Masters in Business · Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Filippo Gori highlights the Middle East's transformation into a significant financial center, with substantial investments in infrastructure and economic reforms in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. He also points to Africa as a region of immense potential, driven by demographics, urbanization, and critical minerals, and notes the growing influence of Russia and China there, emphasizing the need for Western engagement.
“The Middle East is still recovering from what's going on, but that part of the world is for sure the winner in a global South narrative for a variety of different reasons.”
“Then you go to Africa, which is a supremely important content for a variety of different reasons, very probably the most extreme in terms of dealing with countries in which we are not really used to.”
“The uas are becoming much more important from that standpoint, and you can perceive when you go there the degree of investments that are taking place from global players positioning themselves over there.”