Arab family businesses are not a footnote to the region's economic story: they are much of the story itself. Across MENA, ...

This past year wasn’t kind to billionaires all over the world. Plummeting oil prices, shaky stock markets and a stronger dollar wreaked havoc on fortunes. In the Arab world, aggregate net worth was ...

Zamil Group Holding Company was established in Bahrain in 1920 and has since grown into a diversified conglomerate operating across building materials, manufacturing, offshore services, petrochemicals ...

When regional tensions erupted in late-February 2026, few investors expected a clean outcome. Geopolitical shocks typically trigger flight-to-safety selling across emerging markets, and the Gulf was ...

SABB was formed as a subsidiary of HSBC in Saudi Arabia. HSBC is still a major shareholder in the bank. The bank has around 80 branches in Saudi Arabia and one branch in London. The bank provides ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...

Dana Nasser Al Sabah joined KIPCO in 2004 and has been a board member since 2020. She was appointed group CEO in January 2022. The company generated profits of $205.7 million in the first nine months ...

Sajwani is the founder and CEO of PRYPCO, which offers Rent Now Pay Later services that allow tenants to pay their rent in installments, as well as mortgage services and fractional ownership of real ...

Despite a difficult period due to the pandemic, travel and tourism remains a vital sector for MENA. While tourism has always been important for the U.A.E., Egypt, and Jordan, now other GCC countries, ...

Jain joined Emaar as the group’s finance leader in 2006, with 22 years of experience in real estate and banking. In 2020, Emaar Properties achieved revenues of $5.4 billion. In April 2020, the company ...

From groundbreaking entrepreneurs to visionary corporate leaders, women in MENA are leaving their mark in every sector and industry. For example, Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO of the First Abu Dhabi ...

The late Mahmoud El-Araby founded the ELARABY Group in 1964 when he opened a small stationary shop in Cairo’s Moski neighborhood. Since then, it has grown from a joint-stock family enterprise into a ...