Open banking represents a transformative shift in the financial services industry, allowing third-party providers to access consumer financial data securely through application programming interfaces ...

Kuwait’s upstream oil activities and crude oil exports are the central pillars of the country’s economy. In recent years the government has embarked upon an economic diversification drive to reduce ...

Amid growing global challenges, Saudi Arabia has emerged as a leader in environmental protection through the adoption of ambitious laws and policies. Vision 2030 serves as a pioneering roadmap for ...

Regional & Local Government Metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) are responsible for carrying out local government functions. The 1993 constitution established the institutions and ...

In addition to being a major source of foreign exchange, the agriculture sector accounts for a significant portion of the country’s employment, as an estimated 75% of the rural population worked in ...

Mohannad Basodan, CEO, National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP); and Salman Badr, Executive Vice President for Infrastructure Advisory, NCP ...

Indonesia’s insurance sector holds considerable potential, given the country’s current low penetration rate, large domestic population and growing middle class. While the industry suffered a setback ...

The retail sector in Kuwait, as part of one of the world’s most prosperous societies, has achieved rapid growth in recent years, with retailers benefitting from strong economic fundamentals, evolving ...

Fiscal sustainability measures are bearing fruit, with the kingdom posting its largest current account surplus in decades in 2022, at 15.4% of GDP, resulting from a 52% increase in government revenue.

In this Global Platform video, the OQ Leadership Team discusses Oman’s net-zero goals and outlines the country’s potential to boost power generation from renewable resources, including wind, solar and ...

A strong ICT ecosystem provides the foundation for an efficient modern economy, significantly enhancing business procedures, public services and job creation. With this in mind, Nigeria’s government ...

In 2022 the Middle East witnessed the sharpest relative increase in international arrivals of any region in the world, solidifying its rebound from the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and further ...