EconomyTop StoriesEight African startups join Afreximbank cohortGBO CorrespondentMarch 30, 2026March 28, 2026 GBO CorrespondentMarch 30, 2026March 28, 2026 The launch of the Afreximbank Accelerator Programme's inaugural cohort consists of eight...
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesMENA Watch: The exit cycle inflexion point and industrialisation of startupsGBO CorrespondentMarch 18, 2026March 17, 2026 GBO CorrespondentMarch 18, 2026March 17, 2026 Large players, like private equity firms and big corporations, buy early investor...
EnergyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: Oceans become bankable climate assetGBO CorrespondentFebruary 20, 2026 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 20, 2026 The data indicate that the ocean is the world's largest carbon sink,...
EnergyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: Deserts turn digital in water revolutionGBO CorrespondentOctober 10, 2025 GBO CorrespondentOctober 10, 2025 Saudi Arabia’s 600,000 m³-per-day Jubail 3A plant will even run on solar,...
EconomyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Egypt hits strides on digital and natural resources frontsGBO CorrespondentSeptember 24, 2025 GBO CorrespondentSeptember 24, 2025 Long overshadowed by oil and gas, Egypt’s mining industry is now a...
TechnologyTop StoriesMicrosoft’s Azure Credit shake-up puts startups in limboGBO CorrespondentJuly 15, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJuly 15, 2025 Microsoft's competitor Google is dangling USD 200,000 in credits, or a whopping...
TechnologyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Fuelled by smartphone penetration, livestreaming economy takes off in regionGBO CorrespondentJuly 9, 2025 GBO CorrespondentJuly 9, 2025 In the UAE alone, annual tax revenue from livestreaming content is expected...
IndustryIssue 01 - 2025MAGAZINEStartup world 2025: Saudi VCs thrive globallyGBO CorrespondentFebruary 7, 2025February 13, 2025 GBO CorrespondentFebruary 7, 2025February 13, 2025 The Saudi government’s support for startups like Revie aligns with its larger...
EconomyTop StoriesGo Green with GBO: BlueCity inspires cities to adopt circular economyGBO CorrespondentNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024 GBO CorrespondentNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024 The circular economy model strives for minimal resource extraction and waste production,...
TechnologyTop StoriesMENA Watch: Ooredoo-NVIDIA partnership to drive region’s AI revolutionGBO CorrespondentJune 26, 2024 GBO CorrespondentJune 26, 2024 Ooredoo declined to comment on the specific Nvidia technology it planned to...