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In Dubai, rents in JVC, Creek Harbour soar alongside those at Palm, Marina and Downtown in 2022

Locations such as JVC and MBR City see sharp rent spikes as Dubai property awaits delivery

Saudi Arabia to study increasing investments in Pakistan to $10 billion

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also directed the Saudi Fund for Development to study increasing the Saudi deposit to Pakistan’s Central Bank to reach $5 billion

Real estate activity in Saudi Arabia drops 53.7% during the first week of 2023

The number of real estate transactions registered a record weekly decline of 38.3 percent in the first week of January, compared to a rise of 2.8 percent during the previous week, standing at 2,100 transactions by the end of the week.

The BIBF Official Training Partner of The International Association of Privacy Professionals

In line with the Kingdom’s initiatives to ensure personal data protection and privacy

Bahrain’s GFH Financial upgraded to Boursa Kuwait’s premier market

Premier market features firms with high liquidity

Demand for commercial properties to grow in 2023

The World Cup that was held last year also skyrocketed the rental cost and the projects were improved with more commercial and investment trades in the country.

Dubai reports over $408mln in realty transactions on Wednesday

The sales included 402 villas and apartments

D33: Businesses back Dubai's futuristic economic agenda

Latest announcement of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 demonstrates the nation’s ability to serve as a platform for the global audience to explore, which is ultimately aimed at contributing to an economic boost

QSE Index up at beginning of yesterday’s trading

The Qatar Stock Exchange recorded transactions worth 56.537m riyals

Saudi jobs growth is strongest in half decade amid business boom

Companies are looking to raise their staffing capacity in response to an increase in sales and higher demand

GFH acquires Big Sky Asset Management

The acquisition further enhances GFH’s US presence

Middle East’s M&A space can expect some surprises in 2023

There is still sizeable funding with Gulf’s SWF and PE firms to fuel sizeable M&Aactivity

Insurance industry has promising future after surviving COVID crisis

Continental Group set to expand its global footprints from its new headquarters in DIFC

Dubai records over $544mln in realty transactions on Thursday

The sales included 501 villas and apartments

Saudi fintech Manafa Capital raises $28.3mln

Fintech helps connect SMEs with investors

Saudi Central Bank’s assets reach $505bn in November: Report

The data also showed that direct and indirect foreign investments in the Kingdom rose SR43 billion during the nine months of 2022.

Jordan Kuwait Bank : European Investment Bank...

This is the second EIB loan to Jordan Kuwait Bank and is part of a broader EUR 350 million financing program, endorsed by the EIB in May 2022, aimed at strengthening the economic resilience of Jordan's private sector.

Gold price soars in Egypt as local currency weakens

Egypt continues to face a foreign currency shortage despite two major devaluations this year, with the gap between the official rate of the Egyptian pound against the dollar and that on the black market widening.

Success story of stc takes it from KSA to Bahrain & Kuwait

Today, the market value of the stc Group has reached more than SR187 billion ($49.8 billion) and the value of the stc brand is $10.6 billion, according to Forbes.

Foreign investor demand to drive Dubai property prices, rents higher in 2023

Prices across emirate expected to increase by up to 20%

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