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GCC inflation reaches 1.7 percent by end of October 2024, reports GCC-Stat

Annual inflation is driven by housing prices up 6.4 percent, goods and services 3 percent, hotels 1.7 percent

UAE residents can now use Jaywan co-badge card in 200 countries after Visa deal

Domestic transactions use UAESWITCH; cross-border transactions outside GCC will utilize Visa's global network, VisaNet

UAE’s insurance sector to grow 20 percent in 2025: S&P

Leading UAE insurance firms invest heavily in automation and digital transformation to enhance efficiency and competitiveness

Oman’s inflation rate averaged 1.4 percent between 2021 and 2024

The average GDP growth rate at constant prices was 3.9 percent from 2021 to 2023

Qatar to host MWC’s next five editions

This initiative will boost digital transformation and establish Qatar as a global digital innovation hub

84 percent of women in UAE considering starting their own business, research shows

98 percent of women entrepreneurs expecting revenue growth over the next five years

UAE reaffirms commitment to full conformity with OPEC+ voluntary production adjustments

The eight OPEC+ countries plan to fully compensate overproduced volumes by June 2026

PIF, Goldman Sachs Asset Management to partner on investments in Saudi Arabia and GCC

PIF will act as a strategic anchor investor for new private credit and public equity strategies in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region

Qatar at MWC 2025: Showcasing digital investment opportunities, strengthening global tech partnerships

The participation highlights digital investment opportunities, enhances Qatar's tech hub status

Economic data, ECB rate decision to drive market sentiment this week as U.S. tariffs loom

In GCC markets, investor sentiment could be impacted by concerns over the economic fallout from new U.S. tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico

Ramadan 2025: Qatar’s Ministry of Interior announces Service Department working hours

The Technical Inspection Departments will function from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.