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Recessionary Sentiment Prevails in MENA Region

UAE’s Consumer Confidence ends 2015 on a slightly higher note UAE has the highest score in Africa/ Middle East region UAE led the way for Middle...

More Than Half Of UAE Residents Feel Expo Will Boost Country’s...

A large majority is likely to attend it and most people are excited to experience ‘innovation’ at the mega event As Dubai is set to...

Business confidence falls in Middle East, but not as quickly as...

Business confidence in the Middle East continued to fall in the second quarter of 2015, but not as quickly as it had in the...

Dubai’s Private Sector Growth Slows in July

Business conditions in Dubai’s non-oil private sector improved at a slowest rate in three months in July, according to the monthly survey by Emirates...

Expo 2020 Dubai to contribute AED122.6 billion to UAE economy

Expo 2020 Dubai and its legacy are expected to contribute AED122.6 billion of gross value added, GVA, to the UAE’s economy from 2013 to...

Better Outlook for Global Economy; Some Risks Remain

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde said the outlook for global economy is already starting to improve, with an essential part of...

UAE Trust Barometer: Unshakeable

UAE ranked third most trusted country in the world, and all four institutions (government, business, NGOs, and media) retain significant trust levels Strong trust in...

Stagnating global economy outlook may turn into a downturn

Last week the International Monetary Fund issued an “urgent” call for the world’s largest economies to roll out more policies to boost growth, painting...

3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum opens

The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy (DPE), Nasir Ahmed Al-Suwaidi, Monday inaugurated at the Emirates Palace Hotel the 3rd...

Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds Economic Optimism

Highest since 2003 as investors put cash to work Questions over imbalances in early stages of recovery Investor optimism about the global economy has soared...

Dubai’s debt could be as much as $170 billion: Report

The total debt of Dubai could be as much as $170 billion, much higher than earlier reported, according to a report by EFG-Hermes...

Dubai Senior Officials honoured by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed honours past leaders of DED for their pioneering stewardship DED celebrates 20 years of steering economic diversification and development in Dubai His...

Stocks Vs. Economy

Stocks bottom before the economy does.

GCC growth to exceed 5% in 2011, World Bank

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are on course to maintain a strong economic growth exceeding five per cent in 2011, the World Bank said...

Consumer prices rose by 1.9% during the first 11 months of...

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi, issued today its periodic report on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the inflation rate in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi for the first 11 months of 2011 and the month of October 2011.

Diversification of economy is main pillar of UAE economy, says Al...

UAE Minister of Economy meets European Ambassadors His Excellency Sultan Al Mansouri said the UAE economy has proven its strength in dealing with the...

Inflation slows in UAE on declining housing, oil prices

In July, inflation in UAE slowed to 1.3 percent, as residential and oil prices had their biggest monthly drop in more than a year. Inflation...

Dubai Economy unveils R&D platform initiative to boost competitiveness

Portal will promote innovation partnerships between the industry and academia and enhance productivity in Dubai R&D collaboration to eventually bring financial benefits to...