Business
Forbes Middle East - English
From Finance To Founder And Billionaire
These four self-made business mavericks leaped into entrepreneurship and built big fortunes by leveraging their backgrounds in finance.
2 min |
April 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Meet 5 Wealthy Women In Finance And Investments
Globally, only 31 female billionaires exist in the finance and investments category, according to Forbes. Here are five wealthy powerhouses who have accumulated their fortunes from investment and finance and have capacities in their businesses and beyond. Net worths are as of March 14, 2024.
2 min |
April 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Money Matters
This month, we unveil our money issue, featuring the Middle East’s biggest and most successful and valuable fintechs, banks, and asset managers.
2 min |
April 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Fine Dining With A Creative Twist
Take a peek inside some of the U.A.E.’s most immersive dining experiences.
3 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Fashion Shines On Dubai's Runway
Dubai Fashion Week highlighted a host of international and emerging designers.
3 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
New Style
JAD HOBEIKA took the helm of Maison Georges Hobeika in June 2022. While conserving the fashion house’s DNA, he’s also been doing things a little differently.
6 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
The GCC's Carbon Roadmap
With carbon capture and storage marked as a key technology in fighting climate change, the Gulf states are investing big in new infrastructure to make sure the region stands out as a sustainability leader.
5 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP 100 ARAB FAMILY BUSINESSES 2024
Transformation through expansion and investment are keeping family businesses growing.
4 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
REINVENTING THE FUTURE
Caroline Fattal, Chair of the 127-year-old Fattal Group, is a rare example of a fourth-generation leader of a family business. With a new structure and non-family CEO in place at the Beirut-based group, she’s focusing on her NGO efforts and giving back.
8 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
SEAMLESS TRANSITION
Saad Alkhorayef, the chairman of the Saudi-based Alkhorayef Group, has been overseeing the family business since 2015. Representing the second generation, he is now seeking to ensure a smooth management handover for the family business, which yielded $1.3 billion in annual revenues in 2023.
6 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Hungry for Growth
Fred and Gene Clark have devoured a fifth of the 18 billion industry by following the Amazon playbook. Now they’ve cooked up a plan for greater growth.
6 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Year In Review: MENA Startups Struggle Despite Strong Headline Figures
Despite positive headlines, last year wasn’t a good one for MENA startups seeking funding
2 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Gulf SWFs Invest Big In 2023
Here’s a look at some of the biggest deals by MENA’s most active sovereign wealth funds in 2023.
2 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Meet The Richest Person On Each Continent
Here are the diverse faces of affluence from each corner of the world. Of the six billionaires listed, half have built their fortunes independently, earning them the label of self-made. Net worths are as of February 21, 2024, according to Forbes.
3 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
A Family Affair
LVMH chief Bernard Arnault is tightening family control—meet the five heirs.
2 min |
March 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
The World's Most Valuable Sports Empires 2024
With last year's $6 billion purchase of the Washington Commanders, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment vaulted up the ranks of the most lucrative team portfolios-but they're still not No. 1.
3 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
MENA Businesswomen Leading The Sustainability Agenda
These five leaders are making sure that sustainability is top of mind for some key MENA companies.
2 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
MENA-Based Women From Forbes' 50 Over 50
These seven MENA-based female powerhouses appeared on Forbes' third annual 50 Over 50: EMEA list for 2024, proving that life's second half is also its most successful and rewarding.
3 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Women Leaders Arab Women Who Made History In 2023
The world saw many Arab women achieve firsts in 2023. Here are six of them.
3 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
MENA's Most Powerful Businesswomen Leading: Family Firms
These ten MENA-based businesswomen have inherited the helm of some of the region's largest family conglomerates.
4 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
BIG PLANS - SAAD BIN ALI AL KHARJI
Saad bin Ali AI Kharji, Chairman of Qatar Tourism, aims to leverage the success of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to carve out a space for Qatar in a highly competitive regional tourism landscape, with the goal of boosting the tourism sector's contribution to GDP from 7% to 12% in 2030.
5 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
THE MIDDLE EAST'S 100 MOST POWERFUL BUSINESSWOMEN 2024
Despite challenges, female leaders are continuing to grow in numbers and influence.
3 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
MISSION POSSIBLE: NOOR SWEID
Noor Sweid, Founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, is overseeing assets under management of $300 million while investing in founders driven by purpose. As she makes moves to inspire and support homegrown entrepreneurs, she's leading the way for women in a male-dominated field.
8 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
BEYOND BORDERS - HEIKE HARMGART
Heike Harmgart, Managing Director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has been overseeing an investment portfolio of $9 billion as of December 2023, since she assumed office four years ago. Now, she's amplifying the bank's impact amid regional challenges.
7 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
ALL ADDING UP: FAZEELA GOPALANI
Fazeela Gopalani, head of the global accountancy and finance association ACCA in the Middle East, is pushing further for female representation in the field while showing the next generation the benefits of an Al-supported career in finance.
6 min |
Feb 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
THE $93 TRILLION WEALTH TRANSFER
BOOMERS AND THEIR ELDERS CONTROL $93 TRILLION, OR TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICA'S HOUSEHOLD WEALTH. FORBES 400 MEMBERS PHIL KNIGHT, CHARLES KOCH, BARRY DILLER AND HAROLD HAMM GIVE A MASTER CLASS IN HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR MONEY GOES TO CHARITY AND CHILDREN.
10+ min |
Jan 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
MOVING FORWARD
Faisal Albedah, Managing Director and CEO of SAL Saudi Logistics Services, took the company public in November 2023, leading it through the year's second-biggest IPO for Saudi Arabia, with a market capital of over $3 billion. Now, he wants to make the kingdom a global logistics hub, connecting East with West.
8 min |
Jan 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
THE MIDDLE EAST'S TOP CEOS 2023
Localization and Growth Boost CEO Success In MENA
8 min |
Jan 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
TURNING THE TIDE
Ahmed AI Shamsi, Managing Director and CEO of SWS Holding, is making moves to tackle the challenges of water scarcity while growing business. With the company having recently been acquired for $463.2 million, the CEO has his eyes on further investment.
6 min |
Jan 2024
Forbes Middle East - English
Soy Sauce Scientist
Peggy Cherng built PANDA EXPRESS into the McDonald's of Chinese food by using her engineering background and big data to exponentially spice up sales-making her a multibillionaire along the way.
6 min |