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Middle East Digital Consumer Survey Report

Two-thirds of consumers in the Middle East use the internet to research products and services, according to new research published today by Econsultancy and...

Precious Metals Weekly Report

A week gone by and so many new and old challenges to be considered: The Euro slumps to a new six month low against the...

Precious Metals Weekly Overview

Emirates NBD's Precious Metals Report is out, prepared by Gerhard Schubert, Head of Precious Metals, Emirates NBD. The August Non-Farm-Payroll was unchanged in the U.S.,...

Precious Metals Weekly Report by Gerhard Schubert, Emirates NBD

Precious Metals Report by Gerhard Schubert, Head of Precious Metals, Emirates NBD Save the date: The 8th Dubai-City of Gold Conference will take place on...

Survey forecasts global economic slowdown; Investors say recession will be avoided

Cash Holdings Close to Credit Crisis Highs in Wake of Equities Sell-Off Investors believe that the global economy will slow significantly in the coming 12...

Sukuk market for GCC companies continues to expand

According to a report by the Kuwait Finance House (KFH), sukuk issuance worldwide amounted to about US $5 billion in July, down from the...

Key trends in Residential sales across Dubai, Abu Dhabi in Q4

As Landmark Advisory predicted, there has been a solid rise in interest in residential sales across Dubai in certain established and prime residential areas...

Global Takaful market to reach US$25 Bn in 2015

Ernst & Young was recently named Best Advisory Firm at the International Takaful Summit 2011 in London Global Takaful contributions are expected to touch...

Takaful poised for growth, greater focus required

Takaful operators in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Malaysia are growing at a rapid pace and are highly capitalised, new research from A.M....

Dubai’s hospitality and retail sectors on path to recovery

Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and advisory firm, released its latest 'Dubai Real Estate Market Overview - Q2 2011' covering...

Half of UAE businesses motivated by helping to ‘save the planet’

Cost management and public attitudes are more important factors for UAE companies when implementing ethical business practices than a desire to ‘save the planet,’...

Financial personalities of the wealthy in the Middle East

New report provides in-depth global analysis into financial personalities of the wealthy in the Middle East Report reveals link between the use of financial...

MENA Real Estate Sector missing out on global capital flows

International and regional investors discouraged by asset mispricing and lack of investment grade properties. Jones Lang LaSalle, the world's leading real estate investment and...

Aviation sector to contribute 32 percent to Dubai’s GDP by 2020

Aviation sector in Dubai is expected to grow further over the next decade as Oxford Economic expects the economic contribution of the aviation...

UAE Corporate Profitability declined by 0.25% in the first quarter of...

UAE 1Q2011 YoY net profit marginally declined by 0.25 percent UAE sectors’ performance widely varied in 1Q2011 Political unrest in MENA region negatively impacted major...

Entrepreneurs are made, not born

Nearly 60% have worked in a corporate environment and 33% of entrepreneurs say working in a corporate environment was key to the success of...

Education outcomes in GCC lag behind high-income countries

95% of young Emirati women have completed secondary education or higher 18% increase in life evaluations for women with higher levels of education Eighty-seven percent of...

Top ranked Research house for Institutional Investors, All-Asia Survey

BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research (BofAML) is the top ranked Research house according to Institutional Investor magazine’s 2011 All-Asia Research Team Survey. This follows...