Investors Increasingly Bullish as Global Economy Regains Growth Path
‘Great Rotation’ to Equities From Bonds Gets Under Way
Global investors have entered 2013 in buoyant but not yet exuberant mood, according to the BofA...
Leading Dubai-based conglomerate to launch an IPO
Dubai-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group is considering to launch an IPO (initial public offering) in Dubai given strengthening equity markets, the company said in a...
Wealth Management Year ahead 2012, Key Investments
Investors should focus on investments that offer yield, quality and diversification amid expectations that the global economy will avoid recession but experience fragile growth in 2012
UAE plans to sell federal bonds to help fund budgetary spending...
The UAE Federal National Council has approved the planned public debt law at its meeting on Tuesday, the governmental body announced.
The law is a...
Investment Opportunities and Risks Resulting From Global Drought
New Stock Screen Introduced for Drought-related Issues
The ongoing drought is the worst in the United States since at least 1956, with 63 percent of...
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...
Valued over $1 trillion Saudi Aramco IPO could go global
As part of a privatization drive, Saudi Arabia is considering an IPO of Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest crude oil producer, deputy crown price...
Dubai ranks first globally in attracting FDIs for artificial intelligence and...
Dubai ranked first globally in attracting foreign direct investments, FDIs, for artificial intelligence and robotics; while the UAE ranked sixth in the global Smart...
FAB Issues Five-year USD 500 Million Sukuk
Lowest-ever yield on any five-year MENA bank USD issuance
Issued at MS+90bps (all-in yield of 1.411%)
Three times over-subscribed with total orderbook of circa USD 1.5...
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...
Big Money Managers See Silver Price Higher
During the past week, price of silver dropped by 0.6%, from $28.76 to $28.58 per ounce. The white metal trades 5.8% lower in 2013....
MENA IPOs raise US$218.9 Mn in Q3’11, up by 23.6%
MENA IPO Update, regional capital markets raised US$218.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, up by 23.6% from the US$177.04 million raised during the same period in 2010
Take a new look at venture capital
Venture capital is just hitting its stride
The venture capital model is not dead, but it has changed during the past years. In 2009, Silicon...
Investments to UAE expected to rise by 20% in 2019
The UAE Government’s new foreign direct investment, FDI, law passed in 2018 could accelerate FDI flows by up to 20 percent this year, from...
Moody’s downgrades Dubai Holding Commercial Operations bonds to B3
Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded to B3 from B2 the notes issued by Dubai Holding Commercial Operations MTN Ltd. under its Medium Term...
Investment in gold is timeless
Gold is perhaps the world’s most liquid investment trading throughout the world daily. The market never closes and you can buy and sell the...
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...
Got cash? Get invested in UAE stocks now!
Most people are actually out of cash most of the time. Especially after 2008, since the financial storm swept the world, "lack of liquidity"...