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GCC Logistics Sector: 2022 Outlook & Opportunities

GCC Logistics sector offers immense potential for growth. Article discusses the opportunities & challenges in GCC logistics sector.

Kuwait Luxury Retail – Evolving amid COVID-19

Kuwait boasts the presence of several major luxury brands. Ranking 13th in the world in terms of per capita GDP, its affluent and brand conscious population, young demography, and a growing population position Kuwait’s luxury retail market favorably.

GCC retail sector in the post-covid world: Bound for a “K” shaped recovery

While the overall consumer and retail sector has been adversely affected by the pandemic, it has been a mixed of bag of challenges with fewer opportunities.

Secular trends underline long-term growth for Islamic asset management

Sharia funds outperform due to lack of exposure to conventional banking, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, and cinema – businesses that took a big hit due to the lockdowns.

Defensive sectors in GCC-A great bet in today’s times

The 2020 stock market crash has impacted the sectors of the GCC economy in different ways. Which sectors have fallen the most during this crash? Which sectors made the most gains?

Kuwait Sector Indices: Comparison of declines due to COVID-19 and 2014-16 Oil Price Crash

While some sectors in Kuwait like airlines came to an absolute standstill, some sectors like technology stand to gain from the lockdown. How has this reflected in their equity performance?

GCC Companies: High Cash Holdings and Shareholder Returns

Investors look at various parameters to understand and evaluate a company’s attractiveness. One such item in the balance sheet is the level of cash that a company holds.

Saudi Corporate Capital Spending - An Encouraging Boost to Non-Oil GDP

Capital Investment is a harbinger of future growth. In 2018, Saudi Corporates capital expenditure exceeded total income for the year

The Impact of VAT on Key Kuwaiti Sectors

KSA Insurance: Is it ripe for consolidation?

In Saudi Arabia, there are

GCC Petrochemical Industry: Move beyond cheap feedstock

The main source of current GCC feedstock is ethane which, along wi

Saudi Arabia Insurance: Untapped Potential offers Fast Paced Growth Opportunities

Despite Saudi Arabia’s huge population and the growth witnessed

Healthcare in Saudi Arabia - Will the future tide move towards private sector?

Saudi Arabia has one of the fastest growing populations in the GCC

Are GCC businesses leveraging social media enough?

This increasing reach, twinned with the growing presence of young people on s

Sectors with high E-commerce potential

Sectors with high E-commerce potential

Crowdfunding in the GCC

KEY QUESTION 1: What is Crowd funding? How is i

Impact of social media on GCC businessesImpact of social media on GCC businesses

KEY QUESTION 1: How far have the GCC countries

Telecom Charges in the GCC-Are they too high?

What is the structure of the telecom market in

Japanese Interest in Islamic Banking: Key Questions

Islamic banking derives its basis from the principles laid down in Sharia and u

KSA Obesity: Key Questions

There has been a welcome surge in the economic prosperity of the Kingdom of Sau