Oil, gold and silver have followed markedly different trajectories over the past six months, as geopolitical tensions, changing US interest-rate expectations reshape global commodity markets. Oil has responded to geopolitical developments, while gold has been driven primarily by monetary policy and silver by both rates and industrial demand, said an expert.
Saudi Arabia’s innovation agenda is entering a new phase, with the focus shifting beyond technology manufacturing and adoption towards greater investment in R&D, the development of homegrown innovations and technologies, stronger control over intellectual property creation, says Ahmad Saleh, Partner and Head of Innovation, Patents & Industrial Property at Al Tamimi & Company.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers emerging markets significant opportunities, but also poses serious risks, said a report, highlighting the need to seize opportunities across three fronts - building digital infrastructure, data ecosystems and investing in skills - to avoid relegation to the margins of the future AI-enabled economy.
About 80% of organisations expect AI spending to increase over the next two years, yet more than half struggle to operationalise the business knowledge AI needs to deliver business value, finds a new study.
Islamic finance is evolving beyond its traditional role as a source of funding to become a strategic connector between liquidity-rich markets and fast-growing economies, says a new Standard Chartered report.
Dubai’s real estate market continued to consolidate its position among the strongest property markets worldwide in 2026, supported by a comprehensive range of economic and investment indicators reflecting strong demand, high liquidity, sustained capital inflows and an increasingly advanced regulatory and digital ecosystem, according to W Capital Real Estate Brokerage.
The share of professional job vacancies in the Gulf requiring artificial intelligence (AI) skills has nearly tripled over the past four years, but for much of the region's economy the technology has yet to make a meaningful impact on hiring, according to data from Middle East recruitment platform GulfTalent.
Oil prices are climbing once again, and with them, fears that inflation could make an unwelcome return. Renewed tensions between the US and Iran have shifted investors' attention back to the impact of higher energy costs on the global economy, said a leading global market strategist.
Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz now look almost impossible to avoid. Should they land, the world would be paying a new tax on energy itself, and everyone from investors to households would feel it.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a growing strategic focus for luxury companies as consumers increasingly use AI tools during purchasing decisions, although many brands are still working to move beyond experimentation, according to an industry expert.
