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Digital economy creating opportunities in the developing world
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More and more commercial transactions are moving online and the so-called digital economy continues to expand its reach into every facet of the traditional analogue economy. For businesses this means they have access to new channels to reach existing clients as well as new opportunities to expand market share with a competitive digital offering. For consumers the ever-expanding digital economy…
CEO Survey Analysis

OBG Global CEO survey 2020: Charting the risks and rewards faced by emerging markets

Oxford Business Group (OBG) began its CEO Survey in 2016 with the aim of giving our clients a handle on sentiment in the various markets we cover. Sentiment is of course intangible, but it is an all-important factor in the decisions business people and investors make when they weigh up their risk appetite. In turn, sentiment informs the level of confidence with which they view a market. It is also…

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Infrastructure investment and vehicle-sharing platforms boost urban mobility
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Across the globe the urban transportation sector is experiencing rapid expansion, driven by economic growth and a global demographic shift towards urbanisation. Politicians, urban planners and private sector actors are working together to find new solutions for reducing congestion and increasing the speed and efficiency of urban transport. However, unless proactive steps are taken to plan and invest…

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Emerging markets responding to major banks' retrenchment of overseas operations
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The three decades before the 2007-08 global financial crisis were marked by the world’s financial networks becoming increasingly interconnected. Financial system regulatory convergence, the growing penetration of World Trade Organisation rules and the creation of currency unions, such as the euro, resulted in a surge in cross-border capital flows. Global banks began to see the emergence of a single…

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China and GCC increase investment and cooperation across multiple sectors
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With both economic diversification plans under way across the region, GCC states are seeking to bolster international trade relations and draw in foreign investment. Regional governments have found a willing partner in China, which is seeking to expand its trade and investment presence on the Eurasian continent, as demonstrated by its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In 2014 President Xi Jinping…
Global Platform

Jamal Iesa Al-Loughani, DMD International Marketing, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)

In this Global Platform video, Jamal Iesa Al-Loughani, DMD International Marketing, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), talks about Kuwait Export Crude and upcoming plans for the future. In response to growing demand, KPC will begin to export its new heavy crude material in 2020. Important developments for 2020 also include the new clean fuel project, which will introduce over 800,000 barrels per

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Emerging markets face pressure to find solutions to housing deficits
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Urbanisation is a mega-trend redefining contemporary life in both developed and emerging markets across the world. This mass rural-to-urban movement of people and expansion of cities to absorb formerly isolated villages is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in the developing world. According to the UN, in 1950, 751m people lived in urban areas; however, by 2018 this number had risen to…
Economic View

Ahmad Marouf, Managing Partner, Diyar United

On encouraging private sector investment and improving cybersecurity What are the primary forces driving demand for ICT solutions in the Kuwaiti private sector? AHMAD MAROUF: The more transparent a corporation is, the more they are able to clearly identify their needs. When companies observe a trend happening and are willing to invest to adopt new practices as part of their business model, they are…