06/03/2019
Bahrain’s Mumtalakat grows revenues and assets in 2018
Fund made global and local investments totalling $181m in 2018
Research, Comment and Analysis
05/30/2019
Emirati businessman Mohammed Bin Ham Al Ameri joins The Giving Pledge campaign
Founded by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010, the Giving Pledge is a global, multi-generational commitment by some of the world's wealthiest individuals and couples to give more than half of their wealth to philanthropy or charitable
05/28/2019
GCC bank merger wave is ebbing
The ratings agency believes the reason for the current wave of bank mergers and acquisitions in the region is the desire among banks with the same major shareholders to further enhance efficiency, strengthen franchises, and boost pricing power.
05/28/2019
Egypt Remains Attractive for Investors
Egypt’s debt is offering some of the biggest returns among developing nations, with the yield on its one-year T-bill around 17 percent, or more than triple the average for local-currency debt in emerging market.
05/28/2019
Climate change opens up new avenues of investment for sovereign funds
Abu Dhabi's focus on renewables a blueprint for others to invest in similar projects
05/28/2019
Global funds favouring bond over equity markets in the Middle East
Borrowers in the GCC are now among the biggest issuers in emerging markets, with sales of bonds and Islamic securities tripling in the first four months of this year from 2016
05/27/2019
London still offers attractive buying opportunities for Middle East investors
Middle East Ultra High Net Worth investors (UHNWIs) poured $3.3bn into London's real estate market in 2018, according to a Knight Frank report
05/27/2019
Mideast HNWI wealth to grow 6pc: report
The strongest growth rates were observed in Emerging Markets at 7-8%, while Developed Markets trailed behind at 2-3%.
05/27/2019
‘Israel is not prepared for the future’
"We walk around with the sense that we are still a start-up," future studies researcher David Passig says, "but we are here for a historic project of thousands of years, and we should start thinking from this perspective."
05/22/2019
Revealed: Top 10 most in-demand jobs in UAE, salaries in 2019
Companies are struggling to retain top performing employees
05/22/2019
Want to get rich? Move to Dubai
The Emirate ranks high for salaries, disposable income, and safety
05/21/2019
UAE investors are the most optimistic in the world - UBS survey
Despite challenges to the global economy, wealthy individuals and entrepreneurs are bullish
05/21/2019
Opening a business in the UAE: features and benefits
Even though there are general federal laws in the country, each emirate has different additional rules and regulations for starting a business.
05/20/2019
Abu Dhabi named as one of the most family-friendly cities in the world
New survey finds the UAE capital is a great destination for family holidays
05/14/2019
Bank survey shows UAE firms outpace Mena peers in sustainability plans
The study found that the UAE has the highest number of respondents claiming that they have a holistic sustainability strategy.
05/09/2019
Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker
Dubai's non-oil private sector growth accelerates in April but prices fall further
05/08/2019
Global biodiversity is collapsing, warn scientists
The first global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services has held humans largely responsible for looming mass extinction of species and has urged immediate action to avert disaster.
05/08/2019
DFM-listed banks report AED5.51 bn net profit
Within this context, Emirates NBD accounted circa 50 percent of the combined profits, reporting AED2.74 bn, followed by Dubai Islamic Bank which posted AED1.34 bn, or 24 percent.
05/07/2019
Diversity Is Just the First Step. Inclusion Comes Next.
Many companies are taking steps to increase the diversity of their workforces.
05/07/2019
Macro and Markets Weekly by Gary Dugan
The Chinese will feel more comfortable dealing with the matter than they did last year.