the taps again, extending its production increases as Gulf oil flows recover and prices cool. But with supply rising faster than...
As cyberattacks intensify and AI reshapes the digital battlefield, Gulf states are racing to strengthen the defenses protecting their most critical...
GCC debt markets have rallied since the ceasefire, but tight liquidity remains a key hurdle
The easing of geopolitical tensions has fueled a surge in GCC bond and sukuk issuance. But with the Federal Reserve expected to keep rates on hold,...
As the world grapples with the greatest oil shock in history, Saudi Aramco's Chairman calls for "energy realism"
After deploying billions in capital around the world, Saudi now wants to attract global investment to the kingdom
The Gulf is no longer just a source of capital for private credit. Increasingly, it is becoming one of the industry's most important markets.
The U.S.–Iran peace deal has sparked relief across global markets, but investors are still waiting to see whether the breakthrough can translate...
After a decade of dizzying investments, Saudi Arabia is now focused on domestic priorities.
Gulf states are now frontrunners in the AI race but competition will only intensify.
The windfalls Gulf sovereign wealth funds are poised to receive will offer a nicely timed boost to their balance sheets.
The five biggest spenders–split across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar–collectively spent almost $26 billion during March, April and May.
Dubai’s real estate market has often defied expectations.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history, accelerating Gulf diversification efforts and promoting...