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Deutsche Bank Middle East and Africa chief executive Jamal Al Kishi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Jamal Al Kishi's second stint at Deutsche Bank is all about growth

BankingDecember 03, 2024

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Getty

Britain 'best place to invest' says Starmer, seeking to seal Gulf trade deal

UKDecember 02, 2024

An aurora borealis appears over pumpjacks in Alberta. Canada provides more than half of US oil imports and almost all gas imports. The Canadian Press via AP, File

Tariffs are bad economics but good politics

EnergyDecember 02, 2024

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, with Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah in Kuwait City. UAE Presidential Court

Sheikh Mansour attends GCC Summit in Kuwait

UAEDecember 01, 2024

Doha power station in Kuwait. Some Gulf countries will soon be supplying electricity to Iraq. Gustavo Ferrari / The National

Arab countries to sign electricity trading agreement in Cairo next week

EnergyNovember 28, 2024

Space Perspective has opened ticket sales costing $125,000 each for space balloon flights to the stratosphere. Photo: Space Perspective

US space tourism company to pick Gulf launch site for commercial flights

AviationNovember 21, 2024

A rendering of the Etlaq Space Launch Complex. Photo: Nascom

Oman set for experimental rocket launch from spaceport in December

SpaceNovember 19, 2024

Shipping containers at the port in Philadelphia. President-elect Donald Trump has promised more tariffs on all US imports. Bloomberg

'Globalisation and trade will expand despite Trump's planned policies'

EconomyNovember 19, 2024

Mutrah Souq, a traditional market in Muscat, Oman. Victor Besa / The National

IMF urges Oman to boost non-oil revenue for growth

EconomyNovember 18, 2024

Alastair King, Lord Mayor of the City of London, is flying to GCC countries next week.

London Lord Mayor aims to put Muslim life at heart of City events

UKNovember 14, 2024

Containers are unloaded from a ship from Jebel Ali at the Port of Valencia in Spain. The EU and GCC are working towards securing a free trade agreement. Bloomberg

Gulf countries need to study Europe to secure a free trade agreement

CommentNovember 13, 2024

A packed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. The Philippines has 1.8 million workers in the Gulf, and is seen as a global leader in managing labour. Reuters

What the Gulf's population boom means for illegal migration

GulfNovember 13, 2024

Donald and Melania Trump with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, and Saudi Arabia's King Salman during the inauguration of the Global Centre for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh in 2017. AFP

How will a second Trump term be different for Gulf economies?

EconomyNovember 08, 2024

Tourists look at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Events such as the Expo have boosted tourism within the GCC region. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Middle East tourist numbers have doubled since pandemic

BusinessNovember 05, 2024

The three-day Future Investment Initiatives is an agenda-setting annual summit in Riyadh. AFP

Saudi Arabia's investment summit to start amid regional turmoil

EconomyOctober 28, 2024

The finance ministers of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar attend a GCC discussion on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington. Kyle Fitzgerald / The National

Gulf ministers highlight economic potential of integration at IMF and World Bank meetings

BusinessOctober 24, 2024