GCC economies are projected to grow 4.4% in 2026. Non-oil sectors now account for around 75% of UAE GDP and 71% of Saudi GDP. Infrastructure investment — in construction, logistics, energy, and industrial development — is accelerating across the region, and demand for skilled, compliant workforces in these sectors is at an all-time high. For […]

A perspective on what we are hearing in conversations across the UAE and the wider Gulf, and a few questions that might be worth sitting with as businesses weigh workforce decisions in 2026. The active regional conflict has changed the climate in the GCC in real, daily ways. Businesses continue to hire, operate, and plan, […]