Saudi Vision 2030 Archives

GCC 2025 Compound Shock: How Gulf Governments Responded

by tag | Aug 19, 2026 | Government | 0 |

Falling oil prices and new trade tariffs forced Gulf governments to adjust fiscal strategy in 2025. This review compares how Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, and Bahrain each responded.

Which Gulf Industries Are Diverging?

by tag | Jul 30, 2026 | Business | 0 |

Non-oil sectors across the GCC are growing faster than oil-linked industries, and the gap is widening. This piece breaks down which verticals, from FinTech to green hydrogen, are pulling in capital, and which segments face margin pressure as government budgets concentrate on primary national priorities.

US Tariffs Are Pushing GCC States Toward Asian Trade Partners

by tag | May 30, 2026 | Business | 0 |

US tariffs have closed Western market access for Gulf manufacturers and made transatlantic neutrality economically unworkable. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar are responding with bilateral trade deals across Asia, redirected export lanes, and a sovereign wealth reallocation away from US Treasuries. This analysis covers the CEPA frameworks reshaping Gulf trade, the industrial sectors already affected, and the supply chain and treasury decisions GCC executives need to make now.

AI in the Gulf when money is tight: what gets funded, what gets cut

by tag | May 9, 2026 | Information Technology | 0 |

GCC AI funding is concentrating on one thing: operating cost reduction within 12 months. Analysis of where Saudi Arabia and the UAE are directing capital — and what is being paused.

The GCC Super-Highway: How the Riyadh–Dubai–Muscat Corridor Is Removing the Final Barrier to EV Adoption

by tag | Jan 25, 2026 | Green Energy, Mega Projects | 0 |

As urban charging density reaches maturity across the GCC, the next test for electric vehicles is long-distance travel. Along the 1,500 km Riyadh–Dubai–Muscat corridor, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman are building a coordinated network of ultra-fast chargers, grid upgrades, and regulatory mandates designed for reliability across borders and extreme climates. This corridor is emerging as the proving ground for electric mobility at Gulf scale.