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DIFC Reveals New Investment Opportunities

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (MEASA), has today published the “DIFC...

Corporate and personal tax rate in Bulgaria likely to remain at...

Bulgaria is becoming more and more attractive destination for foreign business owners and individuals to take advantage of the low corporate profit and individual...

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...

Precious metals rally on freash concerns about inflation

Precious metals rallied on Wednesday, as worries about inflation reappeared. Investors bought into gold and silver back after a selloff earlier this week. Gold for...

GCC Annual Real GDP Growth 4-7% Until 2020, Report

Annual Real GDP Growth forecasts for MENA countries are roughly unchanged Reflecting new insights into potential economic growth, BofA recently upgraded the long-term growth outlook...

The Offshore Investment Conference returns to Dubai

Following on from the success of last year’s event, The Grosvenor House Hotel, West Marina Beach, Dubai will once again be welcoming many of...

Big Money Managers See Silver Price Higher

During the past week, price of silver dropped by 0.6%, from $28.76 to $28.58 per ounce. The white metal trades 5.8% lower in 2013....

Smart Real Estate Investing: Where to Spend in 2015?

With the changing global economy and emergence of new markets, the map for smart real estate investment has changed. Even safe-haven investors who used...

GFH announces the appointment of executive Chairman and new capital program

Gulf Finance House B.S.C. (GFH) today announced the appointment of Esam Janahi as Executive Chairman and the launch of a new capital program. Following...

Dubai FDI brings in AED3.44 billion, 77 companies in 2011

Dubai FDI, the foreign investment office in the Department of Economic Development in Dubai, succeeded in attracting and promoting 77 companies in the emirate during 2011.

2/3rd of UAE CEO’s Indicate Upcoming Significant Capital Investment

Three-quarters of CEOs interviewed in the UAE by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) for a new survey said their...

Global Assets under Management to Double by 2025

As the world's population starts to live longer, there's one industry set to capitalize on retirement plans. The asset and wealth management sector is set...

“A good performance for the Gulf Premier Fund and the Gulf...

Talal Al-Tawari, Head of GCC Equities Division at Gulf Investment Corporation has said that "the Gulf Premier Fund", the first of its kind in...

FIO undertakes strategic study to further boost foreign direct investment potential...

The Foreign Investment Office (FIO) mentored students from the SP Jain Center of Management to undertake a study of the key strategic areas related...

Outlook 2020: Global Growth Can Endure Over the Coming Year

Citi Private Bank today released its Outlook report for 2020, titled, “Staying Positive in a Negative (Yielding) World.” The twice-yearly publication provides in-depth insights...

UAE is the Biggest Gulf Exporter of Capital

The United Arab Emirates has exported almost $55.5 billion to markets abroad, according to figures announced in by UNICAD (the UN Conference on Trade...

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...

GCC Investment Strategy in 2011

Rising oil prices will drive regional GDP and budget surpluses Banking and petrochemical sectors to direct GCC profitability growth Qatar and UAE set to provide...