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Dubai Healthcare Sector focuses on Prevention

The focus of Dubai’s health care sector is undergoing a major shift. Stronger emphasis is now placed on prevention rather than treatment of health...

Dubai property prices decline

The latest report by HSBC stated that Dubai property prices fell 23% last month from their record high in September. Prices for Dubai villas...

Most Expensive Cities for Expats

EuroCost International published its cost of living ranking report. The study is based on expat living costs in the biggest and most popular global...

Expatriates upbeat in assessment of global financial situation

The Expat Economic survey, part of HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey of 4,100 expats from 100 countries, ranked 25 countries on scores linked to annual...

Dubai Year in Review 2016 – Plenty of Opportunities

While low oil prices weighed heavily on many of Dubai’s trading partners and neighbours, the emirate delivered a strong economic performance in 2016, buoyed...

Local banks going International

Limited business opportunities in the home market Recent years have witnessed increased merger and acquisition activity in banking, with most notable of all the Dubai...

Banks’ Expertise Critical to Speed Up Economic Recovery Post COVID-19

Credit misallocation causing lasting risks to economies, and needs course-correction Bankruptcy frameworks need to prepare for potential impact of credit losses on banking...

New Year Editorials of the local media present mixed feelings

The New Year Editorials published by UAE newspapers presented mixed feelings of hope and fears. "A New Decade dawns today. While it is difficult to...

Is the Gulf entering or coming out of Recession?

During the last 12 months, analysts and researchers from the most prestigious firms, such as BofA Meril Lynch and EFG Hermes, produced reports aiming...

Coronavirus-triggered Market Correction Could Hit Complacent Investors

Investors remain complacent about an imminent Coronavirus-triggered market correction of up to 10 percent, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent...

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...

Dubai’s diversification model has right mix to re-accelerate growth, report

Job Creation, Funding and Execution Are the Key Drivers for Success According to a new medium-term outlook BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research Report ‘GCC 2020:...

Bailout actions for the Real Estate Sector badly needed

The United Arab Emirates may be preparing a bailout plan for the real estate industry, said EFG- Hermes, according Bloomberg. After the Government of...

Coronavirus & Economic Crisis: 3 Possible Paths Forward

Volatility looks like a mainstay for the coming months. Analysts at the private investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. outline three paths forward from...

Dubai World Debt Meltdown Raises Concerns

UAE moves to counter Dubai fallout but markets wary Central Bank of the UAE backs UAE Banks, branches of foreign banks operating in the country Global...

Ramadan Key Emerging Trends Revealed

As the holy month of Ramadan approaches and preparations are underway, AMRB, a leading Dubai based regional market research  firm reveals new emerging...

Why the Middle East Is Betting on a Solar Future

Just how cheap has solar energy gotten? To give you an indication, Middle Eastern countries from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates are...