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Economic uncertainty has cast a shadow over MENA companies in recent years, with the top 100 listed companies seeing a marginal 5.1% decrease in their sales from $1.1 trillion in 2022 to $1 trillion in 2023. Their net profits also dropped by 13.5% to $240.2 billion, and their aggregate market value decreased marginally by 4.4% to $3.6 trillion as of April 2024.

Forbes Middle East – a vital source for the region’s latest business and financial news and analysis, with a focus on investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle.

Jun 4, 2021 · Last year was a tough one for companies worldwide, with almost every sector suffering a hit from the pandemic. This has reflected on their performance, and executives have had to make hard decisions that most had not faced before. The Middle East was no exception.

The startup scene in the Arab world continues to boom, culminating this year in several high value deals. These include the acquisition of Souq. com by Amazon, construction major Emaar Malls buying a majority stake in Namshi.com, and Careem raising half a billion dollars from the likes of Rakuten Inc., STC Ventures, Kingdom Holding Company and Daimler.

Forbes Middle East – a vital source for the region’s latest business and financial news and analysis, with a focus on investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and lifestyle.

The last few months have been tough for listed businesses in the Middle East, with many experiencing a sharp drop in market value due to the coronavirus effect on stock markets worldwide. However, by end-Q1 2020, that hadn’t seemed to have dampened things for listed companies in the Middle East ...

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While the global economy feels the pressure of unprecedented inflation and the economic unrest caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Middle East’s listed companies have been outperforming, with the top 100 listed companies pocketing $201.7 billion in total net income during 2021, an increase of over 121% compared to $91 billion in total net income in 2020.

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