UBS Investors Note: How To Respond To COVID-19 + Oil Crash
Markets sold off and the S&P 500 halted trading for 15 minutes after a 7% fall. Here's what investors should do.
What's happened?
Risk assets slumped...
Economic Impact of Social Media in Middle East
ME companies need to manage their online social communities
Over 90% of UAE internet users are on social networking sites
Social networking sites have increased in...
Oversupply with commercial properties in Dubai
Rents expected to drop further
According to the Jones Lang LaSalle's ‘Dubai Real Estate Market Overview' report last month, Dubai's current stock of office space...
Current Backdrop in Inflation could trigger Hyperinflation in two years from...
The latest BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research report, titled “BofA ML Economics – Global Economic Weekly: Cooling Core†dated 8 March, authored by the...
Investor confidence in Dubai as hub for FDI in Middle East...
The Foreign Investment Office (FIO), an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), has commissioned an in-depth special study to further enhance...
Dubai, Abu Dhabi Ranked Most Expensive Cities for Expats in Middle...
Dubai rises to Top 20 of the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates to live in
Abu Dhabi (23rd) and Riyadh (52nd) also...
UAE western expats think they are in the ideal place to...
78% of expats see the UAE as the ideal expatriate location
90% of expats are aware of tax implications when returning home
94% of expats put...
Public sector governance reform imminent in Middle East
Arab Spring has compelled governments to pursue public sector reform
Accountability, and transparency a priority in state-owned enterprises in Middle East
With recent political and social...
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....
The Future of Retail Malls in MENA
The May 2011 edition of Jones Lang LaSalle's MENA House View says that the future of retail is in community concepts that provide service-oriented...
Dubai neither doomed to fail, nor a safe haven
UAE looks better placed than other markets in CEEMEA at the current time.
Is Dubai World the Only Problem in Town?
Last week Dubai World announced that it was creeping closer to a deal with its creditors. Welcome news not only for investors,...
Deutsche Bank’s CEO for the Middle East Henry Azzam on Dubai’s...
Deutsche Bank's CEO for the Middle East Henry Azzam is interviewed for the Globe and Mail by McGill's Karl Moore on Dubai's future
“UAE property prices have fallen off a cliff”
UAE Property - Chill winds rapidly changing landscape
In it's latest report Morgan Stanley summarized what the firm considers are the most important developments in...
Dubai is The New Opportunity for International companies and investors
Right now, Dubai is strongly positioned to play a bigger role in Arab economy in the wake of wave of change that is sweeping...
UAE’s Financial Wealth Grows to $600 Billion Despite Pandemic Challenges
51% of the country’s wealth is owned by individuals whose net worth is more than $5 million.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) financial wealth grew...
More spending as global consumer confidence increases
UAE' consumer confidence index remained unchanged at 105, above the average
Households around the globe experienced a brighter personal situation in terms of jobs and...
Rise in cost of living in Dubai driven by silent inflation
Do you find yourself out of cash a week ahead of the end of the month? It happens more often at our end this...