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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...

LinkedIn prices IPO at $45; shares doubled

LinkedIn priced its initial public offering at $45 a share, the high end of its range. It began trading Thursday on New York Stock...

Emaar hires banks to arrange meetings with investors ahead of bond...

Emaar Properties PJSC said it hired banks to arrange meetings with fixed-income investors ahead of a planned bond issue. The Dubai government-controlled company asked HSBC...

Daman Investments Plans New Investment Funds Launch

Daman Investments PSC, one of the leading investment firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announces preparations for the launch of a new family...

Dubai Investments Q2 profit falls 32 pct

Dubai Investments PJSC (“DI”), the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, today announced its financial results for the six-month period ended...

Investments to UAE expected to rise by 20% in 2019

The UAE Government’s new foreign direct investment, FDI, law passed in 2018 could accelerate FDI flows by up to 20 percent this year, from...

Dubai World silence causes concern

Since the November standstill announcement, little information was released from either Dubai World or the government to reassure investors. Discussions with creditors have been...

Facebook preparing for an IPO

Facebook is preparing for an IPO that is expected to surpass $100 billion, according to a new report. If the forthcoming initial public offering surpasses...

Five reasons to remain bullish on Emerging Markets

Valuations are attractive. BofA's latest analysis comparing PB with ROE less COE suggests emerging markets (EMs) are 20% undervalued. Large sectors in bigger markets...

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...

MENA IPOs up 344% in the first quarter of 2012

Five IPOs in the region - three in KSA and one each in Oman and the UAE UAE’s NMC Healthcare lists on the London Stock...

Global Investment Funds Increase Allocations to UAE

Inflows to Frontier Market funds, which have been a key driver of outperformance relative to emerging markets, resumed after a small pullback in June,...

Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter

Risk associated with the U.S. economy has escalated, though sentiment towards Europe has improved

Why you should ignore the “slowdown” in emerging markets

Despite a most recent slowdown, emerging markets would continue to hold great potential for investors. Didier Saint Georges of Carmignac Gestion, one of the...

Investment in gold is timeless

Gold is perhaps the world’s most liquid investment trading throughout the world daily. The market never closes and you can buy and sell  the...

Optimism outweighs fears of Fiscal Cliff

Signs That Great Rotation out of Bonds Into Equities Is Starting Confidence in the outlook for China’s economy has surged to a three-year high, underpinning...

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...

Dubai World’s approval from creditors to change terms of debt to...

According to UBS AG and Moody’s Investors Service, Dubai World’s approval from creditors to change the terms on $24.9 billion of debt is likely...