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UAE – The Most Attractive Country in the Middle East for...

The United Arab Emirates is among the most attractive countries in the world for foreign direct investments. According to the 2013 A. T. Kearney...

Takaful poised for growth, greater focus required

Takaful operators in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Malaysia are growing at a rapid pace and are highly capitalised, new research from A.M....

Dubai to launch sovereign bond of up to $1.5 billion

Dubai has mandated four banks for a sovereign bond issue of up to $1.5 billion. The bond may be launched  this week, two sources...

Gold and Silver Advance on Improving Economic Data

On Monday, gold futures advanced for the fourth consecutive session. Silver futures surged to above $21 for the first time since the middle of...

Standard Chartered holds Ground Breaking Ceremony for its New Dubai Head...

Following excellent financial results for the year 2010, Standard Chartered has held a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the construction of its new office premises...

DMCC launches Online Services for members through Dubai Trade Portal

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, (DMCC) today announced the launch of online electronic services (eServices) for its members on the Dubai Trade Portal (www.dubaitrade.ae). This...

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...

Abu Dhabi Department of Finance hosts workshop on ‘New Government Accounting...

Abu Dhabi Government department accounting is being unified to ensure improved consistency, transparency and accountability DoF has taken lead...

Secrets of Kuwaiti Ultra High Net Worth, Revealed by a Swiss...

Research conducted by Heinrich Weber, Swiss Banker and author of ‘The Ultra High Net Worth Banker's Handbook,’ estimates that there are 150...

Emirates NBD wins Banker Middle East – Products Award for Best...

Winners selected by poll  of 10,500 financial services professionals Emirates NBD builds on 2009 award for Best Retail Bank Emirates...

How to avoid mortgage problems

Nowadays banks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are getting more and more cautious about home mortgage loans. Even consumers with good credit and plenty...

Methaq Takaful Insurance Company to issue vehicle insurance policies online

Methaq Takaful Insurance Company announced that it has finalized the electronic link between its online platform and the Abu Dhabi E-Traffic services and Dubai's...

We Are All Big Debtors! $27,640 per Person

Global debt levels have reached new heights. A report by McKinsey Global Institute has estimated that the world’s debt now amounts to a total...

Emirates NBD offers discounts at 50 top Abu Dhabi restaurants

Middle East’s leading bank extends further privileges to its cardholders In line with its ongoing commitment to provide its customers with a...

Investors Are Positioning For China Slowdown, Low Inflation

Allocators Scale Back in Commodities and Emerging Market Stocks Investors are positioning themselves for slower growth in China and prolonged low inflation – sending commodities...

Dubai World’s approval from creditors to change terms of debt to...

According to UBS AG and Moody’s Investors Service, Dubai World’s approval from creditors to change the terms on $24.9 billion of debt is likely...

UAE Private Equities on Verge of Multi-year Rally

The UAE stock markets are in the midst of a long-term, multi-year upward trend, and the bullish performance thus far signals a revival that...

Pros and cons of investing in real estate, stock market

Nowadays investing in the stock market is a very popular topic. There are a lot of questions that a beginner investor may ask -...