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Citizenship by Investment? Here Are The Top 10 Countries

Professional Wealth Management, a publication from the Financial Times, has today launched the world’s first comprehensive guide to the programmes that populate the economic...

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...

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...

S&P affirms Abu Dhabi’s ratings

S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'AA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; The...

Investors Cautiously Optimistic, FGB Wealth Sentiment Index

FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has announced the first score of its Wealth Sentiment Index, which stands at 1017.41 for...

UAE’s first Wealth Sentiment Index Launched

FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, launched the UAE’s first Wealth Sentiment Index at its annual Investment Conference today, which took...

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...

Mergers and Acquisitions Activity in GCC Region Set to Accelerate

Mergers and acquisitions activity in the GCC region is set to accelerate as lower oil prices force governments and corporations to consolidate fragmented industries....

Emaar Properties lists USD 750 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

Emaar Properties listed a 750 million US dollar Sukuk today on Nasdaq Dubai, the region's international financial exchange. The listing has raised the total value...

Helpful Tips on How to Do Well in Binary Options

Though binary options deal with unregulated trading and would be mostly on the internet and may be prone to fraud, it is easy to...

Why the Middle East Is Betting on a Solar Future

Just how cheap has solar energy gotten? To give you an indication, Middle Eastern countries from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates are...

Unprecedented interest in Abu Dhabi dual-tranche bonds reported

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi issued a US Dollar 5 billion dual-tranche bond · USD 2.5 billion 2.218 yield due 2021, and USD 2.5 billion...

Dubai Parks and Resorts to raise financing through Rights Issue

Dubai Parks and Resorts is seeking to raise a total of AED2.67bn in additional financing, of which Dh1.68bn is being raised through the Rights...

Abu Dhabi Plans Bonds Sale

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is sounding out investors about plans to issue bonds for the first time in more...

MENA Deal Value Declines in Q1 2016

2016 has gotten off to a fairly slow start in terms of M&A activity targeting companies based in the Middle East and North...

Investment In Later Life: Everything You Need To Know

When it comes to dealing with the financial implications of life, such as starting a family or buying a house, your priorities don’t tend...

Outflows rise in equities; Record influxes into gold funds

According to a new paper by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, volatility seems to be taking its toll on risk assets flows. “Outflows continued...

Funding the GCC’s infrastructure: is it time for Public Private Partnerships?

Ultra-low oil prices will continue to limit cash available to sovereigns in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries over the near term. Clearly GCC governments...