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UAE to see sharp recovery this year: FAB report

Recovery will hinge on improvement in tourism, oil prices

Britain, Gulf could create Islamic superbanks, says top UK financier

London has more than 20 international banks operating in Islamic finance

Organizing for the future: Nine keys to becoming a future-ready company

The pressure to change had been building for years.

How regional female entrepreneurs are paving the way for a gender-balanced future

Governments in the GCC have become increasingly supportive of women’s growing role in C-level positions in the public and private sectors

Most UAE residents would choose to invest spare cash in property: report

In times of economic uncertainty, the number of people who save and put cash away for an emergency increase

World Bank revises UAE GDP growth to 2.4% in 2022

Saudi Arabia is on track to record 2.2 per cent growth in 2022 after recovering from a 5.4 per cent contraction in 2020 followed by an expected 2.0 per cent increase in 2021.

Qatar set to achieve GCC's best growth rate of 3% in 2021: World Bank

The recovery is contingent on containment of the pandemic, stabilising oil prices, no further escalation of geopolitical tensions, and the assumption of a vaccine rollout in the second half of the year.

Turkey’s youth unemployment compounds broader crisis

Pandemic has made job-hunting even more difficult and many are disheartened

Predictions and Hopes for 2021 by Gary Dugan

For the retail investor, the digitalisation and fractionalisation of previously illiquid assets such as real estate and private equity are likely to make them much more accessible for even less-wealthy individuals in the future.

4 Ingredients of the Perfect Marketing Plan in UAE

Make sure you create a customized relationship with your clients and customers in UAE

GCC bond and sukuk issuances witness gains in 2020

However, with a significantly smaller expected deficit of around US$84.3 billion in 2021 as against US$127 billion in 2020, according to data from the IMF.

2020: Who were the business winners and losers?

COVID-19 has left an indelible imprint on the global economy, in what was a very turbulent year

Saudi King Salman welcomes participation of Gulf leaders in GCC summit

Cabinet also reviews outcome of first meeting of Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council

Gulf economies must now show equal dexterity in handling their debts

Unlike governments elsewhere, Gulf focussed on direct relief measures on COVID-19

Kuwait closes border, suspends flights until Jan 1

Several countries have cut travel ties with Britain after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was a danger to the country.

Banking in the GCC: 2020 report

For the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the outlook is stability, resilience and, in time, growth.

Turkey’s economy in 2021 built on 2020’s legacy

China is to post 2.0 percent GDP growth this year and estimations point at roughly 8.0 percent GDP growth in 2021 as state-led investments to spur the economy have broadened out to consumers.

Today’s consumer wants access to a highly personalised experience

In conversation with Sunil Kaushal, CEO of Standard Chartered — Africa and Middle East

5 steps to assess customer credit risk in the UAE

These tried and tested Cs will help determine a potential client's creditworthiness

The Future of Work

From remote to hybrid

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