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Viewpoints, case notes and resources on international business development, innovation and the economies that connect Europe with the GCC/MENA region.
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- International Business Development
- Open Innovation
- Market Expansion
- The Future of Work
- Circular Economy
- Social Enterprise
- Intercultural Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Entrepreneurship and Diaspora Economies
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New perspectives will be published here. In the meantime, you can follow Ammar on LinkedIn, where he regularly shares reflections on social economy, diaspora and innovation.
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A digest of recent headlines from international publishers, updated daily. Headlines link to the original articles.
- Sales alignment and AI insight key to confident B2B leadership
- China Issues Guidelines on Corporate Sustainability Reporting
- 3Business, AWS unveils one-stop AI marketplace to streamline digital transformation for Hong Kong SMEs
- Greenwashing Is Following the Energy Transition
- Why a circular economy is increasingly crucial and profitable
- K-beauty, chips push Korean SME exports to Q3 record
- K-Beauty and Semiconductors Drive Q3 SME Exports to Record $33.4 Billion
- THIS MORNING: DP World sets its sights on Canada’s export gateway plan + Pearl Petroleum lines up USD 500 mn bond
- K-Beauty and Semiconductors Drive Small-Business Exports to Record $33.4 Billion in Q3
- Leadership in SMEs and business transformation: how to lead teams in the age of AI
- Gulf Cooperation Council Investment Report
- The Changing Landscape of B2B Marketing in the Digital Era
- Morocco’s SMEs Are Entering an AI Tool-Sprawl Phase
- VakıfBank secures €200mn of ING funding under Sace guarantee
- Understanding the systems behind circularity
- Five reflections on systems-level investing
- EU Ecolabel: consumer confidence meets the new anti-greenwashing rules
- Impact Investing with a Systems Lens: Investing for True Transformation
- The Conversation: How creativity can counter greenwashing
- EU and Gulf parliaments pledge closer cooperation on security, energy and trade
- What Good Looks Like in B2B Sales Data in 2026
- In B2B, influencer marketing takes on a different look
- Beyond Impact Investing: Mapping the Many Paths of Impact Finance
- How the EU Circular Economy Act should turn circularity into a positive business case
- Circular economy already a ‘crown jewel’ as businesses urged to grasp opportunity
- Waste not, want not: Is a new R&I strategy needed to deliver circularity and competitiveness?
- How businesses can communicate sustainability claims without ‘greenwashing’
- Qatar accelerates circular economy drive
- The Impact World this Week: 9 October 2026 | The Social Enterprise Magazine
- Wayra brings together 250 investors, start-ups and corporations to position innovation as a strategic advantage for Europe
- Dubai investors eye Türkiye logistics sector as Gulf-Europe links expand
- The UK's new ISSB-based sustainability reporting rules for listed companies
- Five sustainable business trends based on evidence
- Open innovation: What it is, characteristics and advantages
- Bosch Ventures commits €100m to German startups with new Spark fund
- Spain’s impact investments surpass €5bn – latest SpainNAB figures
- Open Innovation: how startups help bring the Group's innovations to life
- Between Deficit and Dialogue – Seeking Balance in Europe-China Relations
- The Intelligent Sourcing Platform: Redefining the B2B Sales Funnel
- Right-Sizing IMM: Five Ways Impact Measurement and Management Can Work for Enterprises — Not Just Investors
- Aticco Lab and Muutos merge to build Spanish innovation and startup player
- In Africa, sales–marketing alignment is becoming a core B2B growth lever
- From Access to Impact: Bridging the Gender Gap in AI and Digital Transformation across Central and Eastern European SMEs
- Most companies still publishing sustainability reports but publicizing less: report
- Greenwashing is no longer a messaging issue – it’s a data issue
- UK’s FCA Drops Plans for Mandatory IFRS-Based Climate Reporting
- Air IT launches AI services to close SME decision gap
- Tony's Chocolonely Open Chain button at risk under EU greenwashing law
- Trade and connectivity in the Europe-Gulf strategic partnership
- The strategic rationale for closer investment ties between Europe and the Gulf
- Gulf, Europe leaders call for closer security, economic cooperation amid Iran war
- GRI to Launch New Sustainability Reporting Standard for Food and Beverage Companies
- Global Startup EXPO 2026 to Take Place in Osaka October 5–7, Bringing Together Global Deep Tech Leaders
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