Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), affirmed that the UAE’s economy has demonstrated a high capacity to withstand global ...

Qatar-based Rasmal Ventures has become the first venture capital (VC) firm to receive backing from the Qatar Investment Authority’s (QIA) US$1 billion Fund of Funds program. Established in June 2024, ...

Tabby, a UAE-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) player, has reportedly hired banks to prepare for an eventual initial public ...

According to people privy to the development, the IPO plans are still in a preliminary phase, with no concrete decisions made ...

For the Middle East and North Africa, we expect growth to rebound to about 3.6 percent in 2025, driven by a recovery in oil production and an easing of regional conflicts. However, as with the global ...

Interest rates are unlikely to rise in 2025, regardless of the relatively doveish stance of the Federal Reserve in the United States, which reduces the probability of BNPLs going insolvent in 2025.