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Omar Alolayan, Chief of AI and co-founder of Almutanabi
Algorithmic trading is about a quarter of Saudi trading value against 60-80% in the US…
Lujain Abulfaraj, founder of Twothirds Design Bureau and Akwan
The designer is building a children’s brand to make Arab kids fall in love with…
Why a Saudi AI founder thinks local enterprises need AI built for the Kingdom
“As a founder, there’s always more to do than there are hours for it, so…
Mohammad Nabhan and Saed Khawaldeh, co-founders of Desaisiv
“In entrepreneurship you can’t always control the immediate result or every market variable, but you…
Moves
Raed Al Naeem to lead Dar Al Majdiah
Dar Al Majdiah real estate appoints a new CEO effective early next month
Enaya taps Vice Chairman Mohammed Aldar as acting CEO
Aldar boasts over 25 years of healthcare and ins. experience
Emaar EC names a new managing director
Emaar‘s Vice Chairman Naif Saleh AlHamdan will become managing director
MIS between CEOs, Rasan drops the “acting” from CEO Nicola Garelli’s title
Garelli stepped in as acting CEO when co-founder Moayad Alfallaj became chair in August
Coffee with…
Globant’s MENA CEO on SPL, FIFA’s digital transformation
“Globant has successfully delivered Qiddiya's main digital assets for Seven, Aquarabia, and Six Flags”
Knowledge Economic City sees growth and resilience in Makkah, Madinah’s real estate sector
New laws opening Madinah to 2 bn Muslims globally could more than double the existing…
Coffee With: Yusef Alyusef, managing director at Alvarez & Marsal Saudi Arabia
Yusef Alyusef is a managing director and partner at Alvarez & Marsal in Riyadh, where…
Folk Maritime’s Poul Hestbaek unpacks growth plans for 2026 amid volatile global trade
We spoke with Hestbaek about their ongoing projects in the Kingdom and their regional expansions
Kudos
EFG Hermes doubles up at Saudi Capital Market Awards
EFG Hermes named Research House of the Year for the fourth straight year
Saudi Arabia tops global AI rankings
Women account for 32.3% of AI inventors and authors in the Kingdom
EFG Hermes tops MENA ECM league tables again in 2025
The investment bank led 12 ECM transactions during the year
18 Saudis make Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30 in 2025
Saudis made the strongest showing in commerce and finance