Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has bought $8.2 billion worth of new investments in global stocks. The 25 new investments by the sovereign wealth fund have been made mostly in companies whose ...

The last few months have been tough for listed businesses in the Middle East, with many experiencing a sharp drop in market value due to the coronavirus effect on stock markets worldwide. However, by ...

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 ...

Fintech startups have created quite a buzz in the region, raising over $100 million in the last five years. Investment in this sector is well warranted, considering the fact that traditional banks ...

Haytham Esmat interned at the Space Telescope Science Institute (operated for NASA by AURA), working on the James Webb Space Telescope in the instrumentation team. In 2020, NASA presented her research ...

MENA’s healthcare landscape is evolving towards integration, marked by the rise of fully comprehensive ecosystems. Industry giants are setting future trends, driven by systems that thrive on data ...

Forbes Middle East is proud to present the ranking of the ‘Most Transparent Charities in the MENA Region.’ To maximize credibility, this ranking focuses solely on non-profit charities. Furthermore, to ...

تحظى شركات الصرافة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط بأهمية كبيرة تفوق نظيراتها في غالب دول العالم، وذلك بسبب ارتفاع نسبة المغتربين العاملين في دول الخليج العربي، حيث تسهم شركات الصرافة في تمكين ...

Among the standard tales of political gameplay, trade movements and health scares that regularly hit the headlines, these days you’d be hard-pressed to go an afternoon without also scrolling past at ...

Four years ago, FORBES MIDDLE EAST launched its first ranking of powerful Arab women in the business world. Compared to 2012, more are in top positions this year—which explains why 15 names fell off ...

Family businesses are the backbone of the Middle East’s economies, with some of the largest businesses in the region run by families through private companies. Most of the companies on our list of the ...

The importance of exchange houses is arguably greater in the Middle East than in other regions due to the large percentage of expats, especially in the GCC where exchange houses enable millions of ...