Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 2:51 pm

KPMG launches Global Tech Innovator 2025 to spotlight rising startups

KPMG has officially opened applications for the fifth edition of its flagship Global Tech Innovator (GTI) competition, offering the region’s most promising technology entrepreneurs a platform to showcase their innovations and compete for global recognition. Applications are open since April...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 2:50 pm

GIB Group and Stanhope Capital Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Offer Wealth Advisory Services in the GCC Region

Gulf International Bank Group (“GIBGroup”), a pan-GCC universal banking group, and Stanhope Capital Group (“Stanhope”), one of the world’s leading independent global wealth management firms, announced that they have entered into an agreement to offer wealth advisory services to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 12:26 pm

Retail Show 2025: Pioneering the Future of Retail in the GCC

The Retail Show 2025 launches this October to solidify Saudi Arabia’s position as the next global powerhouse for retail innovation, aligning with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Hosted at The Arena in Riyadh from October 7–8, the event is set to attract over 4,000 global industry leaders, 1,500+...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 10:42 am

Double victory at Red Dot: Eczacıbaşı Tiles Group’s VitrA and Villeroy & Boch brands recognised for their design excellence

Eczacıbaşı Tiles Group, the company behind the successful VitrA, Villeroy & Boch, and Engers brands, received awards for two of its product series at the 2025 Red Dot Design Awards.  Istanbul - At the Red Dot Design Awards—one of the world’s most prestigious design...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 8:56 am

Saudi Arabia undergoes economic revolution: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud said the transformation taking place in Saudi Arabia is both historic and personal, expressing confidence in the country’s shift toward economic diversification, while referring to the Kingdom’s sweeping social reforms.  In an interview with Forbes...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 8:52 am

Property rental rules underway: Al-Hogail

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Majid Al-Hogail, said Riyadh needs between 120,000 and 130,000 new housing units annually due to strong demand, while the market currently supplies only 40% to 50% of that need.   He said recent government measures ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 8:45 am

Saudi Aramco's unit, Sinopec ink $4B JV deal

Saudi Aramco's Singapore-based unit, Aramco Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. (AAS), signed an agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) and its unit Fujian Petroleum Chemical Company Ltd. (FPCL) to establish a joint venture (JV) company with a registered capital of $3.95 billion,...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 8:44 am

Exclusive Forbes Middle East Interview with HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud On Power, Tariffs & The New World Order

 In a landmark conversation at Kingdom Center Tower in Riyadh, His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud sat down exclusively with Forbes Middle East, offering rare and timely insights into the implications of a potential second Trump presidency, the mounting risks of global...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 8:43 am

Saudi Arabia’s leading automotive aftermarket event inaugurated by Mr. Ajlan bin Saad Al-Ajlan

Automechanika Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s leading regional trade show for the automotive aftermarket industry, has been officially inaugurated by Mr. Ajlan Saad Al-Ajlan, Vice Chairman of Board of Directors, Riyadh Chamber, with the event continuing until Wednesday, 30 April, at the Riyadh...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 29 April, 2025 8:34 am

World With Purpose KSA 2025 opens in Riyadh, leading the agenda for global and regional family businesses driving sustainable economic development

The second edition of World With Purpose KSA 2025, created by Roberta Calarese, Founder and CEO of GHAYA, opened earlier today in Riyadh, under the theme The Purpose Legacy – Where family businesses meet to write the future. GHAYA, the organisation behind World With Purpose, has firmly...

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