UK-GCC and EU-GCC Trade Deals: What This Actually Means for European SMEs in 2026
UK-GCC and EU-GCC Trade Deals: What This Actually Means for European SMEs in 2026 Something changed for European businesses looking at the Gulf, and most SMEs haven’t clocked it yet. On 20 May 2026, the GCC signed its first free trade agreement with a G7 country. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE […]
21 Deals in Two Days: What the Saudi-France Paris Summit Really Tells European Companies About Entering Saudi Arabia
21 Deals in Two Days: What the Saudi-France Paris Summit Really Tells European Companies On 24 August 2026, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Emmanuel Macron sat down at the Élysée Palace for the first meeting of the Saudi-French Strategic Partnership Council. By the end of the visit, the two countries had announced 21 […]
The UK Just Got a Gulf Trade Deal: Why European SMEs Can’t Afford to Wait for Brussels
The UK Just Got a Gulf Trade Deal: What It Means for European SMEs While Brussels was still negotiating, London finished. On 20 May 2026, the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council concluded a free trade agreement that will eliminate £580 million in annual tariffs on UK exports to the Gulf and commit to clearing […]
UAE FDI 2025: What It Means for European SMEs
Why the UAE Just Had Its Best FDI Year Yet and What It Means for European SMEs The UAE recorded AED 177.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, marking a 6% year-on-year increase and the fourth consecutive year of record FDI. The UAE also ranked 9th globally among FDI destinations. For German and […]