Oman's economic transformation is one of the Gulf's most compelling – and least reported – investment stories. In just five years, the sultanate has cut public debt from 68% of GDP to approximately 36 ...

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In 2026 Qatar’s industry sector is moving from planning to execution, with years of strategic investment beginning to translate into tangible operational outcomes. Beyond accelerating diversification, ...

Interview: Khaled bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager, Cultural Village Foundation – Katara, on sustaining engagement in the arts How can cultural districts translate Qatar’s visitor momentum into ...

Rama Chakaki, President, Qatar Science and Technology Park, on scaling technology ventures, digital transformation and future-ready production systems How is Qatar fostering innovation and technology ...

The transport sector in Qatar plays an important role in the country’s aim to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons under Qatar National Vision 2030, the development blueprint. Qatar’s ...

The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, is a multimodal trade route linking China and Central Asia to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, ...

In this Global Platform video, Rhana Kurdi, CEO, Skydrops, explores water security in Qatar and the wider GCC – examining the region’s heavy reliance on desalination and the structural vulnerabilities ...

Kuwait’s construction and real estate sectors showed renewed signs of growing momentum in 2025. The Fourth Kuwait Master Plan 2040, the long-term national economic diversification plan that was ...

Kuwait is advancing reforms under New Kuwait 2035 to diversify its economy beyond hydrocarbons. Governance changes, infrastructure investment and financial sector reforms are supporting private sector ...