A port can lose money in minutes when a vessel misses its slot, and the cost shows up in fuel, labour and congestion. That is why AD Ports and NYU Abu Dhabi’s new AI smart port operations system matters well beyond the lab. The multi-year partnership is designed to make port forecasting more accurate, berth … Read more
Coles is seeing sales grow because shoppers are trading towards value, and that shift is changing how the supermarket group manages range, own brand and online. In a difficult economic backdrop, the numbers suggest the basket is holding up, but the mix is moving underneath. For FMCG suppliers, that matters as much as the top-line … Read more
A USD 20.3 billion valuation is a bold ask for a gas engine maker, but it makes more sense once you place Innio inside the AI infrastructure boom. The company is trying to sell investors on the less visible side of artificial intelligence: the power systems that keep data centres running. That matters for MENA … Read more
Dubai’s property market put up a stronger April than many traders and brokers expected, with registered transactions rising to AED68.6B, or USD18.6B. That 20 per cent monthly increase matters because it suggests the recent soft patch was driven more by sentiment than by a deeper structural slowdown. The numbers also show a market that is … Read more
OMG Group’s net sales jump 44 per cent in the March quarter, and the part that matters most for FMCG readers is not the percentage itself. It is the fact that the company has pushed past $6 million in moving annual turnover for the first time while opening fresh channels through Woolworths, foodservice and matcha. … Read more
UAE petrol prices rose for a third straight month in June 2026, and that matters well beyond the petrol station forecourt. The increase adds pressure to household budgets just as regional oil market dynamics are shifting after the UAE left OPEC and OPEC+. The latest move raises costs for private drivers and logistics users, even … Read more
Indonesia’s solar power expansion plans now carry a price tag of about USD 71.3 billion, and that scale changes the conversation from energy aspiration to industrial execution. The first phase alone will focus on 17GW, with the government also linking the build-out to battery storage. For MENA investors and energy executives, the story matters because … Read more
Japan’s JPY 90.1M commitment to APEC is small in budget terms, but the signal is larger: regional energy policy is moving toward resilience just as digital demand rises. For investors and executives watching Asia’s power markets, the money points to a practical shift from clean-energy rhetoric to funded cooperation. The pledge will support projects on … Read more
China’s pet food market is no longer a quiet import category. Local brands are taking share from global names as Chinese owners spend more on pets, even while they pull back elsewhere. That shift matters well beyond China. It is changing the competitive playbook for premium pet food, pushing foreign brands to localise harder and … Read more
German inflation eased in May, but the detail that matters is less comforting than the headline suggests. Annual price growth slipped to 2.7% from 2.9%, yet core inflation moved higher, a sign that underlying pressure in Europe’s largest economy has not fully faded. For investors and business leaders in MENA, that split matters. Lower energy … Read more
