Changes in MENA Tax laws promote better transparency
According to a panel discussion at the recently concluded Ernst & Young’s Middle East & North Africa Tax Seminar 2011 held in Houston, Texas,...
MENA Region Opens New Opportunities for Fintech Companies
Middle East and Africa is projected to experience a significant growth in the coming years to reach USD 3.45 billion by 2026.
New fintech firm...
Binance Signs Deal with Dubai World Trade Centre
Binance, the world's leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, and the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) have signed a cooperation agreement to help...
Global commercial real estate investment volumes decline by 8%, report
Global commercial real estate investment volumes at US$96bn in Q3 2012
Strong performance in major global property investment markets continues despite 8% total volume decline...
ZonesCorp Establishes Comprehensive ADM Representative Office
In line with commitment to provide the best industrial and administrative services to its clients, and its aim to raise them to be on...
Dubai among best investment destinations worldwide
Dubai is is among the 25 most profitable destinations for hotel investment in 2012. The list was put up together by an international panel...
Industrial Commodities Prices to Surge in 2017
Tight supply, strong demand boosts energy, metals prices
The World Bank is forecasting strong gains for industrial commodities such as energy and metals in 2017,...
DIFC releases report on progress towards GCC monetary union
A new report assessing the progress being made by GCC countries to achieve the convergence criteria for a GCC Monetary Union (GMU) was...
UAE Residents to Spend 2024 Bonus on Retirement, Real Estate
As the UAE's workforce eagerly anticipates their annual bonuses, a recent survey by market research company YouGov, commissioned by Zurich International Life, part of...
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 Equity Markets Advance on Foreign Investments Comeback
The UAE equity markets have been shown interesting activities recently. The prior market expectations were quite bearish. Projections pointed to a corrective index wave...
DED and Mashreq sign agreement to facilitate electronic payment of trade...
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and Mashreq have signed a co-operation agreement to facilitate the electronic payment of trade licenses fees. The...
Stock Market Bubble Fears Overblown, Micro-bubbles Are The Issue
Concerns over a large stock market bubble are currently overblown – it’s the micro-bubbles that could pose more imminent risks to investors, warns the...
EU growth concerns send riskier assets tumbling
Higher-yielding assets turned bearish on Friday, as slowing economic growth throughout the euro-zone led to risk aversion among investors. Of particular concern is the...
Gulf Bond Fund shows consistent performance of 3.29% for H1 of...
GIC’s Gulf Bond Fund has the longest track record in GCC
Largest GCC bond fund provides weekly subscription and redemption schemes
84% of...
The best Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the year
Dr. Akl Noun, Head of IT at the Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC) has been selected the best Chief Information Officer (CIO) of...
Dubai Parks and Resorts to raise financing through Rights Issue
Dubai Parks and Resorts is seeking to raise a total of AED2.67bn in additional financing, of which Dh1.68bn is being raised through the Rights...
Nine out of ten UAE home buyers now end-users
Nine out of ten home buyers in the UAE are now end-users, representing a significant shift in the country’s real estate sector, according to...