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The Gulf, like every region in the world, finds itself adapting to significant changes on the world political stage after the “global year of elections.” Shifting trade patterns are also leading to new financial and diplomatic alliances, amid a broader shift toward deglobalization, posing opportunities for the region to position itself in a new world order.
The Gulf is experiencing a renaissance, bucking global economic trends and growing fast. Growth in the GCC region is expected to surge to around 4.4% in 2025, more than doubling 2024 projections, and significantly higher than forecast global growth. Non-energy sectors, including tourism, trade and finance, are increasingly pivotal with diversification fostering resilience and sustainable development through a volatile global economic period.
The financial services industry in the Gulf is undergoing a significant transformation, fueled by the advances of digital technology. The change is presenting both opportunities – the Middle East public cloud market is expected to reach almost $10 billion by 2027—and challenges, in the form of data security and privacy concerns.
A focus on developing technology and AI has been a key plank of the region’s concerted push to diversify beyond oil and gas. Many countries are investing heavily in AI, and there have been significant efforts across the region to develop Arab-language models trained on local datasets. As around the world, questions of governance and ethical use are arising.
The Gulf is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with rising temperatures, water scarcity, and environmental degradation posing significant challenges. Diversification away from oil is playing a role, with considered debates about viable timelines as the spotlight rests on the region with the UAE hosting COP28.
U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett questioned government lawyer Drew Ensign on whether Venezuelans targeted for removal under a little-used 18th-century law had time to contest the Trump administration's assertion that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang before they were put on planes and deported to El Salvador.
U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett questioned government lawyer Drew Ensign on whether Venezuelans targeted for removal under a little-used 18th-century law had time to contest the Trump administration's assertion that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang before they were put on planes and deported to El Salvador.
