China’s Consumer Inflation Scales 3-Year High
China’s annual consumer price inflation accelerated to a 34-month high in December, but the full-year rate slumped to the lowest in 16 years…
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Circular economy of hype: Inside AI’s self-financing machine
OpenAI estimates spending $9b to keep models running before salaries, rent, or research When Oracle Corp. announced a multi-hundred-billion-dollar computing deal with OpenAI…
UAE businesses stand a chance to win big with NBF
At National Bank of Fujairah (NBF), growth is more than just a number on a balance sheet. For more than 40 years, NBF…
Saudi Cultural Development Fund Sponsors Leadership Initiatives at Biban Forum
The Saudi Cultural Development Fund (CDF) announced its participation in the Biban Forum 2025, organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority…
North Africa is emerging as a growth engine
North Africa is emerging as a growth engine, led by Morocco and Egypt. But structural challenges persist. This year again, North Africa is…
Saudi Arabia Redefines Wealth in Shift From Oil Dependence
In an analytical article published in Asharq Al-Awsat titled “How is Saudi Arabia Redefining Wealth and Economic Sovereignty?”, writer Faisal Abu Zaki explored the…
Hong Kong, Saudi firms sign 5 deals for wider collaboration
A Hong Kong delegation led by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po to Saudi Arabia achieved five partnerships, deepening collaboration in investment and technology. Chan concluded…
Barclays Returns to Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Al-Sarhan, who has recently joined as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board for Barclays’ Saudi Arabia franchise, has said that the return…
AI, gigaprojects top agenda as Saudi Arabia opens flagship conference
Saudi Arabia opened on Tuesday its flagship investment conference featuring heads of state and the global business elite as it seeks to drum…
Qatar finance minister says AI to be big part of US investments, UK-Gulf trade deal close
Qatar’s finance minister said on Tuesday that artificial intelligence would be a big part of planned Qatari investments in the United States. “I…