Middle Eastern mergers and acquisitions (M&A) demonstrated remarkable resilience and strategic focus in 2025, with deal values surging 260 per cent to $53bn in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2024. According to the 22nd Annual Global M&A Report 2025 released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the performance…
A quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding across the Middle East as women entrepreneurs take on a more central role in driving economic growth. Once underrepresented in leadership and ownership, women are now building companies that influence markets, create employment, and contribute meaningfully to the region’s long-term economic resilience. Across sectors such as technology, healthcare,…
The Saudi–Russia Business Forum, which is currently taking place in Riyadh, is setting the stage to link Russia’s Eurasian ambitions with the entire MENA region, including connectivity with the Middle East and North Africa. As Russia and Saudi Arabia approach the historic milestone of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026, the two countries…
Karen Erinfolami The Womenpreneur The Brand By Womenpreneur Middle East Business Desk In a world where luxury is increasingly about logos, speed, and spectacle, Karen Erinfolami is charting a quieter, more meaningful path. As the founder of KMB Designer, a boutique luxury consultancy serving ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients across London, Dubai, Lagos, and Paris, Erinfolami isn’t selling products —…
The Launch of ERA OF YOU, Multipreneur Ellen’s Newest initiative. Womenpreneur Middle East sat down with Ellen Mannaert—serial entrepreneur, mentor, and changemaker—to talk about building companies across continents, leading with empathy, and her newest initiative, ERA OF YOU, a community designed to celebrate authenticity and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs. Womenpreneur ME: You’ve built businesses…
She grew up a global nomad, changing 16 schools and colleges across four continents, her bags always packed. But when 10-year-old Fahbin Anwar first set foot in Dubai in 1993, something clicked. This was home. Now, she is one of the most successful women entrepreneurs in the city, investing in some of its prime real…
