Visionary Entrepreneurs Call for Regional Collaboration to Build a Stronger, More Investable MENA Economy Dubai—For the Arab world to compete on the global stage and foster the emergence of $10-billion companies, regional unity is essential, says Mohamed Ballout, CEO of Kitopi. Speaking at the World Governments Summit, Ballout emphasized that the fragmented nature of the region is one of the key barriers to attracting large-scale investments. “We lack the ability to build a lot of $10-billion companies because we don’t operate as one single Arab world,” Ballout stated, recalling a conversation with one of the world’s leading investors. The investor … Continue reading Uniting for Growth: How the Arab World Can Attract Bigger Investments