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Western Union Enables Money Transfers via Messenger

Western Union, a leader in global payments, today announced an innovative and compelling way for Facebook Messenger users in the U.S. to send money...

Bank Chiefs Optimistic About the Future

After years of relentless focus on costs, settlements and regulations, the future of banking is looking brighter, agreed panellists in a session at the...

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...

Digital Finance Can Turbocharge Growth In Emerging Economies

Two billion individuals and 200 million micro, small, and mid-sized businesses in emerging economies today lack access to savings and credit. Even those with...

UAE to begin implementing G20, OECD procedures for tax information exchange

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced that the UAE will begin implementing the standards of joint disclosures and the exchange of information for...

FGB Wealth Sentiment Index score up 0.3% in February

Index score increases from 1017.41 in January to 1020.52 in February 2017 FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has announced the latest...

Regional Markets to Trade Sideways Short Term

US markets witnessed their month lows on Thursday and Friday as the new health care bill floundered and the Trump rally stumbled. Dow Jones...

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...

Global Debt at Record Heights

Global debt hit a new record high of $164 trillion in 2016, the equivalent of 225 percent of global GDP. Both private and public...

Another step closer to VAT implementation in GCC

The Ministry of Finance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently launched a series of Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise awareness sessions...

FGB, NBAD Merger Creates World’s Largest Financial Institution

FGB and NBAD announce the new name of the combined bank New Bank starts trading on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange under ticker symbol...

Regional Markets Set for Subdued Trading Activity

International markets ended last week’s trading on a mixed note with trade tensions and the G7 meeting in Canada being the main focus for...

Gold Prices Sensitive to Interest Rates

Gold prices remained steady in the early trading hours on Monday as the dollar eased and Asian stocks firmed, with the metal holding near...

Regional Markets Expected to Trade Lower

Negative performance in the second week of March for six out of the eight major indices with Egypt increasing by a solid 4.4% Weakness prevailed...

March Wealth Sentiment Index Score Reflects Increasing Optimism

Index score increases from 1020.52 in to 1024.61, up by 0.4% FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has announced the latest score...

Gold Prices Weekly Outlook: No Big Rally, No Fall

Gold prices closed lower for ninth session in a row last Friday. Strong U.S. employment data reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate...

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...

Markets sell-off may evolve into a prolonged scenario

In Monday early trading, European shares fell by their most in nearly three months, hit by a global sell-off in stocks and bonds as...