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Saudi Arabia's tourism sector passed a milestone this decade that few predicted a decade ago: more than one million jobs, with the sector now contributing around 5 percent of GDP and a national goal to double that share by 2030. Hotels, resorts, entertainment districts and heritage sites that did not exist five years ago now employ hundreds of thousands of...

India's remittance inflows hit a record $129.4 billion in 2024, cementing the country's position as the world's top remittance recipient. Globally, remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $685 billion last year - larger than foreign direct investment and official development aid combined. Behind those numbers is a story the Gulf knows well: millions of Indian workers, from Kerala...

Saudi Arabia is currently running the largest sustained building program in modern history. The Kingdom's active project pipeline has crossed $1.3 trillion, spanning giga-projects like NEOM and the Red Sea development, new transport networks, and entire districts being raised ahead of the 2034 FIFA World Cup. Behind the headlines about architecture and ambition sits a quieter story: an unprecedented demand...