NEWS
News
Benghazi’s Suq Al-Arab moves another step towards reopening
Shop owners in Benghazi’s wholesale Suq Al-Arab and the smaller Suq Al-Hadaiqa were handed...
August 25th, 2017
Saudi conglomerate to launch first-ever Shariah-compliant spot gold contract in Mideast
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and Ayedh Dejem Group, a conglomerate fro...
August 20th, 2017
News
Agthia opens first store in Dubai
Agthia Group, a leading food and beverage group in the UAE, has opened its first store in...
August 20th, 2017
Qatar Duty Free opens third gold store at Hamad International Airport
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) announced yesterday the opening of its third gold store at the award...
August 14th, 2017
News
UAE consumer spending set to top $261bn
Consumer spending in the UAE, which amounted to nearly $183 billion in 2016, is forecast t...
August 14th, 2017
Avenues to the World' spend-and-win travel campaign continues at Oman Avenues Mall
Shoppers at Oman Avenues Mall, the sultanate’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination,...
August 11th, 2017
News
Bahrain Duty Free posts $9.5m H1 net profit
Bahrain Duty Free has reported a net profit of $9.5 million for the first half of the year...
August 9th, 2017
SASCO completes SAR5.5m station renovation
Saudi Automotive Services Company (SASCO) announced on Monday that it has finished the ren...
August 9th, 2017
ANALYSIS
Analysis
Will India's ban on gold exports have an impact in Oman?
India’s recent ban on export of gold jewellery and medallions above 22 carat will not affe...
August 18th, 2017
Analysis
Largest distribution centre for Carrefour to open in Dubai
Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, will open a major n...
January 3rd, 2017
Analysis
Gulf’s shoppers are starting to think healthy
The Gulf’s consumers’ are keeping a keen eye on the weighing scales … health and wellness...
September 26th, 2016
Analysis
UAE’s Retail Inc. looks well beyond short-term concerns
Despite a tough sales environment, the UAE and Saudi Arabia remain in the Top 10 rankings...
June 8th, 2016
REPORTS
UAE Retail & FMCGs August 2017
The UAE possesses one of the most advanced retail landscapes in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Thanks to a high per capita income, a majority expatriate population and a government…
FDI
MENA FDI July 2017
Even by the tumultuous standards of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the past few years have been remarkably violent and destructive. The Syrian and Libyan economies have…
SME
Middle East & North Africa Small & Medium Enterprises January 2016
Over the past several decades, the MENA region has realised the growing importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in economic development and diversification, job creation, reducing unemployment, raising incomes,…