In this Market Profile video, OBG explores Saudi Arabia’s health care transformation in 2025, highlighting the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 goals. The video, produced in partnership with Hayat National ...

On reinforcing investor confidence by developing a functioning interbank market and deepening financial intermediation To what extent are international precedents and multilateral guidance informing ...

How do banks support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? SAID ABDULLAH AL HATMI: Oman’s banking sector recognises SMEs as vital to the country’s economic growth and ...

Sharjah has engineered a transformation into a leading hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in the MENA region. The emirate’s success is powered by a uniquely integrated ecosystem that seamlessly ...

Saudi Arabia’s health care sector is undergoing a structural transformation driven by Vision 2030’s reform agenda. With health expenditure rising and demand for advanced services growing, the Kingdom ...

When the new OR12m ($31.2m) Maritime Museum in Sur opens its doors in 2025, visitors will be able to experience the narrative of Oman’s seafarers. For centuries, mariners journeyed far and wide, ...

To boost local production of pharmaceutical goods and medical devices, Oman unveiled plans in 2020 to establish new pharmaceutical factories that would help ease reliance on imports, increase national ...

Oman is leveraging its strategic location on the Arabian Peninsula to enhance its infrastructure as part of its broader economic diversification goals. Significant investment is being made in ...

Qatar is modernising its legal framework to support economic diversification and attract foreign investment. Key reforms include allowing 100% foreign ownership in most sectors, streamlining company ...

Bahrain’s strategic location, business-friendly climate and increasingly diversified economy have helped the island country emerge as an appealing destination for international investors in recent ...

Qatar has reaped benefits from changes in the global energy market caused by the conflict in Ukraine, and the accelerated energy transitions of several countries. The country has signed major ...

After years of planning the Philippines’ universal health care (UHC) system is operative, strengthened by collaboration and the expertise of the private sector. The mandate to expand preventive and ...