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High Technology leads FDI Flows into Dubai

Dubai ranks first globally in the share of FDI in technology transfer The digital transformation of international production, coupled with Dubai’s on-going transformation into a...

UAE’s Private Education Market Will Grow by 40% in 5 Years

According to a new report today by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), entitled ‘Where to Invest Now in the GCC Private Education’, the UAE’s...

Gold Demand in 2018 Gets off to Quiet Start as Investment...

Gold demand had a soft start to 2018, reaching 973 tonnes (t), the lowest first quarter since 2008. This was largely caused by a...

UAE Investors Invest US$16 Billion In Foreign Countries In 2016

The UAE International Investors Council, UAEIIC, today said that the UAE investors invested US$16 billion in foreign countries in 2016. The semi-government institution, which works...

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...

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...

FAB launches its Global Investment Outlook 2018

The bank is bullish on equities for 2018, although expects increased volatility First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank, and one of the...

2018 Market Outlook: Macro Bullish

Inflation could be a global game-changer for stock and credit markets Global economic growth accelerates BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research issued a bullish macro...

Bitcoin Investors Beware: Highly Volatile, Lacks Regulations

Global banking regulator sends a warning to bitcoin investors Stefan Ingves, chairman of global regulators at the Basel Committee and governor of Sweden's Riksbank, said...

ADNOC Public Offering Receives High Interest from Investors

Following the initial announcement of the public offering of ADNOC’s shares in the United Arab Emirates, the market continues to show a healthy appetite...

Dubai Investments Raises Foreign Ownership Cap to 49%

Dubai Investments PJSC , the leading, diversified investments company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has raised foreign ownership limit in the company from...

Emaar Development IPO Seeks up to $1.5 Bln

Emaar Properties is looking to raise as much as $1.5 billion from the sale of shares in its development unit in Dubai's first major...

Global Assets under Management to Double by 2025

As the world's population starts to live longer, there's one industry set to capitalize on retirement plans. The asset and wealth management sector is set...

Dubai’s Real Estate Market Leader IPO Set for Early November

Emaar Properties board chairman Mohamed Alabbar on Saturday said he expects that a 30% stake of Emaar Development will be offered for public subscription...

Global Institutional Investors’ Average Target Allocation to Real Estate Increases

The real estate asset class continues to experience growth in institutional capital allocations. In fact, 2017 represents an important milestone in this regard according...

Abu Dhabi Priced a USD 10.0 billion International Bond Offering

Abu Dhabi successfully prices USD 10.0 billion multi-tranche bonds, demonstrating strong investor confidence in its unique and solid credit fundamentals · The bonds priced at...

DIFC Reveals New Investment Opportunities

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (MEASA), has today published the “DIFC...

DFSA Issues General Investor Statement on Cryptocurrencies

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) wishes to draw investors’ attention to certain new and evolving online offerings. These product offerings tend to involve...