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Global Commercial Real Estate Markets Continued to Rally in H1 of...

Middle Eastern influence helps global commercial real estate markets higher in Q2 2013 Jones Lang LaSalle preliminary numbers show direct investment volumes reached US$114 billion...

Middle East Business Confidence Improves Despite Economic Challenges

Business confidence in Middle East improves for second consecutive quarter, but remains low amid slumping growth rates 44% of businesses report worsening conditions ...

Watch the “Mayan Apocalypse” Live

According to few people, the end of the world, the Mayan Apocalypse, will come in a couple of days. If you too are...

Worst property markets of 2011

Property remains a popular investment choice for financial gain, however 2011 will not go down in history as one of the more successful years for property investors. With this in mind international estate agents Colordarcy have compiled their own report outlining which five countries they believe were the worst to invest in 2011.

World Energy Congress issues Call for Papers

Leading Experts Invited to Submit on Future of Energy The Daegu 2013 Organizing Committee of the World Energy Congress Wednesday issued a call for papers...

Fund Managers Cut Exposure to Emerging Markets Equities

There is a growing sense of bullishness among fund managers across the world. Investors are most enamored by Europe, the continent that has best...

UAE Registered the Best Environmental Performance in MENA

The United Arab Emirates federation offers nearly excellent environmental protection and sustainability. This was revealed by the Yale’s 2014 Environmental Performance Index. The report...

Inaugural Talent Convention ‘Very Productive’, GPCA Secretary General

Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, secretary general of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has hailed the inaugural GPCA Talent Convention, which concluded in...

Will Brexit lead to an increase in economic sovereignty

On 23 June, a decision will be made on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Union or not. A ‘leave vote’...

MENA economic growth up at 5.1 percent in 2012, IMF

The economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa region is mixed. Most of the region’s oil-exporting countries are growing at healthy rates...

Nearly 19,000 children die daily from preventable causes

The annual number of deaths of children under the age of five dropped to less than 7 million in 2011. However, according to a...

‘Britain is open for business’

British Embassy in partnership with Crowe Horwath hosted a key meeting aimed at enlightening existing and potential entrepreneurs on the challenges and opportunities of...

‘New Normal’ Productivity Spells Uncertainty for Global Economy

The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 finds countries need higher productivity to address sluggish global growth and persistent high unemployment Failure to boost competitiveness is compromising...

Happiness Prevail Amongst 70% of World’s Population

Looking at the news, we may see economic difficulties, dangerous epidemics, war and conflict, but most people are actually optimistic about the new year,...

Opportunity for financial service providers: Reverse Mortgage

A popular and commonly used financial facility in the United States and Europe, with unexplored yet potential in the Middle East, is the Reverse...

Quality of Living Survey: Emerging Markets Catching Up

Vienna ranks highest for quality of living for the 9th year in a row Honolulu ranks first for city sanitation, an important factor...

2017 Most– and least– optimistic countries

After a tumultuous 2016 that many people were only too happy to see the end of, one would expect people to be welcoming the...

Where Ultra Rich Buy Second Homes in 2017

There are over 552,000 multi-millionaires worldwide, and 87% of them own and continue to buy second homes. The wealth analysts at New World Wealth...