What makes India a compelling long-term allocation for GCC investors at this particular moment, and how do you distinguish genuine structural opportunity from the cyclical enthusiasm that tends to surround emerging markets? India offers one of the most attractive multi-decade, secular, high-growth opportunities for global investors. It is the fastest growing large economy in the […]
For modern families, wealth building is no longer a local exercise. Income may come from one country, assets may sit in another, children may be educated abroad, and future retirement plans may involve a completely different jurisdiction. At the same time, parents are expected to make calm, long-term decisions while handling school runs, childcare, career […]
There is a certain kind of capital that doesn’t make noise. It doesn’t ring a bell on a stock exchange. It doesn’t issue press releases. It moves through private meetings, referrals, and handshakes in places like Dubai’s DIFC and Abu Dhabi’s ADGM — and by the time most people hear about it, the deal is […]
Tell us about Ultra Chain. What led you to founding it? Ultra Chain is a compliance-first Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for institutional finance and Islamic capital markets. We are not a DeFi experiment. We are not a Layer 2 patch on top of someone else’s infrastructure. We are native, purpose-built, and production-ready, with 1.9 […]
Metin Sari, Founder of Maas Developers and Roca Real Estate explains: “This is where I believe most global investors misread Dubai’s real estate landscape.” Most international investors entering Dubai’s property market believe they are making rational, data-backed decisions. In reality, many are still driven by surface-level metrics — price per square foot, attractive payment plans, […]
The global financial community has long viewed the Middle East through a lens of cautious optimism, often balancing the region’s immense wealth against its geopolitical complexities. However, as we navigate the first quarter of 2026, a remarkable narrative is emerging: the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is not just surviving regional tensions; it is thriving as […]
For over ten years, people have debated traditional finance versus crypto. But both systems actually serve the same purpose: storing and moving value and putting it to good use. The story of competition is shifting to one of coming together, especially in the Gulf region. What seemed like a battle was really a negotiation between […]
Despite the rapid spread of digital payments, cash in circulation across the MENA region continues to grow. Claudio Sgarlata, Global VP and Managing Director MEA at Giesecke+Devrient, global leader in SecurityTech, explains why central banks and financial institutions are investing in smarter cash infrastructure and what it takes to modernize a system that billions still […]
Financial markets are often described as “efficient.” Prices are assumed to reflect all available information, making persistent out-performance difficult without taking additional risk. This idea, formalized in the Efficient Market Hypothesis, underpins much of modern financial theory. Even its strongest proponents, however, have always made the same qualification: efficiency is a hypothesis, not a literal […]
Tell us about yourself, your background and how you got involved in Web3. I started my career at EY with a burning desire to be in the financial sector. I’ve always been drawn to the intersection of business and technology and equally, I’ve always known I wanted to build something of my own. That entrepreneurial […]
