Nader Museitif from Hub71 discusses how the UAE can stay competitive in the Middle East start-up space amid the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis.
Anwar Gargash, the UAE's minister of state for foreign affairs, says he would like to see a more cooperative relationship between Washington and Beijing.
The precarious state of relations between the U.S. and China remains a point of concern for the UAE, which has strong ties to both countries.
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or ADNOC, discusses the firm's $20.7 billion energy infrastructure deal with six partners including Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund.
Socotra, a UNESCO World Heritage site due to its unique natural environment, is located in the shipping lane linking Asia to the Europe via the Red sea and Suez Canal.
The state oil giant saw a 25% hit to its net income in the first quarter as oil prices plunged amid global lockdowns.
Mina Al-Oraibi from The National breaks down the UAE's post-lockdown strategy as it adapts to the "new normal."
The fall in oil prices since the initial deal announcement means Aramco will be paying the Public Investment Fund a premium of nearly 30% on Sabic's current price.
Lebanon's government has to face "enormously stark choices" amid the country's financial crisis, says Angus Blair of the American University in Cairo. He also says the International Monetary Fund may need to be "more firm" with Lebanon than it has been with other countries in economic stress.
Iraq has said it's "fully committed" to cutting its production in accordance with the OPEC+ deal — but experts are skeptical.
While the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated employment in certain industries like technology and healthcare, sectors like retail and travel remain the hardest hit in terms of hiring woes, says Ali Matar, Head of LinkedIn EMEA (Emerging Markets, Middle East and Africa).
Libya's National Oil Corporation has declared force majeure on exports from its largest oil field Tuesday, after a militia group shut it down just days after it resumed production following a six-month blockade.
Soleimani's killing led to a peak in confrontation between Iran and the United States.
Bilal Khan of Standard Chartered discusses the recovery story for oil demand and the outlook for Middle Eastern economies following the coronavirus pandemic. He says the bank is forecasting fiscal deficits for most of the key GCC economies.
New sectors and opportunities could arise in the Middle East as governments continue diversifying their economies following the coronavirus pandemic and oil price shock that dealt the region a "double whammy," says Stergios Voskopoulos, CEO of Kanoo Capital.
Public beaches in Dubai reopened on May 30, after more than two months of closure.
"Sovereign wealth funds have multiple objectives, but one of them is that they are rainy day funds, and this is a rainy day," Nomura's Tarek Fadlallah told CNBC.
Tarek Fadlallah, Middle East CEO of Nomura Asset Management, outlines how the Gulf region can weather the economic storm from the coronavirus by leaning on their "rainy day" sovereign wealth funds.
Despite the significant hit to its core ride-hailing business, Mudassir Sheikha, CEO of Careem, says the firm is well-positioned to "come out stronger" than before and is "doubling down" on other parts of the business such as delivery and payments.
Neighboring Abu Dhabi, meanwhile, the country's oil-rich capital, remains largely shut down in terms of non-essential business and leisure venues.
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