MENABritain Trade Expo

09/07/2019

Great coverage of our 2019 by our media partners at 7Dnews in London's QEII Centre.
https://youtu.be/otOkBI1DEUA

The Middle East & North Africa is open for business. Such was the sentiment and conversation at the MENA BritainTrade Expo which took place on the 28th of Ju...

11/06/2019

We are proud to announce Alpesh Patel from the Department of International Trade as our guest speaker discussing 'The Business and Political Landscape' session at this years MENA Britain Trade Expo 2019!

11/06/2019

We are pleased to announce Farzana Baduel from Curzon PR as our guest speaker at this year's MENA Britain Trade Expo!

06/06/2019

Ineos to invest £1.6bn in building Saudi Arabia chemical plants
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jun/03/ineos-to-invest-16bn-in-building-saudi-arabia-chemical-plants?CMP=share_btn_tw

06/06/2019

Qatar has moved on two years since blockade, analysts say
www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/qatar-moved-years-blockade-analysts-190604215831200.html

Solution to Gulf crisis not in the interests of blockading states, analysts say, two years after blockade against Qatar.

05/06/2019

Engie Competition Open for Moroccan Start-ups with Energy Solutions
www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/06/274988/engie-competition-moroccan-start-ups/

Engie has opened applications for Moroccan start-ups to submit innovative energy project ideas for the annual Engie Innovation Forum.

05/06/2019

US$1.45 Billion to Promote Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Jordan
www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2019/06/04/us145-billion-to-promote-inclusive-growth-and-job-creation-in-jordan

The new package is designed to disburse in two equal tranches to support the Government’s new economic plan for growth and to allow adequate time for completion of necessary additional reforms that are central to the achievement of the program overall results.

04/06/2019

Israel and Iran both set to join Russia-led free trade zone
www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-iran-both-set-to-join-russia-led-free-trade-zone

After two rounds of negotiations, Jerusalem close to agreement with Eurasian Economic Union; separately, Tehran also set to sign deal 'in the near future'

04/06/2019

Bahrain to allow foreign firms to own 100% of oil, gas projects
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/energy/421553-bahrain-to-allow-foreign-firms-to-own-100-of-oil-gas-projects

To be eligible, the foreign parent company must have signed, or be in the final stages of signing, an exploration and production agreement with Bahrain's government

03/06/2019

Middle East Oil Giants Are About To Upend Oil Trading
https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Middle-East-Oil-Giants-Are-About-To-Upend-Oil-Trading.html

As what can be seen as a disruptive, but logical step in the evolution of NOCs such as Aramco and ADNOC, the Middle East oil & gas giants are now making a move into the commodity trading business

03/06/2019

Mena: Trade briefing
https://www.gtreview.com/supplements/gtr-mena-2019/rebecca-harding-mena-trade-briefing-2019/

Rebecca Harding, CEO of Coriolis Technologies, discusses Mena’s trade performance, its projected growth and key political risks for 2019.   GTR: The level of oil dependency in Mena has to a large extent made it the hostage of oil prices. Is there any sign that the region is becoming less dependen...

30/05/2019

Business competitiveness in Saudi Arabia has improved more than any other country in the world, according to the International Institute for Management Development.

DUBAI: Business competitiveness in Saudi Arabia has improved more than any other country in the world, according to a new survey by Switzerland-based business school and think tank the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The Kingdom rose 13 places in the latest edition of the a...