STARZPLAY teams up with e& Egypt to offer Emerald customers exclusive access to global movies, series, and live sports, enhancing digital entertainment experiences across Egypt with a seamless, integrated platform.

ENOC has signed a strategic MoU with Amazon UAE to combine its extensive retail network with Amazon’s advanced technologies, including Just Walk Out shopping and faster delivery solutions. The collaboration aims to enhance convenience, support sustainable urban development, and accelerate the UAE’s digital retail transformation.

Emirates Development Bank unveiled The Multiplier Effect, a documentary showcasing UAE entrepreneurs whose ventures are driving economic growth. Highlighting human stories behind innovation, the film demonstrates how strategic support fuels jobs, industries, and a diversified, future-ready economy.

Mubadala Bio introduces eight essential medicines through its UAE facilities, strengthening national drug security and supporting the country’s life sciences ambitions. Locally produced therapies such as anticoagulants, antibiotics, and anesthetics enhance access to critical treatments while advancing the UAE’s healthcare capabilities.

Mubadala Bio introduces eight essential medicines through its UAE facilities, strengthening national drug security and supporting the country’s life sciences ambitions. Locally produced therapies such as anticoagulants, antibiotics, and anesthetics enhance access to critical treatments while advancing the UAE’s healthcare capabilities.

Hub71 unveils Hub71+ Life Sciences, a specialist ecosystem supporting BioTech, MedTech, and digital health startups. The initiative offers founders access to regulators, hospitals, investors, and industry partners, accelerating the translation of innovation into scalable ventures and positioning Abu Dhabi as a global hub for life sciences.

At GITEX Global 2025, Huawei hosted the “Building AI Campuses Together to Achieve All Intelligence” forum, bringing global leaders together to explore AI-driven digital transformation. Highlights included the intelligent campus showcase at Oman Airports, powered by Wi-Fi 7, Huawei iMaster NCE, and advanced security solutions, demonstrating next-generation smart campus innovation.

Property Finder partners with Ares Credit Funds for a $250M debt facility, fueling AI-driven innovation, product expansion, and strategic growth across the MENA region, reinforcing its position as the region’s leading property platform.

CARE MENA 2025, co-located with DATE in Dubai, unites global leaders, investors, and startups to accelerate renewable energy, climate tech, and sustainability investments, fostering partnerships and funding opportunities across the Middle East’s green transition.

DATE Summit 2025 will gather global tech leaders, investors, and policymakers in Dubai to explore AI, emerging technologies, and digital transformation, co-located with CARE to drive the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and future-ready industries.

FDI fell 3% in early 2025 as geopolitical tensions and high financing costs reshape global capital flows. Despite declines, digital infrastructure and semiconductors attract strong investment, while emerging markets remain mixed and Africa faces a sharp downturn.

In 2025, companies win through smart partnerships, not size. From Revolut to CaixaBank, successful firms leverage ecosystems to accelerate innovation, co-create value, and compete at speed, proving that the right collaborations drive transformation across industries.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia drive the strongest year-over-year progress in financial inclusion worldwide, fueled by fintech growth, digital finance, and financial literacy initiatives, showing measurable economic impact and advancing Vision 2030 priorities.

Global law firm Reed Smith opens its Riyadh office, expanding its Middle East footprint alongside Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The new office strengthens support for high-value projects across finance, energy, life sciences, and transport, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030.

Space42 signs MoUs with xMap, FortyGuard, AIRMO, and AlphaGEO to integrate AI into its GIQ geospatial platform, enhancing urban planning, climate resilience, and environmental intelligence while supporting the UAE’s tech-driven growth and innovation agenda.

Huawei unveils its Partner Park at GITEX 2025, highlighting six ecosystem partners and their joint AI, cloud, and IoT solutions, demonstrating how collaboration drives digital transformation across energy, education, finance, and smart mobility sectors.

The UAE opened the 12th Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference, bringing together global defence leaders to discuss hypersonics, AI, space integration, and next-generation airpower, reinforcing the nation’s role in shaping future air and space defence strategy.

Wio Bank PJSC teams up with Abu Dhabi’s TAMM platform to embed AI-enabled SME banking directly into government services, streamlining account opening, onboarding, and management for entrepreneurs and businesses across the Emirate.

Huawei and UNESCO IITE launch the 10th ICT Competition, empowering students across the Middle East and Central Asia with cloud, AI, and ICT skills, fostering innovation, global collaboration, and a pipeline of digital talent for the region.

Global logistics leaders are redefining their role from carriers to strategic partners, using AI, policy engagement, and storytelling to ensure resilient supply chains and maintain trade continuity amid geopolitical and economic disruptions.

The Social Nest Foundation reveals 20 finalists for its Startup Challenge, showcasing sustainable, inclusive, and tech-driven solutions in AI, health, energy, and more, fostering impact entrepreneurship across Europe and Latin America at The Gap in Between 2025.

UAE-based Takalam and Inception introduce Sanad, an Arabic-English AI assistant designed to streamline therapy, reduce admin tasks, and enhance patient care—combining cultural understanding with advanced AI to transform digital mental health across the MENA region.

The DFSA unveils DFSA Connect at GITEX, a next-gen platform that simplifies regulatory approvals, boosts efficiency by 33%, and prepares for AI-driven personalised services, supporting innovation and growth in the DIFC’s financial sector

ejada Systems and Dyna.Ai sign an MoU to deliver Arabic-enabled AI solutions, enhancing digital transformation, boosting efficiency, and driving sustainable value for businesses across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.

Dubai Land Department unveils AI- and blockchain-powered solutions at GITEX 2025, enhancing transparency, efficiency, and investor confidence while advancing Dubai’s vision for smart real estate and sustainable investment through innovation and global partnerships.

e& returns to GITEX GLOBAL 2025 with 90+ live technologies, including 5.5G, sovereign AI, and autonomous mobility, showcasing innovations across AI, fintech, cloud, and smart cities to advance the UAE’s digital sovereignty.

Roche is redefining digital transformation in healthcare through AI, storytelling, and human-centred innovation. Under CEO Thomas Schinecker and CDTO Wafaa Mamilli, the company blends technology, trust, and culture to drive lasting impact across global operations.

Emirates NBD has announced a two-year partnership with Coca-Cola Arena, becoming its Official Banking Partner to offer customers exclusive benefits, presale access, and unique experiences while strengthening community engagement and Dubai’s live entertainment scene.

Reza Eftekhari has been named CEO of the Middle East Investor Relations Association, bringing 18+ years of global governance, M&A, and ESG experience to strengthen investor relations and capital market development across the region.

Deloitte Middle East and KAUST have signed an MoU to advance AI research and applications in Saudi Arabia, focusing on innovation, talent development, ethical AI, and industry-specific solutions aligned with Vision 2030.