Home Tags Financial Crisis

Tag: Financial Crisis

3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum opens

The Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy (DPE), Nasir Ahmed Al-Suwaidi, Monday inaugurated at the Emirates Palace Hotel the 3rd...

Recession or Depression?

A recession is defined to be a period of two quarters of negative GDP growth. By definition is a national or world event and...

UAE proposes fresh initiatives to tackle crisis

The UAE ministry of economy has proposed a new set of initiatives to strengthen the economy and minimise the impact of the global financial...

Global Investments Roundup

Oil slips 5.4%; India widens Satyam fraud probe; Kirin expanding beverage empire; Citigroup reaffirms commitment to Japan; Italian car maker eyes Chrysler stake; Costa...

Initiatives aiming at stabilizing market prices discussed

H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, chaired in his office today the fifth meeting of the economic coordination and cooperation...

Liquidity package for Dubai under consideration

Officials from Dubai are approaching the UAE government regarding a loan facility that would make state funds available to companies as international sources of...

Aftershock impact of financial crisis on manufacturing, financial and real estate...

Business ownership structure in UAE differs from that in the Western countries. About 95 per cent of the local companies are small and medium-size family enterprises.

Government takes measures to protect the real estate sector

On Sunday the Dubai Government formed a high-level committee to tackle the impact of the financial crisis on the emirate's property market. The committee...

Biggest ever Brainstorming on the Global Agenda ends with call for...

1. In the wake of the global financial crisis, the world needs to examine its basic operating systems and aim for a “fundamental reboot”,...

UAE Banks will continue financing the economic sector

Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, State Minister for Financial Affairs, has directed the banks to continue financing basic economic sectors, in order to help sustain...

Crisis Frustration hits the Real Estate Sector

The global recession or depression is well on the way as the financial crisis hits stock markets and banks all over the world and...