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GEM – Global Emerging Markets, and United Arab Investors closed a...

United Arab Investors Company (UAIC), Jordan's leading investment company, and Global Emerging Markets Limited (GEM) a Swiss-based, international alternative investment group, announced the closure...

Strong activity in EMEA Hotel Investment Market

The EMEA hotel investment market has demonstrated strong growth in the first three quarters of 2010, reaching €3.97 billion. Investment volumes across EMEA now...

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary

The Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX is providing a snapshot of what’s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets. In the final...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Renewed Risk Appetite...

Investors are channeling most of their renewed risk appetite into global emerging market equities (GEM) in the wake of an expected second wave of...

UBS appoints Ali Janoudi to Middle East and North African role

UBS today announces the appointment of Ali Janoudi, who will be responsible for the Saudi Arabia and Near East/Northern Africa Wealth Management business in...

NASDAQ Dubai Monthly Trading Report

September 2010 - Equities Traded Value Rises 31% In First Nine Months Of 2010 The value of equities traded on NASDAQ Dubai increased by...

Emirates Money opens first branch in Abu Dhabi

Consumer finance company offers comprehensive loan solutions Enables customers to meet personal and business requirements Emirates Money, a consumer finance company and wholly owned subsidiary...

54% Consumers Uncertain over the Difference between Islamic and Conventional...

A recent survey conducted by YouGov Siraj, to understand consumer banking preferences in the region, with a focus on Islamic banking, revealed that 54...

Dubai Mercantile Exchange achieves new record in Open Interest

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) today announced that it has achieved the highest level of open interest for its benchmark Oman Crude Oil...

Emirates NBD partners with Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo for...

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, has signed an agreement to partner with Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, managed by Emaar...

Emaar Properties Convertible Notes Placing Receives Overwhelming Investor Demand Globally

On 29 September, 2010 Emaar Properties PJSC (“Emaar” or “the Company”) announced the placement and final terms of its offering of US$450 million of...

The Dubai Bond four times subscribed

The Dubai government is set to raise as much as $1.25bn as its sovereign bond issue moved to price on Wednesday, reported The Financial...

Dubai to launch new dollar bond – Statement

The Government of Dubai has hired Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Standard Chartered to issue a dollar-denominated bond, according the official news agency WAM. The planned...

Investor confidence may continue to rise

Dubai plans to tap the international capital markets as early as next week with its first bond issue since the debt standstill in the...

KIPCO sells 39.2% stake in GIC to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd...

Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO) said that it has signed a deal with Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FFH.T) to sell a 39.2% stake in Gulf...

One Million Air Miles awarded to HSBC Gold Air Miles Cardholder

A million possibilities to enjoy endless rewards await one lucky Cardholder of the recently launched exclusive Gold Air Miles Card, for being the first...

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...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds renewed optimism over...

Investors have returned from holidays with a defensive mindset but fresh hopes are emerging about China’s economic prospects, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch...