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U.S. Stocks Jump Most in Year on Europe Loan Package

Bloomberg's Adam Johnson and Dominic Chu report on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. Stocks rallied, with benchmark indexes advancing the most...

UAE community’s personal banking and lifestyle habits

Positive feelings towards personal banking over the internet; overwhelming majority keep their personal finances up-to date-and ladies taking the lead in controlling the purse...

Rosy perspectives for mortgage providers in Dubai

Mortgage providers in Dubai introduce higher quality products Many expatriates in Dubai are now planning to purchase a home. Most of them have been living...

Talal Mohammed Al-Mazrooei appointed Head of Sales at Emirates NBD

Strengthens bank’s outreach strategy in Dubai and Northern Emirates Appointment of young UAE national in line with bank’s...

DFM Company net profit surges 140% during the first half of...

Dubai Financial Market Company (PJSC) announced its financial results for the first half of the year ending June 30th 2012, recording a net profit...

Investors see potential in organic farming

Large-scale changes in the so-called food system cannot happen without the help of big investors. Even though most of them prefer to take short-term,...

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...

Aabar assets reach $10 billion

Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments, which has stakes in Daimler AG and Virgin Galactic, said that its assets have grown to $10 billion and that...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds sentiment moving against...

Investors expressing preference for corporate over sovereign risk Investors have recovered their bullishness towards equity markets but are shifting their focus away...

Ethica Institute Makes History at Mashreq Bank

For the First Time Ever, Bank-Wide Islamic Finance E-Learning is Now a Reality, Bringing the Still-Booming Islamic Finance Industry One Step Closer to the...

Moody’s Analytics launched its office at DIFC

Launch of DIFC (UAE) office reinforces commitment to Middle East Moody's Analytics, a leading provider of risk management solutions to the banking and capital markets,...

Facebook stock falls nearly 47% below IPO price

Facebook stock fell to a new low Thursday after the expiration of a ban that had stopped some investors and insiders from dumping millions...

A Train Wreck in the Bond Markets

Why investors, fearful of currency depreciation, have turned to gold... NOT SO LONG AGO, everyone seemed to think Greece was about to leave the Euro. Well,...

Middle East Credit Reporting Association convenes to strengthen development of regional...

Inaugural board meeting to review strategy to strengthen credit reporting operations across region Members of the Middle East Credit Reporting Association ...

Dubai among best investment destinations worldwide

Dubai is is among the 25 most profitable destinations for hotel investment in 2012. The list was put up together by an international panel...

Increasing ‘risk tolerance’ amongst financial advisors and investors

*According to the 2012 Middle East Investment Panorama (MEIP) report from Insight Discovery GCC based financial advisors and retail investors are becoming increasingly ‘risk tolerant’...

Nine out of ten UAE home buyers now end-users

Nine out of ten home buyers in the UAE are now end-users, representing a significant shift in the country’s real estate sector, according to...

Dubai Bank signs strategic alliance with SALAMA for Takaful products

1. Wide range of Takaful plans available to Dubai Bank customers 2. Supports customers in addressing education, retirement planning and other short and long-term goals Expanding...