More than 100 newly qualified finance professionals qualified as members of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in Oman, adding to the sultanate's skilled workforce as it pursues economic diversification under Vision 2040.
Saudi Arabian companies are seeing tangible returns from artificial intelligence as investment becomes more disciplined and workforce preparation gathers pace, said a new survey, adding AI is moving beyond experimentation and into mainstream business use.
In a more cautious and evolving operating environment in the region, Dugasta Properties, a leading UAE real estate developer, has announced that it stands firmly behind its people, the foundation of everything it builds.
TASC Group, a leading workforce, people advisory, corporate compliance and AI-led business solutions company in the Middle East and North Africa, has appointed Jayajyoti Sengupta as its new Chief Executive Officer. He takes over the role from its Founder Mahesh Shahdadpuri who has been named its Executive Chairman.
The traditional energy sector is struggling to keep up with a shrinking talent pool, as a fewer percentage of young people enter the workforce, experienced professionals are harder to find, and global mobility declines, according to the tenth annual Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) 2026, an energy workforce trends report.
AlMadinah AlMunawarah Chamber, Saudi Arabia reported that tourism is a major economic driver and ranks as the fourth-largest employer in the region, providing jobs for 11% of Madinah’s total workforce in the first quarter of 2025.
For many manufacturers, the workforce challenge is less about having too few people and more about not having the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
