If Musk Does Not Like Muslims, He Should Abandon Their Money
When The Economist interviewer asked Musk directly whether he was opposed to Muslims, he hesitated and eventually retreated into the familiar vocabulary of civilizations... Read more.
Saudi PIF and Jared Kushner Near to Take Over Electronic Arts
A Saudi-led consortium involving Jared Kushner's investment company is expected to secure European Union approval for its $55 billion acquisition of Electronic... Read more.
PIF Replaces Foreign CEOs as Saudi Arabia Boasts Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is replacing foreign executives with Saudi nationals across several portfolio companies, signaling a new phase in which Vision... Read more.
Saudi Arabia Slows The Line Trading Spectacle for Strategy
The Line, futuristic city project that functioned as the most powerful visual metaphor of Mohammed bin Salman’s Saudi Arabia, has been pushed down the kingdom’s... Read more.
Stargate Turns Abu Dhabi Into Test Case for New AI Geopolitics
The UAE’s flagship AI data-center project places Abu Dhabi at the center of a new bargain: Gulf energy and capital in exchange for access to advanced U.S. chips... Read more.
After OPEC Exit, UAE Moves to Accelerate Oil Capacity
Abu Dhabi’s post-OPEC energy strategy is beginning to take shape: more drilling, faster unconventional oil and gas development, and a push to secure export routes... Read more.
Turkey’s Tech Sector is Growing but Global Gaps Persist
Turkey's ICT exports grew from $1.5 billion in 2020 to $3.3 billion in 2024, an average annual growth rate of about 22%, with software becoming the dominant export... Read more.
Egypt’s Manufacturing Revival Faces Limits of Fragile Economic Model
Egypt's manufacturing recovery is not purely new industrial dynamism; it is also the release of previously suppressed production capacity.... Read more.
The Iran War’s Economic Shockwaves Hit Turkey
As missiles crossed the skies of the Middle East and fears mounted over the security of the Strait of Hormuz, the economic shockwaves of the Iran war quickly reached... Read more.
Q&A: 10 Questions Explain War Effect on UAE’s Hub Economy
Higher oil prices may boost revenues in the short term, but prolonged conflict and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz threaten the trade, aviation, finance, tourism,... Read more.