Saudi Arabia Unveils More than US$6.4 Billion in Technology, Startup Investment
Saudi Aramco Ventures launches US$1 billion Prosperity7 fund for transformative start-ups
STC to invest US$1 billion in MENA HUB to create regional center for cloud...
Dubai’s Real Estate Market Leader IPO Set for Early November
Emaar Properties board chairman Mohamed Alabbar on Saturday said he expects that a 30% stake of Emaar Development will be offered for public subscription...
Stock Market and Economic Cycles
Understanding the difference between market and economic cycles and how they are related to investment performance can help determine the best timing strategies and...
FAB Issues Five-year USD 500 Million Sukuk
Lowest-ever yield on any five-year MENA bank USD issuance
Issued at MS+90bps (all-in yield of 1.411%)
Three times over-subscribed with total orderbook of circa USD 1.5...
Destroying the Young with Permanent Bailouts
The tyranny of banking deposit insurance is leading young people to hate 'the market'...
Why aren't young people protesting against bailouts?
Younger adults are usually pretty...
FAB Wealth Sentiment Index up 1.56% in June
Index score increases from 1038.28 in May, to 1054.52 in June 2017
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the...
Government of Sharjah Issues Debut 10-year Sukuk
The Government of Sharjah has today announced the issuance of its debut transaction in the Debt Capital Markets, a US$ 750 million 10-year Sukuk...
FDI Global Cities of the Future 2021/2022: Dubai Ranks 3rd Globally
The vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, helped...
Unprecedented Demand for The UAE’s Multi-Tranche Sovereign Bond Package
The UAE Government, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has successfully closed its offering of a U.S. dollar-denominated multi-tranche sovereign bond package, which...
Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter
Risk associated with the U.S. economy has escalated, though sentiment towards Europe has improved
Dubai Investments Q2 profit falls 32 pct
Dubai Investments PJSC (“DIâ€), the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, today announced its financial results for the six-month period ended...
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...
Societe Generale marks the end of gold era with a forecast...
Societe Generale came up with a new 27-paged special analysis report on gold prices. The titled of the analysis is called "The End Of...
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Leads All-star Delegation to Abu Dhabi
“I see potential for Abu Dhabi to become the Switzerland of the Middle East” – Kevin O'Leary
Highlights and photos from Access Abu Dhabi, by Maven...
Dubai launches smaller bond issue in return for better price
Dubai Government launched a $500 million 10-year bond on Wednesday, according to sources. Lead arrangers commented that it seems the emirate prefers smaller bond...
Etherium Price Forecast – What Will Happen to the Price of...
ETHERIUM is one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies on the market, but its price can fluctuate drastically based on demand and supply; other cryptocurrencies'...
Investors Moving Toward a “Risk-off” Position Amid Geopolitical Unrest
Hedge Funds Scale Back Leverage and Equity Allocations
Global investors are moving toward a ”risk off” stance, taking on greater protection as the prospect of...
Luxury Hotels Market Struggle with Decreased Demand in 2013
Luxury hotels have become less attractive for investments, according to a recently issued paper on the current trends in hotel development by a...