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Aabar now offers shareholders 1.95 dirhams a share for Delisting from...

Aabar and International Petroleum have agreed to offer shareholders 1.95 dirhams a share to reflect the six-month average of Aabar’s price on...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Bear Market Sentiment...

Investors have turned bearish in their outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey...

Keeping the British Pound

To keep or to ditch the British Pound has been an ongoing debate in the UK since the introduction of the Euro, over...

Global Islamic Finance Industry Targets AED7.3 Trillion (US$2 Trillion) in the...

Innovation and product diversification to drive growth of Islamic finance industry The global Islamic finance industry has been forecasted to touch the AED7.3 trillion...

Aabar Investments initiates a process to turn the company private

Aabar Investments board of directors signed off on the plan to turn the company private at a meeting on Thursday. In  another meeting,...

Central Bank approves regulation for classification of loans

The Board of Directors of Central Bank of the UAE held its 6th meeting for the year under the chairmanship of Khalil Mohammed...

MasterCard destinations provides rewarding experiences this travel season

MasterCard Worldwide have celebrated the start of the travel season by announcing the "MasterCard Destinations" Campaign. MasterCard cardholders can celebrate the...

UBS appoints Anthony Iliya as CEO MENA

UBS today announced the appointment of Anthony Iliya (56) as CEO for Middle East and North Africa. Iliya, who will...

Abu Dhabi Finance opens Al Ain service centre

Abu Dhabi Finance, has launched its first service centre in Al Ain, the Emirate's second city. The service centre was officially opened with...

Dubai World seeking to sell Inchcape Shipping Services

Dubai World has been seeking to sell Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS). The port and shipping agent was put up for sale recently by...

National Bank of Abu Dhabi launched a $5 billion euro medium...

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) launched a $5 billion euro medium term note programme (EMTN). NBAD is the second largest bank in the...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investor Confidence Eroded But...

Record Move Out of Energy Stocks in Wake of Gulf Spill Investors’ belief in global economic growth and the ability of corporations to...

Foreign investors purchase AED 211 million worth of shares on DFM...

Value of shares bought by institutional investors reaches AED 88.9 million during last week, and value of shares sold reached AED 72.8 ...

Unusual Favorite Summer Hobby: Financial Planning

My favorite summer hobby is probably an unusual one compared to most people my age. As a 21 year old just graduating from college(and...

Bank offers up to $5 million in mortgages for properties in...

Underscoring an emerging positive sentiment in the property market, Standard Chartered is offering up to Dh18.4 million ($5 million) in mortgage to attract high...

Dubai Mercantile Exchange celebrates third anniversary

Daily trading up 130% since 2008 with new contracts planned for 2010 The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) marked its third anniversary...

Angela Merkel insists that the euro will remain a strong

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has insisted that the euro will remain a strong and dependable currency. She told Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton that Germany...

Latest Middle East Asset Management Study from Invesco

Invesco Asset Management Limited today unveiled the findings of its inaugural Invesco Middle East Asset Management Study. This regional study is the...