Our Latest Thinking from BCG in the Middle East

Explore how Saudi Arabia’s entertainment parks are poised for growth, fueled by Vision 2030 and rising visitor demand, creating exciting new opportunities for global leadership.

Discover how cities worldwide are transforming into hubs of creativity and innovation through sound urban design, smart city solutions, technology-enabling regulations , and business-friendly policies.

Discover the dynamic world of esports, covering its unique features, evolution, and the Middle East's promising role as an emerging leader in this rapidly growing industry.

Discover how businesses can unlock lasting value through user-centric design, innovative solutions, and responsible implementation of generative AI with BCG X's expertise and insights.

As the GCC rapidly accelerates its renewable energy goals, long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies emerge as a critical solution for balancing grid reliability and advancing regional sustainability.

At BCG in the Middle East, Climate & Sustainability is a key priority, and the region is a driver for change. We have and will continue to work hard with our clients and partners in our regional hub to deliver against net-zero and circularity goals, to ensure the prosperity of future generations.

Almost half of a project’s carbon abatement practices can create cost savings or are zero cost—and emerging biogenic construction technologies could solve the most difficult abatement issues.

As energy companies transition to a green economy, the livelihoods of millions of people working in carbon-intensive industries will be affected. Here’s how to make sure no one gets left behind.

Experience curve effects will reduce the cost of carbon capture deployment. But for these projects to happen at scale, policymakers will need to take action.

Whether it’s infrastructure and technology such as VR/AR headsets and metaverse worlds or content-driven (including NFT), an important question for businesses exploring opportunities in the metaverse is: What real value monetization can be created, and how to tap into that?

BCG’s Leila Hoteit explains that countries seeking quick advances must target support from industry and focus on educating for jobs—and must quickly establish best practices that deliver high return on investment.

With the remarkable rise of Gen AI, how does the ME talent market faire towards AI in the workplace, and what do they expect for the future?

In this paper, we shed light on select regulatory frameworks and policy measures that would be critical to transition to 5G and position this critical technology as a launchpad for the digital economy.

Banque Saudi Fransi, one of the largest banks in Saudi Arabia, worked in tandem with BCG to introduce a core banking system. Here’s how the institution achieved this major business milestone and implemented it seamlessly.

The time is right for a full-scale technology transformation to boost profit margins and enable a new era of efficiencies.

Despite a continuing funding chill, fintech is on track for $1.5 trillion in revenues by 2030. But the rules of the game have changed.

The key to future growth lies in using artificial intelligence to execute a highly effective three-part plan.

Saudi Arabia’s banking sector experienced a period of high profitability in 2022 and is poised for continued growth for 2023.

The next few years could be make-or-break for some banks. If they don’t join the digital ecosystem movement, they will be consumed by it.