What are your expectations for corporate and retail banking in the current landscape? ISAM AL SAGER: Numerous developments could have an impact on the expansion of corporate and retail banking in the ...

On Bahrain's evolution as a specialised financial centre and the digitalisation of wholesale finance across the GCC How would you characterise Bahrain’s financial sector after it underwent significant ...

The Oman Vision 2040 development strategy identifies tourism as a key economic focus, with the government hoping to strengthen the sector through public and private investment. Over the past decade, ...

The ICT sector is entering a new phase following more than a decade of conflict that disrupted infrastructure and constrained network expansion and digitalisation. As Syrians return and reconstruction ...

Syria’s banking sector entered 2026 with a clearer legal path to global reintegration and recovery, although liquidity, capital quality and depositor confidence have yet to return to levels needed to ...

Interview: Bader Al Kharafi, Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, Zain, on how telecommunications investment can support Syria's reconstruction By what means can telecommunications underpin economic recovery ...

Syria has entered the second year of its transition with a tailwind few would have predicted even as recently as 2023. The sanctions that walled the economy off from the world have largely been lifted ...

Interview: Abdulsalam Haykal, Minister of Communications and IT, on rebuilding Syria's connectivity, modernising government and opportunities in the digital economy What role will digital ...

Reconstruction has laid solid foundations for the revitalisation of Syria’s education and health care sectors, setting the stage for a new chapter of growth and opportunity. Building on this early ...

Interview: Helmut von Struve, CEO, Siemens Middle East, on how investment in power and people is key to recovery Which infrastructure priorities should guide Syria’s reconstruction and how can power ...

Interview: Joseph Bahri, Managing Director, Bahripharm, on a cost-competitive pharmaceutical manufacturing and export growth How would you characterise the current state of Syria’s pharmaceutical ...

Interview: Omar Al Sokhni, CEO, Al Sokhni Metals Group, on utilising human capital to strengthen the manufacturing base How has the post-conflict reconstruction effort influenced demand for metal ...