GCC
e& to address SME credit gap across GCC region
e& enterprise, part of e&, announced the signing of a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Beehive to tap into opportunities in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) lending market...
Gulf Ventures launches Green Corp platform to develop sustainable agricultural
Gulf Ventures Capital, a Bahrain-based subsidiary of Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), has launched “Green Corp”, a new business creation platform to initiate and develop sustainable agricultural, aquac...
Women entrepreneurs gaining ground in the GCC
Women entrepreneurs are key to inclusive economic growth, and the top 20 GCC start-ups led by women are testimony that the Arab World females have established themselves as business leaders, and are i...
Metaverse could contribute $15 billion to GCC economies annually
The potential contribution of the metaverse to GCC economies could be around US$15 billion annually by 2030, according to the latest report by Strategy& Middle East, part of the PwC network, of wh...
Indian edtech startup, KidsBuddy all set to enter the region
KidsBuddy, an education technology start-up from India that was selected by Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) among the few start-ups from India to display their products at the upcoming event, is getti...
Dtec and OQAL partners to support startups
Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), part of DSOA, signed a MoU with OQAL Angel Investors Network, the leading early-stage investor group in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, to enhance the venture in...
Zip Co makes a strategic investment in Spotii
Spotii, a leading BNPL player in the GCC region received a strategic investment from Zip Co, an Australian publicly traded BNPL pioneer. The combined forces of Spotii and Zip will provide a wealth of ...
Mastercard partners with Spotii to enable consumers to ‘buy now pay later’
Spotii and Mastercard have partnered to facilitate ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ payment plan and offer millions of consumers access to flexible installment payment options with zero additional cost or hidden f...
VAT in GCC guide app in Arabic launched
Deloitte released its latest version of the “VAT in the GCC guide” mobile app in Arabic for the first time, making it available in both English and Arabic. The app is accessible to the public for down...