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Update on Investment Opportunities in Dubai Released

Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, in partnership with the international research and...

FDI Global Cities of the Future 2021/2022: Dubai Ranks 3rd Globally

The vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, helped...

INVESCO launches Offshore Latin American Equity Fund

Invesco today announced the launch of a new fund, the Invesco Latin American Equity Fund, available to offshore investors and managed by award winning...

Emerging Markets most favored by global investors; Equity positioning

The May Fund Manager Survey of BofA Merrill Lynch shows an increase in global investors’ allocations to emerging markets (EM). A net +29% are...

Hedge Funds Post August Decline As Political Tension Rise

Risks rise over Emerging Markets, Syria, Fed stimulus extraction; Mixed performance in Event Driven, Relative Value Arbitrage as HFRI posts 2nd decline for 2013 Hedge funds...

Corporate and personal tax rate in Bulgaria likely to remain at...

Bulgaria is becoming more and more attractive destination for foreign business owners and individuals to take advantage of the low corporate profit and individual...

Standard Life announces Asia, Middle East expansion

Standard Life announced today that it will set up a new unit in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai to oversee and support its Asia...

Forbes Middle East: A map for new investments

"Forbes Middle East" has provided in its seventh edition an in-depth study of the free-zones, highlighting the features of these areas and the important...

Emirates to Mandate Banks for Investor Meetings

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has mandated Citi and Standard Chartered Bank as Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers, along with Abu Dhabi...

Foreign Direct Investments into UAE Grow by 44.2 Percent in 2020

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) grew by 44.2 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019 and reached to a...

‘Best Fund Management Company’ at Arab Achievement Awards 2011

Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary and the asset management arm of Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East,...

Emirates plans dual listing on Dubai and London Stock Exchanges

 Dubai might list rather sooner than later some of its top performing state-owned companies on the local stock market, in parallel to listings on...

Main sea freight index up on increased demand for large vessels

Rosier times ahead of shipping stocks The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry commodities, rose for a third straight...

Why the Middle East Is Betting on a Solar Future

Just how cheap has solar energy gotten? To give you an indication, Middle Eastern countries from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates are...

Investment sentiment for hotel assets strengthens across EMEA

According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels’ latest Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, investment sentiment for hotel assets has strengthened across EMEA with yield and IRR...

Hedge fund capital invested in Emerging Markets hits record to begin...

Hedge funds investing in Latin America and Eastern Europe experienced sharp losses to begin 2014 even as the funds saw strong capital inflows from...

Emirates Set to Close US$600 Million Sukuk

Emirates is pleased to announce a successful execution of a US$600 million sukuk (Islamic finance issuance). The issuance received a good response from both...

Facebook preparing for an IPO

Facebook is preparing for an IPO that is expected to surpass $100 billion, according to a new report. If the forthcoming initial public offering surpasses...