GCC Unified Visa: What It Means for Businesses Expanding Across the Gulf
GCC Unified Visa: What It Means for Businesses Expanding Across the Gulf Officials confirmed this week at the Security and History Dialogue 2026 in Riyadh that a unified GCC visa allowing one visa to cover travel across all six member states is moving toward rollout. For businesses operating across more than one Gulf market, this […]
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 […]
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 […]