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UAE most competitive economy in Mena region: World Bank, WEF

World Economic Forum and WB reports state that country’s economy is resilient to shock

Qatar National Bank names Vietnam as Asia’s newest ‘tiger’ economy

According to QNB analysts, the manufacturing boom fueled exports to annually surge 20 percent in the period compared to the 17 percent increase posted for the entire 2017.

Qatar Investment Authority becomes largest investor in Credit Suisse

QIA is set to play crucial role in boosting tourism sector of Indonesia.

Governments Around The World Must Rethink Their Structure In The Face of Disruption

Rising Citizen Expectations, Rapid Technological Change, and Increasing Complexity Are Putting Major Pressure on Government—and Making the Traditional Hierarchical Public-Sector Structure Dangerously Outdated

Want to save? Try this old-school coin bank

#IponChallenge becoming popular among Filipinos in Dubai and it enables them to save in an easy and fun way

HSBC: Earth is running out of the resources to sustain life

A group of analysts at HSBC said in a note that cited research from the Global Footprint Network (GFN) that the world spent its entire natural resource budget for the year by August 1

Survey suggests Manchester is on the radar of Middle East property investors

Almost 70% of investors agreed that rental yields in northern cities are greater than London, with over a third of investors revealing that they choose UK cities based on where capital growth is strongest.

The best high-interest savings accounts in the UAE

Depending on how long you want to lock in your money, there are rates of up to 4 per cent for savers looking for better returns on cash

New businesses flock to Qatar's financial centre

Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the previous month, while readings below 50.0 show a deterioration.

The Global CIO Office Weekly by Gary Dugan

Consensus forecasts are that global growth will be around 3% through the balance of the year - sufficient to provide upside risk to inflation or at least the threat of it.

Asset quality on mend but some issues seen lingering

Implementation of IFRS 9 to tighten credit cycles

BAB’ to hold open dialogue or banking institutions

Adnan thanked the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Economic Development Board for their intentions to participate in this meeting, which confirms their continued support to the Association and the banking industry in Bahrain.

EMBI inclusion ‘could trigger $30bn inflows to GCC’

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain sovereign bonds will make up a sizeable portion of the index

Blockchain Holds 'Significant' Value For Financial Services

With investment on the rise, blockchain is expected to transform a wide variety of industries in the coming years

The Reasons Behind GCC Banks Mergers

After a long lull, deals between Gulf banks are kicking up a gear.

McLaren Helps Boost Bahrain Wealth Fund Assets to $15.4 Billion

Mumtalakat’s capital expenditure rose to $1.6 billion from $657 million a year earlier.

Size matters as Gulf banks continue to seal takeover, merger deals

UAE has 46 commercial banks for 9.5 million people, while Saudi Arabia has 12 local lenders and 14 foreign-bank branches for 33.6 million people

Middle East digitisation

Ahmed Al-Faifi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at SAP Middle East shares his views on technology in the region, the threats and opportunities that lie within.

Foreign capital inflows expected to rise significantly in the Gulf, says UBS

UBS CIO expands coverage in wake of rising foreign investment in Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia

Bahrain central bank’s net foreign assets rebound in June

Foreign assets have been under pressure as Bahrain runs fiscal and current account deficits fuelled by low oil prices

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