Forbes Middle East – a vital source for the region’s latest business and financial news and analysis, with a focus on investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle.

Economic uncertainty has cast a shadow over MENA companies in recent years, with the top 100 listed companies seeing a marginal 5.1% decrease in their sales from $1.1 trillion in 2022 to $1 trillion in 2023. Their net profits also dropped by 13.5% to $240.2 billion, and their aggregate market value decreased marginally by 4.4% to $3.6 trillion as …

Forbes Middle East – a vital source for the region’s latest business and financial news and analysis, with a focus on investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle.

3 天之前 · The UAE's non-oil private sector maintained strong growth in January, despite capacity constraints and competitive pressures, a private survey showed on Wednesday.

Forbes Middle East – a vital source for the region’s latest business and financial news and analysis, with a focus on investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle.

Forbes Middle East is a licensed edition of Forbes for the Arab world, championing inspiring business journalism and entrepreneurial capitalism. Our online and social platforms break news covering billionaires, business, investment, technology, economy, entrepreneurship, leadership, and luxury lifestyles. Our monthly magazine, featuring in …

Big homegrown businesses in the Middle East are not only economic entities but also cultural and social institutions deeply rooted in tradition and heritage. Middle Eastern family businesses, once characterized by traditional sectors such as hospitality, retail, and manufacturing, are increasingly diversifying into emerging industries. The push for innovation and adaptation is crucial in the ...

The last year has proven challenging for the world’s richest people. The Forbes World’s Billionaires 2023 ranking features 2,640 people, down from 2,668 in 2022. Collectively, billionaires are now worth $12.2 trillion—$500 billion less than in March last year—and nearly half are poorer than they were in 2022.

The last few months have been tough for listed businesses in the Middle East, with many experiencing a sharp drop in market value due to the coronavirus effect on stock markets worldwide. However, by end-Q1 2020, that hadn’t seemed to have dampened things for listed companies in the Middle East. This year, with the debut of Saudi Aramco at #1 of our annual list of the Top 100 Companies In ...

While the global economy feels the pressure of unprecedented inflation and the economic unrest caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Middle East’s listed companies have been outperforming, with the top 100 listed companies pocketing $201.7 billion in total net income during 2021, an increase of over 121% compared to $91 billion in total net income in 2020.