Tag: Markets
2017 Sees a Record High Number of IPOs in GCC
A surge in number of floats in the GCC following the launch of the Parallel Market in Saudi Arabia creating a new platform for...
MSCI 2017 Market Classification Review
MSCI will include China A shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index
MSCI to consult on potential inclusion of Saudi Arabia in the...
Nasdaq Dubai to Launch ‘Market Site’
Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international stock exchange, announced on Monday it will create a premier platform for capital market, economic, and business thought leadership....
2017 Markets Outlook: Investing Roller Coaster
2017 Market Outlook: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research Calls Heads or Tailwinds as Markets Swing on Policy Shifts
The Economy Resuscitates, Stocks Gain, Rates Rise,...
Trump presidency could have far-reaching effects on Gulf finance
A Donald Trump presidency in the United States could have far-reaching ramifications for personal finance in the Gulf, according to the financial experts at...
Regional Investor Appetite Shows Cautious Recovery
Investment trend likely points to oil as commodity inches towards $50
The second week of May saw buyers bravely step back into the markets after...
Middle East Businesses Are Feeling the Strain
Business confidence in the Middle East is at its lowest ebb for more than five years, according to the latest global survey of accountants.
The...
Gulf Stocks Slide Deepens Amid Global Selloff
Stock markets in the petrodollar-dependent Arabian Gulf tumbled Sunday to multimonth lows, spooked by sharply lower oil prices and a global equities selloff over...
Foreign Investors Enabled to Own Shares in UAE’s National Telecommunication Company
In an historic move, UAE Federal Law No. 01 of 1991 has been amended by Federal Decree by Law No. 03 of 2015, and...
Gold Continues Sliding, Hits 5-Year Low
Gold prices continued falling on Monday, hitting a more than five-year low. Though prices partially rebounded from a sharp selloff in the early Asian...
MENA M&A Market Stalls, During 2Q2015, Well Behind Its 3-Year Rebound
The MENA M&A market markedly regressed during 2Q2015, well behind its prolonged 3-year revived activity. The overall 12-month activity now falls short from a...
Traders bullish on GCC bourses in 2014
UAE markets surged on Monday in an unusual year-end trend as investors bet on a bullish 2014 outlook.
Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 1.6 percent to...
GCC markets powered by optimism about Q3 earnings
GCC stock markets are expected to be supported in the near term by optimism over upcoming third-quarter earnings, although they are vulnerable to profit-taking...
UAE Stock Markets Top Performers in H1 of 2013
In the first six months of 2013, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Abu Dhabi's Emirates Securities Market (ADX) advanced the most among...
GCC Markets Performance in March 2013
· All GCC markets, except the UAE, ended in the green
· Kuwait led the rally, with a 4.0%MoM gain, followed by Saudi Arabia
· Trading...
UAE bourse emerges star Arab performer
The UAE bourses emerged as the star performers in the Arab world in the first few weeks of 2013, with the markets of Abu...
GCC Markets Performance in February 2013
GCC were unstable in February; TASI consolidated under 7,000
Highest MoM gains belongs to Abu Dhabi and Kuwait
Trading activity withdraws on MoM basis
Activity of IPO...
Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange to List Private Firms
The Abu Dhabi stock exchange is looking to list some of the emirate’s large private companies to help boost liquidity on the bourse and...