What we believe

GCC governments and defence companies should exploit their abundant capital in sovereign wealth funds. By investing their funds strategically, decision makers can move faster to build up the region’s defence manufacturing capabilities and...

Blockchain is a decentralized register that maintains a permanent and tamper-proof record of transactions data. It offers several major benefits and an important opportunity for telecom operators. Telecom operators in the Middle East and North Africa...

GCC countries must take a more proactive and strategic approach to managing the gas sector. They can do so by applying commercial principles to the management of gas portfolios by taking action in three ways: first, allocate gas more systematically,...

A ministry in a GCC country was seeking to establish a real estate investment company to monetize unutilized assets in its land bank. Strategy& designed the strategy and business plan for the undertaking.

A large listed company in Saudi Arabia with an unutilized land bank engaged Strategy& to determine four plot feasibilities for its real estate arm and develop its mandate, strategy, business plan, operating model, and financial forecasts over the next...

A GCC sovereign investor with a multi-billion dollar portfolio of local and international real estate and infrastructure assets was seeking to balance its portfolio.

A large regional mall operator was looking to improve the performance of one of its flagship super-regional malls, with a GLA upward of 100,000 square meters.

A large European retail bank with a vast portfolio of real estate assets in several countries had become fragmented in a number of ways.

The real estate development arm of a GCC family group with leasehold land was looking to develop the mega-plot into a flagship mixed-use city.

A nascent Qatari developer was looking to cut cost overruns on its only mega-project, and to evolve from a one-project developer into a full-fledged developer and operator.

One of the largest mall developers and operators in the GCC intended to file for an IPO.

A government-controlled developer was seeking to develop the new downtown area in the capital city, on a large tract of government-owned land.

A large GCC family conglomerate with a real estate business was looking to develop two land plots in the capital city of its home nation.

A leading developer acquired the rights to revitalize an island in a prime site in Malta. Although the developer has a 99-year lease, the government requires the site to be developed within the next eight years.

One of Saudi Arabia’s largest developers was looking to enhance the customer experience throughout its entire portfolio, with a focus on the retail and entertainment properties.

Most defence contracts in the Middle East and North Africa are simple but are not appropriate for today’s more complex conditions. Instead, they need more advanced contracts that involve closer customer–supplier relationships. The three...

Dubai One interviews Dr. Yahya Anouti, Principal with Strategy& Middle East, to discuss the firm’s study "Putting GCC cities in the loop: Sustainable growth in a circular economy". To download the study and access related material,...

Al Arabiya interviews Dr. Yahya Anouti, Principal with Strategy& Middle East, to discuss the firm’s study "Putting GCC cities in the loop: Sustainable growth in a circular economy". To download the study and access related material,...

GCC countries need to replace the prevalent linear economic model of “take, make, use, waste,” which has been to the detriment of the region economically, environmentally, and socially. Instead, GCC countries should adopt in a holistic manner...

Al Arabiya interviews Dr. Yahya Anouti, Principal with Strategy& Middle East, to discuss the firm’s study "Beyond bricks: Building a high impact research ecosystem in the GCC". 

Armed forces in the Middle East and North Africa need a more realistic approach to defence readiness, putting aside the old system that exaggerates their preparedness. Instead, they need to set predictable readiness cycles that provide feasible and...

Governments in the Middle East and North Africa should focus on scale-ups, small- and medium-sized enterprises with proven business models that are undergoing a rapid growth phase. Policymakers should improve their scale-ups ecosystems across four...

CNBC Arabia interviews Dr. Shihab Elborai, Partner with Strategy& Middle East, to discuss the firm’s study "Three biases that impede local content development: Seeing through the illusions".

CNBC Arabia interviews Dr. Ulrich Koegler, Partner with Strategy& Middle East, to discuss the firm’s study ‘Putting GCC transportation and logistics in the driver's seat: Technologies for business transformation’. For more...

GCC countries need to foster their research ecosystems to produce high-quality research that can lead to innovation and that can inform public policy. They must improve research capabilities and the quality of output, create national research...

National oil companies (NOCs) in resource-rich countries should take a holistic approach to the management of activities across the oil and gas value chain. NOCs need an integrated approach to planning based on consistent and comprehensive data that...

To develop more effective local content policies, policymakers need to use analytical and behavioral safeguards that complement and reinforce each other.

GCC militaries need to concentrate on human capital development after over a decade of focusing on modernising equipment and doctrine. Governments need to reform military HR models so that they attract the most talented individuals, provide them with...

GCC freight transportation and logistics companies should use new digital tools and applications to transform their businesses and keep up with their global competitors. Companies need to decide their business objectives and then apply a five layered...

CNBC Arabia interviews Dr. Shihab Elborai, Partner with Strategy& Middle East, to discuss the firm’s study "The outlook for renewable energy in the GCC: Mostly sunny with a chance of rain". To learn more about the study, please...

Al Arabiya interviews Dr. Shihab Elborai, Partner with Strategy&, to discuss the firm’s study ‘The outlook for renewable energy in the GCC: Mostly sunny with a chance of rain’.

Al Arabiya interviews Fadi Adra, Partner with Strategy&, to discuss the Ideation Center Insight entitled ‘Triggering change in the GCC through behavioral insights: An innovative approach to effective policymaking’.

CNBC Arabia interviews Bilal Mikati from Strategy& to discuss the firm’s study ‘Investment opportunities in the GCC education sector: Four plays for private equity and strategic investors.’

Al Arabiya interviews Bilal Mikati from Strategy& to discuss the firm’s study ‘Investment opportunities in the GCC education sector: Four plays for private equity and strategic investors.’

Al Arabiya interviews Strategy&'s Partner Ulrich Koegler to discuss Electric cars in the GCC. For more on Transport and Logistics, please click here.

CNBC Arabia interviews Strategy&’s Hilal Halaoui to discuss the Ideation Center insight entitled “Private-sector participation in the GCC: Building foundations for success”.