2013 outlook for MENA markets cautiously optimistic
Investor confidence returns as real estate market slightly rebounds and tourism booms
Institutional volumes grow, with Mubasher posting Year-on-Year volume growth of 56% (UAE), 47%...
What Changed in Swiss Gold Banking?
What the Swiss banks' move away from unallocated accounts says about gold, and about banking...
IMAGINE you could sell someone something, but keep ownership of...
UAE stock markets outperform world’s top bourses in January
Both UAE's financial markets - Dubai Financial Market and Abi Dhabi Securities Exchange - took the first ranking among global bourses in January 2013....
CFD products launched for ME investors
ADS Securities (ADSS) has launched of a new range of CFD (contract for difference) trading products specifically designed for Middle East traders.
The CFDs give...
Childhood education is a long-term investment
Not long ago, Nobel Laureate James Heckman called for better investing in kids. Hackman added that any postponement of that makes later interference harder...
Gold hedging strategies for emerging markets
The World Gold Council posted a new report on gold as investor’s tool. Investors in emerging markets can use gold to reduce exchange-rate...
Twitter is estimated to be worth $9 billion before IPO
Twitter Inc. was valued at about $9 billion after early employees sold $80 million in shares to a fund managed by BlackRock Inc. This...
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange to launch Sensex futures
Indians living in the Gulf will soon be able to trade the BSE Sensex on the UAE's Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, which became...
UAE Central Bank seeks banks’ view on mortgage regulations
Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, Governor of Central Bank of the UAE, issued Notice No. 57/2013 on 22nd January regarding Proposed Regulations re Mortgage...
UAE’s Central Bank governor clarifies mortgage regulations
The circulars sent by the Central Bank setting the maximum value of mortgages for foreigners and nationals at 50% and 70% of the property...
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"...
Major growth anticipated in Online Trading in MENA
Mubasher’s award-winning trading platform helping to raise investor confidence in online security
The MENA region has recorded a remarkable 2500% increase in its internet users...
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...
DGCX 2012 Volumes Reach All-Time High of 9.6 Million Contracts
2012 volumes rise 137% from 2011 to trade 9,601,553 contracts
Currency futures volumes reach 8,880,403 contracts, up by 149%
Gold Futures rise 42% from last year...
DFM launches iVESTOR Shabab card
The Shari'a compliant card enables parents to track their children's expenditure, and entitles holders to receive a DFM Investor Number
The new card emulates the...
UAE stock markets led regional growth in 2012
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) was the star performer in the GCC stock markets indexes in 2012, advancing 20%, according to the annual report...
Banking sector- the most targeted for cybercrime in UAE
Cyber-attacks have mostly targeted the banking sector, including the ATM and Internet banking applications, in the UAE, a report published in the January issue...
Sharpen Skills with a Crash Course in Commodities Investing
If commodities investing and trading is new for you or you simply want to expand your knowledge in the trading area, you can now...