Money Inc.Arabia Staff The Question Is No Longer “How Much Do You Earn?” but “How Much Do... Modern financial stability depends less on salary size and more on how much income remains after housing, debt, taxes, and expenses.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff When Monthly Bills Become a Mirror of Social Class Monthly bills increasingly reveal social class differences as housing, healthcare, education, and daily costs reshape financial stability.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff The Small Luxuries Quietly Swallowing People’s Income Small daily luxuries, subscriptions, and convenience spending quietly drain income as modern lifestyles make consumption feel automatic.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Salaries No Longer Tell the Full Story Modern salaries no longer guarantee financial stability as inflation, debt, housing costs, and lifestyle pressures reshape daily life.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Record Data Center Demand Lifts Nvidia Up, With AI Spending To Reac... Nvidia is getting closer to its $1 trillion revenue goal. But chip restrictions to China, the Iran War, and other factors still threaten its outlook.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff 10 Money Habits That Look Smart but Can Backfire Some money habits appear financially responsible, but extreme saving, trend investing, and comparison culture can create hidden risks.
Money Vishal Sacheendran Why The UAE Is Emerging as Crypto’s Most Serious Power Center From global exchanges to asset managers and infrastructure providers, firms are treating the UAE as a core hub within their international strategy.
News Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Creators HQ And Alfan Open Applications For US$1.36 Milli... Selected creators receive upfront financing, full access to Alfan.io for one year, brand deal opportunities, structured growth support, and eligibility for UAE Golden Visa nomination with relocation support.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Vienna-Based Speedinvest Launches MEA-Focused Fund Backed by Mubada... While Speedinvest began as a EUR10 million micro-fund, it has since grown into an EMEA-focused platform operating out of six offices with EUR1.2 billion assets under management, and more than 400 portfolio companies.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based BlueFive Capital Is Reportedly Eyeing A US$3 Billio... BlueFive Capital, which was founded by Hazem Ben-Gacem in 2024, is reportedly targeting aerospace and defense investments as military spending rises across the Middle East.
News Inc.Arabia Staff DIFC, DFSA Roll Out Relief Measures For Business Community Amid Ong... The package of temporary measures aims to ease immediate pressures while reinforcing the strength, resilience and long-term sustainability of the DIFC ecosystem.
Money Zuhair Shamma Resilience By (Tech) Design: What The Numbers Say About UAE Private... The UAE's private markets are continuing to perform with the consistency that participants in this ecosystem have come to expect.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Emirates NBD Announces Fee Waivers And Discounts For SMEs In The UAE Emirates NBD, one of the MENAT region’s leading banking groups, has unveiled a Business Support Package consisting of a set of temporary fee-relief measures for SMEs in the UAE.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Hamilton Labs Secures Investment From AXIAN Investment To Expand Do... Founded by Egyptian entrepreneurs Ehab Zaghloul and Mohamed Elkasstawi, Hamilton Labs is building financial infrastructure to help fintech platforms offer dollar-based savings, payments, and treasury products across emerging markets.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff UAE-Based Nahda Capital Partners Targets US$300 Million For Inaugur... In a conversation with Inc. Arabia, Nahda Capital Partners founder and Managing Partner Iñigo de Luna shared insight into his firm’s new fund, which will be managed from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff From The Investor Desk: Eight Perspectives For MENA Founders Buildi... Here's what voices from the region’s investment community told entrepreneurs operating in this landscape to focus on in the present moment.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Big Tech Stocks Like The Magnificent 7 Suddenly Look Cheap The "Magnificent 7" refers to the seven dominant tech companies in the world today: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, NVIDIA, and Tesla.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff From The Investor Desk: Propeller’s Zaid Farekh On What MENA Founde... “Markets reward companies that adapt faster than the change happening around them.”
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff From The Investor Desk: Shorooq’s Dr. Bilal Baloch On What MENA Fou... “The strongest companies deepen customer relationships precisely when uncertainty is highest—not because the environment got easier, but because their competitors disappeared, and they didn't.”
Grow Inc.Arabia Staff From The Investor Desk: KBW Ventures’ Ekta Tolani On What MENA Foun... "A strong business focuses on elevating customer service—it is important to retain clients, no matter the scale, to help you in good and bad markets."
Money Inc.Arabia Staff How Surging Oil Prices Could Crack the US Economy The Hamilton Trigger suggests US$95 a barrel crude will hit households hard.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Dubai-Based EIGHTClouds Launches US$300 Million Real Estate Investm... Oliver Wall, Head of Investment at EIGHTClouds, told Inc. Arabia that the new fund was designed to address a structural gap in the residential investment landscape.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Abu Dhabi-Based Ruya Partners Targets US$400 Million Fundraise For... The fund aims to provide middle-market lending and alternative financing to businesses in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Videos Inc.Arabia Staff A2RL’s Francesco Maria Blasi On The Tech Leaps Made In Its Drone Ch... This year’s edition of the Abu Dhabi Autonomous League (A2RL) Drone Championship served as a live proving ground for autonomous systems.
Money Roberto D’Ambrosio Qatar Showcases Why Transparency And Regulation Matter More Than Sp... In environments where ambition is matched by institutional intent, transparency and regulation are not brakes on innovation; they are the mechanisms that ensure it remains sustainable.
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Qatar Investment Authority's Fund Of Funds Program Gets US$2 Billio... Announced at Web Summit Qatar 2026, the fund total capital commitment is now $3 billion, and its scope includes five new fund managers focused on artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain technology, and infrastructure.
Startup Inc.Arabia Staff Egypt- And UK-Based KNOT Technologies Wraps Up US$1 Million Pre-Seed Founded by Ahmed Abdalla and Hussein ElBendak, KNOT is developing an AI-native ticketing and access control platform aimed at curbing fraud, enhancing demand visibility, and limiting revenue leakage into unregulated resale markets.
Money Anas (Andy) Abbar A New Era Of Finance: Why Islamic Banking Is Going Mainstream What was once perceived as a niche system has become one of the fastest growing segments of the financial industry.
News Inc.Arabia Staff Ethmar International Holding And Guggenheim Brothers Media Partner... The fund will back early- to growth-stage media and creative economy companies worldwide, supporting founders with capital and long-term growth expertise.
News Inc.Arabia Staff EIB Global Backs RMBV North Africa Fund III To Boost Private Sector... The investment targets private sector growth in Egypt, with a focus on SMEs in consumer goods, healthcare, and education sectors.
Money Sam Tidswell-Norrish For Entrepreneurs In The MENA, Capital Isn’t The Problem—Access Is The money is there, but the pipes that connect it to the builders who need it most are still under construction.
News Inc.Arabia Staff EBRD Partners With The National Bank Of Egypt To Boost Egyptian MSMEs The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a US$100 million loan to the National Bank of Egypt aimed at strengthening micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across the country.
Money Nasri Nada LEADING THE EXPLOSION Essential Leadership Traits for Startup CEOs: Vision, Adaptation, and Stability Amidst Turbulence
Money Inc.Arabia Staff Rewriting The Playbook: Fintech Startups Are Redefining How Money (... As an example, consider the winners of the MoneySurge pitch competition at this year’s Money20/20 Middle East in Saudi Arabia.
Technology alexander.ponomarev What’s next in restaurant tech in MENA? AI revolutionizes the MENA region's restaurant industry with personalized experiences and dynamic menus.