Ahead of the UK’s hosting of COP26, the global UN Climate Change Conference, how partnerships are critical in driving the global shift to cleaner energy
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BT Security
Cybersecurity key as the GCC becomes one of world’s most digitised economies
Simon Penney, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Her Majesty’s Consul General for Dubai, discusses how UK-GCC cooperation his helping build regional cyber resilience
clean energy
UK, UAE set to announce multi-billion clean energy deals ‘by summer’
New agreements will build on commitment from Mubadala Investment Company to invest in British life sciences
Artificial intelligence
How Britain is supercharging the UAE’s artificial intelligence ambitions
Trade Commissioner for the Middle East says AI partnerships between the UK and the UAE are set to increase
Abu Dhabi
Video: Saudi’s Prince Turki talks Iran relations & G20 Presidency
Hundreds of high-level decision makers and industry trailblazers, spanning fields from economics and philanthropy to healthcare, attended the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa summit 2020 in Abu Dhabi.
Bahrain Economic Development Board
UK fintech firms welcome in Bahrain in wake of Brexit, says Bahrain EDB CEO
Bahrain Economic Development Board CEO Khalid Al Rumaihi said that Bahrain is “optimistic” it can leverage what British firms want to do externally after the the country leaves the European Union
Brexit
Is Brexit good news for the GCC?
Simon Penny, Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan, is optimistic that the Gulf countries – and British companies operating in the region – stand to benefit from the UK’s departure from the European Union
![Simon Penney said “in that way, [the UK can be] a lot more of a strategic partner to the region, as opposed to just selling goods and services, which is what we’ve done traditionally.”](https://www.arabianbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/cloud/2021/09/14/4Ee0xlJf-Simon-Penney-2.jpg)
Artificial intelligence
UK to boost assistance for Gulf ‘vision’ strategies, says Middle East Trade Commissioner
Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for the region says that the UK can share its expertise in ‘smart city’ technologies, fintech, clean energy and AI
Brexit
Expo 2020 Dubai a ‘massive’ opportunity for UK businesses post-Brexit
Expo 2020 Dubai will take place roughly at the same time that the UK is expected to withdraw from the European Union
Brexit
Brexit a ‘positive story’ for GCC, says UK Middle East Trade Commissioner
Simon Penney said the UK will seek to establish a free trade agreement with the GCC
First Gulf Bank
UK looks to boost its Middle East trade with former RBS CEO
Simon Penney was also head of wholesale and international banking at FGB between 2013 and 2016