In this Market Profile video, we explore how Saudi Arabia's rapidly evolving financial technology (fintech) sector, anchored by Vision 2030, is accelerating the Kingdom's digital transformation. A new ...

Note: The insights below were first published in the December 2025 issue of the Union of Investment Companies' (hyperlink) The Investor Magazine (hyperlink) which highlights the significant importance ...

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 ...

Oman’s utilities sector is undergoing notable transformation, with the government prioritising renewable energy production. The country’s population – 5.5m as of early 2025 – is expanding, so sector ...

Saudi Arabia remains a conventional energy powerhouse as non-oil activities make up more than half of national output. As the Kingdom hits the halfway point of Vision 2030, a wide-ranging economic ...

Oman is diversifying its economy, reducing reliance on hydrocarbons by expanding sectors like agriculture, fisheries, banking and manufacturing. Strategic reforms, infrastructure investment and a ...

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 ...

Qatar’s education and research sector continues to evolve under the strategic oversight of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), aligning with Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030 and the ...

2017 proved a momentous year for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the various strategies related to the country’s Vision 2030 and National Transformation Plan 2020 started to take shape. Home to an ...

Although civil conflict in the early 2000s led to years of deteriorating infrastructure, Côte d’Ivoire reversed the trend back to economic growth after the country stabilised its political situation ...

Institutional changes and various diversification efforts are propelling the country’s economy forwards. At the confluence of the Gulf and Arabian Sea, Oman occupies a strategically important location ...

Algeria has maintained a high level of investment in education in recent years, despite the general economic contraction caused by the collapse of the hydrocarbons market in 2014. While the Ministry ...