Tag: Inflation
Fiscal Monitor Report: Food and Energy Crisis
Countries are facing tough choices when dealing with the impact of rising inflation, lingering pandemic, and historically high debt levels, the IMF said in...
Global Financial Stability Report 2022 Soundbites
Global financial conditions have tightened notably and downside risks to the economic outlook have increased as a result of the war in Ukraine, the...
Inflation is Now Biggest Concern for Investors in 2022
The debate, says the CEO of a global financial giant, about whether inflation is ‘transitory’ or not is now over and investors should review...
Dubai CPI Down By 1.20 In February 2020: DSC
The annual Consumer Price Index, CPI, rate in the Emirate of Dubai dropped by 1.20 percent in February 2020 compared to the same period...
2018 Market Outlook: Macro Bullish
Inflation could be a global game-changer for stock and credit markets
Global economic growth accelerates
BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research issued a bullish macro...
UAE economy projected to grow by 2.3% in 2016; Inflation set...
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reviewed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV Mission to the United Arab Emirates report, which evaluates the...
Dubai Inflation Index Rose 0.76% June 2016
The monthly inflation in the prices of goods and services, part of consumers' basket in the Emirate of Dubai, rose by 0.76 percent in...
Tough times for UAE retailers; Consumers spend on out-of-home dining
The retail sector in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi saw no noticeable growth during first half of 2016, according to Knight Frank.
Demand remained subdued...
Global Inflation Likely to Remain Subdued
A swinging global inflation pendulum?
Weighting inflation risks
There is speculation that, at core, markets are reacting to shifting inflation risks. Stabilizing commodity prices, firming DM...
Dubai inflation hits six-year high
A recent report issued by the Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC) shows that annual inflation of the consumer price index (CPI) for goods and services...
Global Investors Now Bullish on Europe, Inflation and Gold
Global investors are significantly more positive on the outlook for Europe after the European Central Bank’s announcement of quantitative easing to reflate the region’s...
Dubai Cost of Living Now More Affordable; Or is it…
Dubai cost of living has become more affordable, according to Savills’ Live/Work Index, but not according to local expats. In 2014, the city was...
Over Quarter of UAE Population in Debt
More than 25% of the population of the United Arab Emirates is living in debt. That was revealed by a new survey, which also...
Abu Dhabi inflation rate in consumer prices rose to 2.8%
The Abu Dhabi inflation rate in consumer prices for the first seven months of 2014 was 2.8%, compared with the same period of 2013,...
UAE Inflation Rose 2.2% in June
Consumer inflation in the United Arab Emirates rose 2.2% in June from the same period last year, due to the increasing food prices and...
Consumer Inflation in Dubai Climbs 2.76% in May
Inflation rate in Dubai continues to remain high. Consumer price inflation in Dubai hit 2.76% in May, according to Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC). That...
Dubai Property Prices Bring Inflation to a Record Height
Inflation in Dubai has reached record levels since 2009. The increase of the inflation's rate is triggered by the spiking Dubai property prices. Housing...
UAE Business Activity Growth at 4-Month High
UAE business activity growth in the United Arab Emirates jumped slightly to a four-month high in March, managing to outperform many private sectors in...