ESG Makeover for Investment Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened our expectations of environment, social and governance (ESG) investing across the globe. Although it has been a mainstream topic...
UAE’s Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law almost ready
The Ministry of Finance has announced that it has referred the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law Initiative to technical committee at Ministry of Justice.
Over 40% of Those Engaged in Bitcoin Community are Millennials
Millennials are driving more interest in bitcoin, with the digital asset increasingly holding the potential to disrupt traditional finance systems. The interest by this age...
Colliers International Global Investor Sentiment Survey: Property Clock Chimes 4:30...
Real Estate Investors Worldwide See Market Ready to Rebound
Middle East respondents to Colliers International’s 2010 Global Investor Sentiment Survey view the market...
Real Estate Global Market Perspective from Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. released a global market perspective report recently that is cracking a hesitant smile for most of the world's property market...
Why should we hire a real estate agent?
With so much information readily available online, trough magazines and newspapers, one could wonder: "Why should we hire a real estate agent?". We can...
Local banks going International
Limited business opportunities in the home market
Recent years have witnessed increased merger and acquisition activity in banking, with most notable of all the Dubai...
Gold decade-long bull run nears the end
Gold is nearing the end of a decade-long run that has lifted prices by more than 600 percent, some market observers believe.
The yellow metal...
UAE Macro & Cross Assets Outlook
UAE investor sentiment remains cautious
Despite that the Dubai World default was averted by confirmation from Abu Dhabi government interaction, investors' sentiment remains cautious....
Cosmopolitan cities need to explore shoebox apartment concepts
Building of more small housing units may solve the problem with accommodation shortage in cosmopolitan cities across the world, according to Savills, an...
Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter
Risk associated with the U.S. economy has escalated, though sentiment towards Europe has improved
Editor’s Notes: 2011 Forecasts
In 2009 the world experienced a wrenching recession, and in 2010 a stimulus-driven recovery. In 2011 it will discover how the economy fares once...
Slump in Oil Prices and Coronavirus Outbreak: Global Recession Seem Inevitable
At the start of this week, a global recession seems as the most probable scenario for the world's economy in 2020.
Stocks around the world...
Dubai World Debt Meltdown Raises Concerns
UAE moves to counter Dubai fallout but markets wary
Central Bank of the UAE backs UAE Banks, branches of foreign banks operating in the country
Global...
Property Sector worldwide in critical condition
Trillions of properties worldwide acquired or refinanced after this point in early 2004 have lost value since the transaction. Many of these properties, typically...
World Bank rates Dubai Municipality 12th in international competitiveness
Dubai Municipality has emerged as the 12th government organization worldwide for the year 2012 in terms of international competitiveness as rated by the World...
Exclusive Analysis on Middle East risk
Middle East analysts from London-based risk consultancy Exclusive Analysis answer emailed questions about Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE, reported Reuters.
Q: Do you anticipate widespread...
