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Dubai Parks and Resorts Announces IPO Subscription Rates

Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (under incorporation) (“Dubai Parks and Resorts”), a subsidiary of Meraas Holding LLC, announced today the subscription levels for both...

Dubai Parks and Resorts Closes the UAE Tranche of its IPO

Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (under incorporation) (“Dubai Parks and Resorts”), a subsidiary of Meraas Holding LLC, announces the successful closing of the UAE...

Hedge Funds in India, MENA gain despite currency, commodity volatility

Hedge fund capital invested in Emerging Markets (EM) posted a narrow gain for the third quarter as EM, Currency and Commodity Volatility all increased...

Dubai Parks and Resorts Secures US$1.15bn Syndicated Finance Facilities

Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (under incorporation) (“Dubai Parks and Resorts” or “the Company”), a subsidiary of Meraas Holding LLC, has today announced that...

Dubai Parks and Resorts Launches Initial Public Offering

AED 2.5 billion Offering now open to investors Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (under incorporation) (“Dubai Parks and Resorts” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of...

Al Etihad Credit Bureau begins to issue credit reports to individuals...

Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB), the federal government company mandated to implement and operate a credit reporting system across the UAE, has begun to...

MENA Investors Shift Focus from UAE Residential to Hospitality Market

UAE's residential market continues to be the most preferred investment choice for MENA investors. According to JLL’s 2014 MENA Investors Sentiment Survey, the regional...

Dubai Among Top Cities for Global Investors in 2014

Dubai is among this year’s most attractive top cities for global investors. In addition, investment volumes in the country have increased dramatically for less...

Investors Anticipating Monetary Policy Separation

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Anticipating Monetary Policy Separation of Fed and ECB U.K. Unpopularity Deepens as Scottish Independence Vote Looms Sentiment towards...

DAFZA is Ranked First Globally by the Financial Times’ fDi Magazine

Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA) has been ranked 1st globally by the Financial Times’ fDi Magazine, Global Free Zones of the Future Rankings and Awards...

Emaar Malls Group LLC gears to sell 2 billion shares...

Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR), which is the most actively traded company in Dubai, is seeking to raise as much as $1.58 billion from the...

Government of Sharjah Issues Debut 10-year Sukuk

The Government of Sharjah has today announced the issuance of its debut transaction in the Debt Capital Markets, a US$ 750 million 10-year Sukuk...

Al Etihad Credit Bureau begins the issuance of consumer credit reports

Al Etihad Credit Bureau has commenced the issuance of consumer credit reports to banks and financial institutions that have submitted historical credit data to...

Bitcoin in UAE?

The United Arab Emirates is joining the Bitcoin mania. Earlier this week, it was announced that an Australian company will launch the first exchange...

Investors Turning to Cash as Geopolitics and Interest Rate Rise...

Europe Bears Brunt of Falling Sentiment but Emerging Markets Thrive Rising geo-political temperatures combined with the threat of rising U.S. interest rates have led global...

Middle East banks to get richer

Banks in the Middle East seize opportunities for global expansion Bank M&A transactions set to outpace GDP growth in emerging markets World trade flows, increased gross...

Investment in wellness programmes will yield ‘healthy’ returns for companies

For every dirham spent, four dirhams could be gained on reduced absenteeism and increased productivity Investment in corporate wellness programmes is one of the most...

Dubai FDI launches digital magazine to showcase advantages of investing in...

‘Invest,’ now on Apple Newsstand, has tips and testimonials on setting up business in Dubai The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), an agency of...