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Investors Turning to Cash as Geopolitics and Interest Rate Rise...

Europe Bears Brunt of Falling Sentiment but Emerging Markets Thrive Rising geo-political temperatures combined with the threat of rising U.S. interest rates have led global...

Spotlight on prepaid; up to 60% of payments globally will be...

VRL Financial News conference puts the spotlight on the Middle East prepaid cards market UAE’s prepaid spending expected to reach $18bn by 2015 and...

Dubai International Financial Centre Receives FinX FinTech Hub of the Year...

The Centre recognised for role in identifying new avenues for facilitating innovation and excellence within the financial technology sector Dynamic and robust FinTech...
ADNEC Group to Organise Bitcoin MENA Conference 2024 in Abu Dhabi

ADNEC Group to Organise Bitcoin MENA Conference 2024 in Abu Dhabi

ADNEC Group has announced the launch of the region's first Bitcoin MENA Conference 2024 set to take place December 9-10th in the heart of Abu Dhabi...

UAE banks must refrain from offering loans over the phone

In recent news and regulations issued from the central bank of the UAE, another restriction has been implemented on the banking sector. All banks must...

Foreign investors net DFM sellers by AED 46.91 mln

Non-Arab foreign investors bought shares at a total value of approx. AED 151.45 million on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today and sold stocks amounting...

UAE Stocks Get First Emerging Market Status at FTSE Group

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award winning global index provider, today confirms the addition of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a secondary emerging market...

DGCX to launch Indian Rupee Options Contract in September

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) is set to expand its Indian Rupee (INR) product offering with the launch of an INR Options...

Paris Gallery plans IPO

Dubai-based group Paris Gallery, which stocks a $300,000 perfume among its luxury products, announced that it is planning an initial public offering. It said...

Sovereign Wealth Funds allocate new assets to private equity

20% of Sovereign Wealth Fund new assets allocated to private equity Property and infrastructure are not the big SWF ‘alternative investment’ story Major sovereign governments and...

Emirates plans dual listing on Dubai and London Stock Exchanges

 Dubai might list rather sooner than later some of its top performing state-owned companies on the local stock market, in parallel to listings on...

Investing in Currencies

Interview and discussion with Steven Pearson of the Bank of America - Merill Lynch. He discusses the Pounds domination against Dollar in the economy....

Tax reform in the GCC approaching

Tax reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is a matter of when, not if, and Saudi Arabia is not immune. The Kingdom,...

Peruvian gold exports to UAE grew by 155% in H1 2016

Peruvian gold exports to the UAE reached US$233 million in the first half of 2016, a 155% increase compared to the same period in...

53 percent of UAE residents don’t think they earn enough to...

A new survey on the saving habits of UAE residents revealed that 53 percent of respondents don’t think they earn enough money to allow...

Emirates NBD ranked largest bank in Middle East by Global Finance

// In a clear sign of its dominant market position, Emirates NBD has been ranked the largest bank in the Middle East by Global...

Best Global Emerging Markets Bank

Citi was named Best Global Emerging Markets Bank and Best Global Transaction Banking House by Euromoney magazine as part of its Euromoney Awards for...

DMCC to host international gold forum in Dubai

1.‘DMCC Gold Convention’ to be held on April 27 at Atlantis, The Palm 2. Gold commands attention with investment demand registering 27 per cent increase...