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fDi Intelligence launches a call for submissions for the European Cities and Regions of the Future 2027 ranking, evaluating investment attractiveness across six dimensions, allowing Middle Eastern investors to leverage it for optimizing location decisions.
Backed by mineral reserves worth $2.5 trillion, Saudi Arabia has elevated the mining sector to the third pillar of its economy. However, whether the tens-of-billion-dollar investment plan can be realized depends on systemic breakthroughs in labor, supply chains, and processing capabilities.
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Shenzhen have signed a green shipping corridor agreement, marking the expansion of the global decarbonization cooperation network deeper into the Asia-Pacific region. This trend poses direct challenges and offers insights for the competitive position and energy transition strategies of Middle Eastern port hubs.
The UAE is integrating gaming into its economic diversification strategy by establishing a commercial gaming regulatory framework, with a focus on a high-end tourism and entertainment ecosystem to attract global operators and create high-value-added industries. This article analyzes its institutional design, risk control, and industry coordination logic.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) projects in Asia generally suffer from inefficiency. When promoting the conversion of organic waste into energy, Gulf countries should avoid blindly expanding scale and instead focus on feedstock synergy, purification technology, and back-end energy recovery.
Procapita Group's latest report points out that artificial intelligence and people analytics are driving the transformation of HR functions in GCC countries from operational to strategic, becoming a key support for economic diversification and nationalization strategies.
Analysis of the implications of the world's first AGI smart city clinical trial launched by the United States on the Middle East's economic transformation, future urban model, and investment trends
The cooperation between Oman's Asyad Group and France's CMA CGM Group to develop the Sohar multi-purpose logistics terminal marks a new stage in the competition for logistics hubs among Gulf countries, and also reflects the accelerated advancement of Oman's economic diversification strategy.
The asset size of Gulf sovereign wealth funds is expected to double to $30 trillion within ten years, and their investment and operation models are shifting from passive financial returns to strategic industry shaping, accelerating regional economic diversification.
The real estate industry in the Middle East is undergoing profound transformation, shifting from a sole focus on sales to a long-term model centered on operational value, reflecting the deepening of economic diversification strategies.
Analyze the progress of Middle Eastern countries in AI governance and its strategic impact on economic diversification and smart city construction.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mubadala have jointly committed £1.5 billion to support EQT's acquisition of Intertek. This deal is not merely a financing arrangement but also reflects a fundamental shift in the role of Gulf sovereign wealth funds in the global private equity market — evolving from passive investors into active cornerstone capital providers.
By analyzing Egypt's "Shams Al-Sinaa" industrial rooftop solar initiative and the Obelisk project, this reveals how traditional oil and gas countries leverage distributed solar energy to reshape industrial competitiveness, unlock the value of natural gas exports, and respond to the EU's carbon border mechanism, showcasing a pragmatic path for the Middle East's energy transition.
Analyze the impact of Mozambique's new mining law requiring state shareholding on Gulf countries' mining investment in Africa, and explore the trend of resource nationalism and the strategic adjustment of sovereign wealth funds.
Oman said the Mina al Fahal port is operating normally, while oil prices edged down slightly. This seemingly brief market reaction reflects the fragility of the Gulf energy export corridor, the amplifying effect of regional geopolitical risks on oil market expectations, and Oman’s dual constraints between its post-oil transition and its traditional role as an energy hub.
This article starts from “peak season preparation” in warehousing and logistics operations to analyze a transformation issue in the Middle East that is often overlooked: in the process of building logistics hubs, port economies, and intelligent supply chain systems in Gulf countries, what truly determines the ceiling of efficiency is not just automation and infrastructure, but the systemic capabilities of labor organization, working environment, and operational resilience.
Israel’s local governments have elevated smart cities to a strategic priority. What lies behind this is not merely the application of technology, but a shift in Middle Eastern urban governance from “infrastructure development” to “data-driven operations.”