Arab family businesses are not a footnote to the region's economic story: they are much of the story itself. Across MENA, ...

This past year wasn’t kind to billionaires all over the world. Plummeting oil prices, shaky stock markets and a stronger dollar wreaked havoc on fortunes. In the Arab world, aggregate net worth was ...

SABB was formed as a subsidiary of HSBC in Saudi Arabia. HSBC is still a major shareholder in the bank. The bank has around 80 branches in Saudi Arabia and one branch in London. The bank provides ...

<p>Ziad Manaseer, Founder and Chairman of Manaseer Group, returned from Russia nearly 27 years ago with ambitions to build in Jordan. Today, the group stands among the country’s largest private-sector ...

From a currency exchange business in Jeddah, SEDCO has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar investment group. Today, under the chairmanship of Yaser Bin Saleh Binmahfouz, the third generation is ...

Women in MENA are leading some of the largest local and global companies and leaving an immense impact across industries, from banking powerhouses to technology visionaries. Once again, Hana Al ...

Shaikha Khaled Al Bahar assumed her current role in 2014, where she leads the NBK Group in 13 countries. In the first nine months of 2024, the group reported profits of $1.6 billion and had $128.5 ...

Dana Nasser Al Sabah joined KIPCO in 2004 and has been a board member since 2020. She was appointed group CEO in January 2022. The company generated profits of $205.7 million in the first nine months ...

As of March 2025, DAMAC Properties had delivered over 48,000 units and developed over 50,000. It has projects in over 15 countries, including the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, the U.K., and the U.S. In ...

The late Hamad Bin Mohammed Aljabr started his business in agricultural real estate in the early 20th century. In 1952, the sons of the founder formed a small company specializing in food trading.

Dalia Khorshid assumed her current role in 2022. In the first nine months of 2024, Beltone’s operating revenue increased 405% year-on-year to reach $100 million and it had total assets of $611.7 ...

Malak has been at the helm of Etihad Rail since 2018. He has previously worked as the CEO of Etihad Rail DB, the operating partner of Etihad Rail. Malak led Stage Two of the UAE’s National Railway ...