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Find out moreWelcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
Mariam has over 10 years of business consulting experience delivering national and organizational level strategic engagements across public and private sectors.
Mariam has worked with a wide range of clients across the Middle East, US and Europe, her sectorial expertise is within healthcare and life sciences however she has successfully delivered several engagements across social and digital sectors. Mariam moved to the GCC region in 2019, joining a Big 4 consulting firm where she led multidisciplinary teams to deliver high profile engagements including the development of a national bioinformatics strategy for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the re-design of the diagnosis pathway for developmental delays in the Emirates of Abu Dhabi.
Prior to this, Mariam advised pharmaceutical and biotech organisations in the UK, specifically focusing on R&D and market access strategies across their immuno-oncology and diabetes pipeline.
Mariam holds a BSc in Medical Genetics from Queen Mary University and a MSc in Immunology from King’s College University of London.
2013 – MSc Immunology, King’s College University of London
2011 – BSc Medical Genetics, Queen Mary University of London
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