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9 New Year’s resolutions to keep your UAE lifestyle up and costs down

Simple tips to help you break your spending habits and become a more-effective saver

Market sell-off is structural by Gary Dugan

Ageing populations need immigration not anti-immigration

Qatar’s fiscal position strengthens on oil, gas revenues: EIU

Qatar’s fiscal position (which is now in a surplus) is also strengthening, because of an increase in oil and gas revenue, although spending on subsidies and wages will remain a “constraint on the rating”.

Lebanon faces financial crisis, says minister

Political deadlock and economic crisis is quickly turning into a financial one

UAE’s banking sector profitability to remain strong in 2019

Slow credit growth will be offset by higher loan yields

Former UAE banker, trade body chairman to receive OBE

Richard Oliver was named in the 2019 UK New Year's Honors list and will be honored at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2019

GCC banks lenders unite to be leaner and efficient in tough conditions

Scale and competitive edge among the reasons for a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector

18 Accomplishments for Arab Women in 2018

So lets take a look back at the 18 accomplishments that Arab women achieved this year to remind ourselves that 2018 was actually groundbreaking

GCC banks and regulators see new opportunities in mergers

UAE and Saudi Arabia to lead region’s financial sector consolidation

GCC government borrowings set to surge on higher spending plans

Lower oil revenues and fiscal loosening will warrant higher levels of debt

Kingdom of Bahrain ‘can become global open banking leader’

“It is testament to the vision of the Central Bank of Bahrain that our Kingdom now has a very real opportunity to become the most sophisticated and connected market for open banking globally.”

Middle East investment in London set to rise 30% in 2018

Real estate firm Savills says investment from Middle East region in UK capital city set to top $1.75bn this year

2018 in review: What can we learn for 2019? - Julius Baer

“2018 has been very different from 2008 or 2000,” says Chief Investment Officer Yves Bonzon in his video outlook. Instead, he draws parallels with the situation in 1987, when markets recovered rapidly after a sudden correction.

Lebanon’s banks remain stable, seeing moderate growth

Standing against chaos

New survey reveals areas where most of Dubai's millionaires live

Highest number of rich people live in Al Karama, Al Safa, Deira, Trade Centre area, Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah

UAE, China explore means to boost RMB clearing

Agricultural Bank of China's secretary of the Board Directors Wanfu Zhou stated: "we are moving towards a higher level of trade and economic cooperation in light of the Belt and Road Initiative."

Family offices become financial titans

The growing ranks of billionaires’ in-house investment teams

Bahrain best for business

The World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking breaks countries’ complex regulatory ecosystems down into quantifiable components.

Stewart Lockie Discusses the Opportunities in Retail Banking

Al Ahli Bank has launched a lot of innovative products/services in 2018.

62.2 Percent of Employers in Kuwait Break Domestic Workers Law

This is the second part of the report on Rights of Domestic Workers Between Legislative System and Enforcement through Law No. 38 of Year 2015.

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