International Business Magazine

What International Business Magazine does

International Business Magazine (INTLBM) is a UAE-based online publishing company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Dubai, delivering financial, technology, corporate, and lifestyle news to over 50,000 subscribers including investors, C-suite executives, policymakers, and government bureaucrats. The company operates the digital publication intlbm.com, distributing content through a WordPress-based publishing platform with email newsletter delivery, social media integration (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), and third-party social login (Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Coverage spans Banking & Finance, Technology, Corporate, and Lifestyle categories, with active editorial output evidenced by articles dated June 2026.

Name

International Business Magazine

Legal name

International Business Magazine, LLC

Website

https://intlbm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

International Business Magazine is a Dubai-based online publisher delivering financial, technology, corporate, and lifestyle news to over 50,000 subscribers including investors, executives, and policymakers, supplemented by awards programs, industry summits, and business listing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Business Media & Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Partner, Channel & Vendor Conferences (MPAGAGAL)

Keywords

• Business news publishing
• Financial media coverage
• Industry awards programs
• Corporate event management
• Digital editorial content

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorships: The magazine website features sponsored content, banner advertisements, and promotional placements from various advertisers. The site displays numerous sponsor banners from companies across banking, finance, technology, and other sectors.
2. Event Sponsorships: INTLBM generates revenue through organizing and hosting industry events including summits and award ceremonies, with sponsorship packages for corporate partners.
3. Subscription/Digital Content: Digital newsletter distribution to a subscriber base of over 50,000 investors, C-suite employees, stakeholders, and policymakers. Content includes banking, finance, technology, corporate, and lifestyle news.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

International Business Magazine is a UAE-based online publishing platform that delivers financial, banking, technology, corporate, and lifestyle news to a subscriber base of over 50,000 investors, C-suite executives, policymakers, and government stakeholders. The company supplements its editorial content with annual industry awards programs, hosted summits and conferences (such as BIGBOX UAE and the Lighting Innovation Summit), and paid business listing services. Revenue is generated primarily through advertising, event sponsorships, and premium visibility offerings for brands seeking reach among decision-makers in MENA and global markets.

Product overview

International Business Magazine is a unified online publishing platform offering news coverage across Banking & Finance, Technology, Corporate, and Lifestyle categories, supplemented by award programs, industry events and summits, nomination services, and business listing offerings. The core product is the publication itself, which serves as the foundation for its award ceremonies (International Business Magazine Awards), event portfolio (BIGBOX UAE, Lighting Innovation Summit), and business promotion services (Nomination, Get Listed). The company positions itself as a bridge between businesses, investors, and policymakers in the MENA and global markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Business Magazine (Online Publication) Online financial news publication delivering editorial coverage across Banking & Finance, Technology, Corporate, and Lifestyle categories to investors, C-suite executives, policymakers, and government stakeholders globally.
• International Business Magazine Awards Program

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• British Chamber of Commerce in DubaicoreOthers · 15 September 2025British Chamber of Commerce in Dubai served as the official Association Partner for BIGBOX UAE 2025, a global retail and e-commerce summit. The event featured keynote sessions, panel discussions, fireside chats, and the Clap4 Brandz Awards Night, targeting stakeholders in the retail and e-commerce space.
• Scribe Minds & MediacoreOthersScribe Minds & Media announced sponsors and partners for BIGBOX UAE 2025, a global retail and e-commerce summit scheduled for September 2025 at Millennium Plaza Downtown Hotel in Dubai.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Forbes Middle East: Regional business/finance magazine covering MENA with similar audience of C-suite executives, investors, and policymakers. The closest direct peer given shared geographic focus, audience profile, and editorial/advertising revenue model.
• Arabian Business: Dubai-based English-language magazine covering business news across the Middle East, with comparable advertising and event revenue model and overlapping investor/executive readership.
• Gulf Business: UAE-headquartered business magazine covering MENA industry sectors, with parallel advertising, events, and awards revenue streams targeting C-suite readers in the Gulf.
• Finance Magnates: Online financial industry publication covering fintech, trading, and crypto with similar event and awards revenue model (e.g., Finance Magnates Awards); niche-overlap with INTLBM's financial services coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Businessweek: Global business magazine with deep financial-industry coverage and much larger scale; overlaps with INTLBM's investor and executive audience, but operates globally and is integrated with Bloomberg's terminal ecosystem.
• Forbes Global: Global business publication with established lists, events, and a MENA franchise (Forbes Middle East); competes for the same high-value advertiser and audience spend, but with vastly greater reach and brand authority.
• Fortune: Long-established international business magazine targeting executives and investors; comparable in editorial scope (finance, tech, corporate) but globally scaled and integrated with conferences and licensing.
• Financial Times: Premium global financial news brand with executive/investor audience overlap and subscription/licensing model parallels; benchmark for any business magazine aspiring to scale among decision-makers.
• Business Insider: Global digital-first business and finance news site with similar mid-funnel content marketing and sponsorship model; significant competitor for advertiser attention targeting business professionals.

Emerging players

• The Fintech Times: UK-anchored online fintech publication with regional events and awards; smaller-scale but more focused comp for INTLBM's fintech and crypto coverage and event-driven GTM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBuWqfOHSYLee08RzZI1sKA?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/intlbm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-business-magazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/intlbm
• Xx.com/ibmag_magazine

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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