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How Banks Can Improve Their Social Media Presence

Every week there are new studies that try to analyze the tendencies in social media. Recently, one such study found that the banking industry...

Bounced cheques need closer attention

Bounced cheques - dealing with the problem Bounced cheques have turned into an ongoing problem and are on the rise since the beginning of the...

Tax reform in the GCC approaching

Tax reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is a matter of when, not if, and Saudi Arabia is not immune. The Kingdom,...

Regional markets rally forward with 2.3% gain last week

Positive oil-related triggers needed to sustain recent upswing After a one-week break, buyers reasserted themselves pushing regional markets, especially those GCC, back in the black,...

UAE May Issue Golden Visa for Investors

Investing in the UAE may soon become easier and more attractive for foreign businessmen. The reason is that the UAE government is considering launching...

Improved Growth Outlook Supports Keeping Faith With Equities

Global investors are keeping faith with equities while raising cash as markets enter the volatile year-end period, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund...

Financing still a top challenge for UAE SMEs in 2015

Top sources of funds for SMEs include family and friends, private funding, as well as savings and credit cards A new MEED survey of SMEs...

Investors turn most bullish in nearly a year

Investors ramped up purchases of stocks and emerging market and inflation-linked bonds in the latest week, turning their most bullish on more risky assets...

Markets Fear `Systematic’ Crisis in Euro Region

Thomas J. Lee, the chief U.S equity strategist at JPMorgan Chase & Co., talks with Bloombergs Margaret Brennan about the potential for Greek debt...

Gold on track for biggest monthly gain since 2002

Gold futures advanced on Monday as continued skittishness around stocks fostered demand for the precious metal, which is once again viewed as a haven...

Lack of Catalysts Dominated Trading Activities across Regional Markets

Lack of catalysts coupled with the summer lull and the approaching Eid break dominated trading activities across the regional markets. Along with the end...

Gold prices are forecast to rise next week

Gold prices closed with a more than 1% gain last Friday. Gold for December delivery rose $15.10, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,339.20 an...

Gold price recovery to be driven by reduction in supply, appetite...

A gold price recovery driven by reduction in supply could start from the beginning of the second half of 2016 and it is possible...

USD May Turn Bullish Today

Following yesterday's losses, the US dollar has the potential to stage a bullish correction today providing that this week's Unemployment Claims figure comes in...

Dubai a safe haven for high-net worth GCC families investments

As a first-class tourism destination, and a world-leading financial services center, Dubai is seen as a safe haven for individuals from the rest of...

2/3rd of UAE CEO’s Indicate Upcoming Significant Capital Investment

Three-quarters of CEOs interviewed in the UAE by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) for a new survey said their...

UAE Banks Federation: Tips to Avoid Falling Victim to Scams

Continuing its efforts to raise public awareness of financial fraud and protect consumers’ personal information against unauthorized access and use, the UAE Banks Federation...

88% of affluent people living in UAE have credit obligations

Survey shows improvement in the levels of awareness of the Bureau and Credit Reports Credit cards are most common form of credit, followed by...