Tag: Emerging Markets
Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services
A study released today by the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. entitled, Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets,...
Top Silver Buyers
Central banks of countries classified as emerging markets are the biggest official silver buyers for the past year. In 2013, the overall net central...
Gold hedging strategies for emerging markets
The World Gold Council posted a new report on gold as investor’s tool. Investors in emerging markets can use gold to reduce exchange-rate...
Equity markets in emerging economies to experience significant growth in next...
Emerging market capitalization could account for half of the world total by 2020In under a decade, equity markets in the emerging world have flourished...
Global Economic Outlook 2013
The global economy still hasn’t stepped back on track after the financial crisis that erupted in 2008. In 2012, the global growth descends to almost 3%. This...
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...
Exclusive Interview: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE committed to building sustainable environment that supports economic growth
Dubai is shaping and catalysing the new wave of global trade, being...
Signs of growing business optimism with MENA region
Despite the difficulties many economies around the world are facing, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) seems to be weathering the financial...
Oil prices to surpass $150 by 2020
Bernstein Research reported on Tuesday that oil prices are expected to increase from 2015 onwards, topping $150 a barrel in 2019 and 2020. According...
The new world of brands
While North America still accounts for the majority of global brand names, the shift in world finances brought about by the power of the...
Moody’s cuts growth forecasts for emerging economies
Moody's Investors Service on Thursday downwardly revised growth forecasts for Group of 20 emerging economies, citing a troubled external environment and weaker domestic demand....
Investors bullish about prospects for global growth
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Displaying Growing Conviction in Growth
Portfolio managers indicate that QE era is coming to an end
Investors are increasingly...
World’s Most Competitive Cities in 2012
New Ranking Reveals U.S. and European Cities Are World’s Most Competitive
Mid-Size Cities Emerging as Key Drivers of Global Growth
Asian Cities Strongest Economically: EIU Report
A...
UAE ranked second top frontier market on Bloomberg Markets
According to the results of Bloomberg Markets’ first ranking of the most-promising emerging and frontier markets for investors, the United Arab Emirates ranked second...
MENA trade with Russia, India and China set to grow
MENA trade with US, EU, Japan and Rest of Americas set to lag global average
Ernst & Young’s Emerging Markets Forum 2012 projects growing trade...
Hedge Funds begin 2012 with strong gains
Emerging Markets gain +5.3 percent, leading broad-based advance
Hedge funds opened 2012 by posting broad-based gains in January, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index...
Emerging markets: Driving force behind renewable energy investment
Energy requirements, policy and job creation are the key drivers
Solar thermal energy has been a particularly popular investment with several large projects on the...
MSCI extends review for reclassification of UAE from frontier status
MSCI announced it will extend review for reclassification of the U.A.E. and Qatar from frontier status “in order to give additional time for market participants to assess the effectiveness” of the new payment systems in the exchanges.













