M&A activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region dipped in the first half of 2026 amid geopolitical developments and softer deal appetite. Performance in the second quarter, however, ...

Dubai has been named the world’s second most intelligent city in a global benchmark from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The inaugural ‘Intelligent Cities Index’ from the global management consulting ...

Deloitte has announced the launch of a unified agentic intelligence network within Omnia, the firm’s global audit and assurance technology platform. Omnia was launched more than a decade ago as a ...

Women in senior corporate positions are significantly more likely than their male peers to view AI as a tool for revenue growth rather than a simple mechanism to cut costs. According to the 2026 ...

Saudi Arabia has ordered government entities to cut back – and in some drastic cases freeze – payments to management consultants, while also halting the awarding of new contracts to many consulting ...

AJMS Global, a professional services group with nine offices across the Gulf, has announced a $20 million investment in Marmin, the firm’s e-invoicing and digital compliance platform. Currently ...

WMSJ, a management consultancy focused on sustainability advisory and capacity building, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Asl Omari. Joining the firm as a Manager, Asl Omari brings ...

New Metrics, a leading regional consulting firm with four offices in the Midde East, has welcomed back Mohamad El Hinnawi in the role of Managing Partner. In his new position, El Hinnawi will oversee ...

Building on a strong first half of the year, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Middle East has gained momentum in a year marked by selective global capital deployment. That is according ...

Global consulting firm Ankura has strengthened its senior team in the region with the appointment of Zeeshan Khwaja as Senior Managing Director in its Dubai office. Zeeshan Khwaja joins Ankura from ...

Global professional services firm KPMG has opened a new office in Madinah, its fourth in Saudi Arabia. The new office marks the next chapter in KPMG’s development in the Kingdom and underscores its ...

While artificial intelligence is widely perceived as a technological challenge, it is in reality an organizational one, according to Paul Lalovich, Managing Partner at Agile Dynamics. He outlines why ...