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Wealth
Emerging Wealth Hub Series - Riyadh Edition
A series of white papers examining the emerging wealth hubs across the Gulf.
15 July 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report
Our flagship thought-leadership publication, The Wealth Report is considered vital reading for UHNWIs across the globe and their advisors.
30 June 2025
Education
School improvement in the UAE and the use of artificial intelligence
The educational landscape in the UAE is undergoing a significant transformation with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI technologies evolve, they offer unprecedented opportunities to enhance educational outcomes and address long-standing challenges.
26 May 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report | Middle East Edition
The 2025 Middle East edition of The Wealth Report explores how Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha are reshaping global wealth, prime property, and investment trends across the region.
14 May 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report
Our flagship thought-leadership publication, The Wealth Report is considered vital reading for UHNWIs across the globe and their advisors.
30 June 2025
Education
School improvement in the UAE and the use of artificial intelligence
The educational landscape in the UAE is undergoing a significant transformation with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI technologies evolve, they offer unprecedented opportunities to enhance educational outcomes and address long-standing challenges.
26 May 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report | Middle East Edition
The 2025 Middle East edition of The Wealth Report explores how Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha are reshaping global wealth, prime property, and investment trends across the region.
14 May 2025
All research
Wealth
Emerging Wealth Hub Series - Riyadh Edition
A series of white papers examining the emerging wealth hubs across the Gulf.
15 July 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report
Our flagship thought-leadership publication, The Wealth Report is considered vital reading for UHNWIs across the globe and their advisors.
30 June 2025
Education
School improvement in the UAE and the use of artificial intelligence
The educational landscape in the UAE is undergoing a significant transformation with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI technologies evolve, they offer unprecedented opportunities to enhance educational outcomes and address long-standing challenges.
26 May 2025
Wealth
The Wealth Report | Middle East Edition
The 2025 Middle East edition of The Wealth Report explores how Dubai, Riyadh, and Doha are reshaping global wealth, prime property, and investment trends across the region.
14 May 2025
Wealth
Emerging Wealth Hub Series - Doha Edition
A series of white papers examining the emerging wealth hubs across the Gulf.
30 April 2025
Economy
Riyadh Secures Expo 2030: A Triumph of Global Proportions
In a remarkable turn of events, Riyadh, the vibrant capital of Saudi Arabia, clinched the bid to host the Expo 2030 world fair, marking another diplomatic triumph for the Gulf region following Qatar's successful soccer World Cup and Expo 2020 in Dubai.
16 February 2024
Government & Policy
Dubai's Sustainable Evolution and COP28 UAE: A Pioneering Vision
Dubai is leading the charge in the Middle East's sustainability transformation, a journey that beautifully coincides with its role as the host of COP28 UAE. This dual commitment represents Dubai's steadfast dedication to global climate action.
18 January 2024
Government & Policy
UAE's Corporate Tax: Is Your Business Ready for the Shift?
The UAE's tax-free status haven has attracted businesses and investors, fuelling economic growth. Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the biggest draw for investors from the UAE's seven emirates, are home to thousands of companies that have set up regional offices. However, there's been a change lately.
18 January 2024
Gigaprojects
Tomorrow’s world
The total value of real estate projects since the launch of Saudi Arabia’s National Transformation Plan in 2016 has crossed US$ 1.1 trillion.
18 March 2023
Education
Understanding attitudes towards education
The second significant focus by the authorities is to boost both access to and the quality of educational institutions for the next generation of Saudis.
17 March 2023
Economy
Jeddah's US$ 90 Billion Plan
The Red Sea port city of Jeddah is set to see US$90 billion of real estate and infrastructure projects developed by 2030, according to analysis carried out by global property consultant, Knight Frank.
01 February 2023
Economy
Bahrain real estate market extends gains as Economic Vision 2030 catalyses growth
The third quarter of 2022 has seen all sectors in Bahrain’s real estate market experience growth, underpinned by government initiatives and an improving economic outlook, according to analysis carried out by global property consultancy, Knight Frank.
23 November 2022
Economy
Mind the (generational) gap
56% of Saudi Arabia’s population is under the age of 35. And as household sizes continue to decline, this group represents a significant source of future housing demand. The results of Survey 1 have allowed us a unique insight into the home ownership aspirations of this all-important group of Saudi’s. 30% of our survey’s respondents were under the age of 35. The results highlight a growing gap between generational priorities, with a drop in traditional values, such as privacy, and a growing preference for community living amongst millennials. The survey results reveal different stories for each of the three featured cities. The results in Riyadh reflect the effects of domestic migration, while in Jeddah affordability issues are prevalent. Elsewhere, in Dammam, our findings point to an undersupply of property purchase options.
25 February 2022
Government & Policy
Dubai's Covid Comeback
The story behind the fastest residential price growth since 2015
25 February 2022
Residential
The explosive growth of the Kingdom’s housing market
The residential market in Saudi Arabia continues to expand at a rapid rate, as evidenced by the persistent strong price acceleration.
17 February 2022
Economy
Saudi Vision 2030 unleashes nearly US$ 1 trillion of real estate and infrastructure projects
On the real estate front, Knight Frank highlights 8 new cities that are planned NEOM alone will cost an estimated US$ 500 billion and is being positioned as a new vision for future cities Riyadh is poised to become entrenched as the commercial nerve centre for the Kingdom
04 October 2021
Economy
Debt Advisory | Middle East & Africa
The Knight Frank Debt Advisory team is your Finance Partner. We work closely with our clients to provide strategic advice and in-depth analysis to ensure the optimum financing terms are obtained.
01 April 2021
Government & Policy
Saudi Arabia’s Affordable Housing Challenge 2020 - Navigating potential disconnect
Saudi Arabia’s Affordable Housing Challenge 2020 - Navigating potential disconnect
01 March 2021
Government & Policy
Saudi Arabia’s Affordable Housing Challenge 2020
A detailed examination of private sector collaboration models for affordable housing projects.
01 March 2021
Government & Policy
Affordable housing policy considerations
After having outlined the different private-sector collaboration models used in affordable housing projects in our last blog post,...
20 January 2021
