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Dubai Retail Needs Conversion, Not Just Footfall. Meridian business cover.Business

Dubai Retail Needs Conversion, Not Just Footfall

Busy corridors look good in photographs. Operators still need to know whether visitors become baskets, bookings, and repeat customers.

By Sara Qureshi · Jul 2

AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Riyadh Specialty Logistics Operator Building a Regional Cold-Chain From the Edges", covering gcc, logistics, cold chain, saudi arabia on The Meridian Hub.Business

The Riyadh Specialty Logistics Operator Building a Regional Cold-Chain From the Edges

She did not pitch a national champion. She bought four warehouses, hired one credible operations head, and let the customer base recruit the next ten clients.

By Sara Qureshi · Jun 3

AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Long Case for Treating GCC Public Transit as a Strategic Asset", covering gcc, transit, policy, opinion on The Meridian Hub.Opinion

The Long Case for Treating GCC Public Transit as a Strategic Asset

The region has built world-class transit in pieces. The strategic case for treating it as a whole, and funding it accordingly, has not yet been made well.

By Diego Arroyo · Jun 2

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The Regional Climate Adaptation Announcement Worth Reading the Fine Print On

A coordinated announcement out of the GCC on adaptation infrastructure looks routine on the surface. The financing architecture underneath is anything but.

By Lena Holloway · Jun 2

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The Gulf Family Office Quietly Building a Mid-Market Industrial Footprint

She has assembled a regional industrial group out of unfashionable assets that the big platforms walked past. The discipline of the build is what practitioners are watching.

By Sara Qureshi · Jun 2

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Why Ahmed Yasser Fouad Saleh Is the GCC's CTO Archetype Right Now

The operator who is also a patent-rich technologist is one of the rarest profiles in any market. Why it matters specifically for the GCC AI scene.

By Priya Chen · May 30

AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Regional Cloud Market Just Diverged Architecturally", covering cloud, gcc, infrastructure, architecture on The Meridian Hub.Technology

The Regional Cloud Market Just Diverged Architecturally

Two distinct approaches to regional cloud are now visible across the GCC. The choice between them will define the next several years of infrastructure spend.

By Priya Chen · May 30

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The India-GCC Bilateral Cadence That Is Quietly Maturing

A combination of trade, talent, and capital arrangements is settling into a pattern more durable than the headline announcements suggest.

By Lena Holloway · May 30

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What the GCC Startup Scene Can Learn From Latin America

The two ecosystems are usually compared as competitors. The more interesting comparison is what one can learn from the other's hard-won lessons.

By Diego Arroyo · May 30

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The GCC Data Sovereignty Conversation Just Got More Architectural

Earlier rounds focused on where data lives. The current round focuses on how the rest of the stack has to be designed around that.

By Priya Chen · May 30

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Why China-GCC Trade Discussions Are Narrowing to Specific Tracks

The broader bilateral conversations have stalled. The narrower technical tracks are where the visible progress is happening.

By Lena Holloway · May 30