Opinion Retail What shoppers want – and how to make sure they get it Generative AI tools and ‘value hacking’ will influence buying decisions this year Rabia Yasmeen, Senior consultant, Euromonitor International
Opinion Renewable Energy Green hydrogen: who will buy the ‘fuel of the future’? Middle East enthusiasm is not matched by Europe and Asia Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Banking and Finance Investors go lukewarm on startups but Riyadh is red hot Rising inflation and interest rates plus economic slowdown resulted in investor hesitancy in 2023 Triska Hamid, Angel investor
Opinion Economy The year ahead: opportunities, risks and excitement Every year brings events that shake markets – but investors who stay cool can come out stronger Michael Bolliger
Video length: 07:13 Opinion Real Estate Something has gone wrong in Dubai residential real estate Policymakers must remember what makes the emirate attractive: value for money and quality of life Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Economy The year ahead for the GCC economies The better-than-expected news on inflation has taken the prospect of additional rate rises off the table Scott Livermore, Chief economist, ME, Oxford Economics
Opinion Oil & Gas Economics, not geopolitics, will define oil prices in 2024 War in Ukraine and Gaza and missile attacks in the Red Sea are unlikely to have an effect Matein Khalid, Investor
Opinion Oil & Gas Five outrageous Middle East predictions for 2024 Pure madness or real possibilities? You decide Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Energy The year ahead for Mena energy The region’s chasms have rarely been so wide – they must be bridged in 2024 Robin Mills, CEO, Qamar Energy
Opinion Aviation Middle East aviation prepares for take-off in 2024 2023 has just been a starter. The really impressive stuff is yet to come John Grant, Partner, Midas Aviation
Opinion Economy 2023 was a year of living dangerously The Gulf will hope it can maintain its safe haven status Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Real Estate The dark side of life in Los Angeles The economic record of California will come under global scrutiny Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Aviation Europe’s low-cost carriers take off for Mena markets Next stop Riyadh for Ryanair? John Grant, Partner, Midas Aviation
Opinion Employment Women are integral to Oman vision: now to bring them in Omani women are highly educated, so why aren’t they represented in the workplace? Rumaitha Al Busadi
Opinion Giga-projects Saudi budget reveals realism now guides the way The price of oil remains fundamental to the government’s financial health Andrew Cunningham, Middle East banking consultant
Opinion Oil & Gas Cops in Baku and Belem bode well for Global South Azerbaijan and Brazil can bring their own perspectives on climate change Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Sustainability Moving mountains to lead in global carbon capture race Oman and the UAE may hold the key to CO2 capture Robin Mills, CEO, Qamar Energy
Opinion Sustainability Navigating the fun side of summitry at Cop28 The Expo site was a good work environment – once you got your bearings Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
Opinion Economy Sisi’s third term heralds a new economic blueprint Financial crisis looms but Egypt is 'too big to fail' Matein Khalid, Investor
Opinion Sustainability World needs climate tech ‘Genius Bar’ Climate tech startups face funding gaps, greater challenges in scaling hardware and a lack of good mentors Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan
Opinion Tech Tech without soft skills is a half-baked strategy A successful digital future depends on the human touch Dua Al Toobi
Opinion Sustainability Semantic suggestions to break the Cop28 impasse Words matter if the final text is to gain endorsement from all Frank Kane, Editor-at-Large, AGBI
