Banking and FinanceTop StoriesOver 5,000 Chinese firms explore investment opportunities in Saudi marketGBO CorrespondentNovember 26, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 26, 202502940 Trade between Jiangsu and Saudi Arabia has exceeded USD 100 billion, with additional growth recorded in 2025
EconomyTop StoriesUS shutdown: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says economy took permanent hitGBO CorrespondentNovember 25, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 25, 202501047 Scott Bessent struck an upbeat tone, despite recent data showing a slowdown in American factory activity as higher prices caused by tariffs on imports restrained
TechnologyTop StoriesPIF-owned HUMAIN leads USD 900 million Luma AI fundingGBO CorrespondentNovember 25, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 25, 202501734 HUMAIN’s joint venture with AMD, Cisco and Luma AI will see the rollout of a mega data centre with 1GW AI infrastructure by 2030 in
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesSaudi Vision 2030: Amid growing capex, corporates in Kingdom eye cross-border issuancesGBO CorrespondentNovember 24, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 24, 202501499 Between 2017 and mid-October 2025, Saudi non-financial corporates have issued about USD 78.6 billion in foreign-currency debt
MarketsTop StoriesNigerian market goes into freefall, causes USD 3.2 billion loss for investorsGBO CorrespondentNovember 24, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 24, 20250860 The sharp drop was largely driven by steep declines in market bellwethers — Dangote Cement, MTN Nigeria, and BUA Cement, which all fell by the
EnergyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: Beyond carbon and nature-positive disclosure delusionGBO CorrespondentNovember 21, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 21, 20250837 Unlike carbon, which can be standardised globally, biodiversity loss is hyper-local and infinitely complex
Real EstateTop StoriesMashael Al Fursan: Ezdihar’s new residential community project in RiyadhGBO CorrespondentNovember 21, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 21, 202501384 Mashael Al Fursan is a community built around the needs of modern life
AviationTop StoriesBoeing targets Dubai Airshow to push 777X certificationGBO CorrespondentNovember 20, 2025November 20, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 20, 2025November 20, 202501278 Analysts see Boeing turning the corner under CEO Kelly Ortberg, but say it still has some way to go before resuming normal activity
MarketsTop StoriesSouth Africa eyes maiden ratings upgrade in nearly two decadesGBO CorrespondentNovember 20, 2025November 20, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 20, 2025November 20, 202503070 Moody's removed South Africa's last investment-grade status in March 2020
TechnologyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Digital Silk Road’s AI fintech and geopolitical hedgeGBO CorrespondentNovember 19, 2025 GBO CorrespondentNovember 19, 202501015 Fintech serves as the crucial internal market testbed for the broader national AI adoption and data governance frameworks