05/27/2020
The FSDP will achieve this ambition by enabling financial institutions to support private sector growth, ensuring the formation of an advanced capital market, and promoting and enabling financial planning, without impeding the strategic objectives intende
05/27/2020
Security professionals across the Middle East must educate employees about the rise in coronavirus-related cybercrime and how to avoid placing their organisation at risk, says Werno Gevers, cybersecurity specialist, Mimecast.
05/26/2020
Until March 31 the PIF announced investments worth between $7 and $8bln
05/26/2020
As well as staying at home, social distancing also applies to publicly shared devices, like point of sale terminals and checkout counters.
05/26/2020
Economic data is getting better at least to the extent that the surprises are no longer as bad as they were.
05/25/2020
Human activity is threatening the delicate balance between the climate and biosphere.
05/22/2020
Those in travel, real estate, hospitality to feel maximum impact, Dubai Chamber poll finds
05/22/2020
The recent VAT relief measure that allows taxpayers to voluntarily disclose historic omissions and errors without incurring penalties should be considered and any relief sought prior to the disclosure deadline of 30 June 2020.
05/21/2020
The company’s name was inspired the birth of Rana’s son
05/21/2020
Kuwait’s extreme dependence on oil is to blame, with hydrocarbon sales accounting for an estimated 90% of total government income.
05/20/2020
This classification was based on the aggregation of a number of data, including growth forecasts for the current year, as the country is likely to witness a contraction of 1.1%
05/20/2020
This will have obvious implications on how the economies can manage the crisis on the one hand
05/19/2020
The huge rise in government spending sets a major challenge for governments when they turn into each new year.
05/17/2020
These physical risks from climate change will translate into increased socioeconomic risk
05/15/2020
This includes Iranian subversion and acceleration of its nuclear project, as well as Turkey's expansionism in Syria.
05/14/2020
"We may merge ministries and alter bodies. We need a more agile, flexible and speedy government," says Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.
05/14/2020
Brent crude is currently trading at around $30 a barrel, about half the level it was when Saudi Arabia announced its budget in December
05/14/2020
It comes as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic will halt the growth of GCC Islamic and conventional banks this year as they focus on preserving asset quality rather than business expansion.
05/14/2020
But Tannir said the region had entered 2020 with strong finances and, after an initial phase of assessing liquidity needs, companies and governments are now looking more strategically at potential opportunities.
05/13/2020
Competition ‘is likely to increase’ for firms as number of expats in region could decline