The UAE’s manufacturing sector grew 7.7% in the first quarter of 2025, contributing 13.4% to the nation’s non-oil GDP — a surge that experts attribute to the country’s rapid embrace of Industry 4.0 technologies. The figures and other key insights framed discussions on the second day of the Sharjah Investment Forum – World Investment Conference  (SIF-WIC 2025), where a high-level ...

The world mobilised nearly USD 2 trillion in green finance in 2024, yet “there’s still an awful lot of finance which is not green,” observed Creon Butler, Director of the Global Economy & Finance Programme at Chatham House, during a Sharjah Investment Forum 2025 panel titled “Aligning Global Finance with Sustainability.” Referencing the USD 30 billion pledged to the Global ...

The first day of the 8th Sharjah Investment Forum, held in conjunction with the 29th World Investment Conference (WIC-SIF 2025), set a powerful tone for action and collaboration through a number of ‘In Focus’ workshop sessions. The workshops moved beyond theory, offering pathways for SMEs, investors, and government entities to contribute to a diversified, sustainable economy; and participants were provided ...