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Three Top Trends In Wealth Management For 2020

The most visible trends are the rise of intergenerational wealth, and the growing number of high-net worth women.

How FinTechs Will Come of Age in the 2020s

We view FinTech as an opportunity to offer the best digital financial experience to everyone, everywhere.

Over a quarter of Middle East businesses have no women in their IT department

Businesses in the Middle East are failing to balance their IT workforces between men and women, and a quarter have no women in IT roles

Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg is saving the planet AND reshaping the global investment industry

Her comments at the elite meeting in the Swiss mountain town came just before U.S. President Donald Trump – a global warming sceptic – was due to make a keynote address.

Fast-paced growth of Qatar economy expected to continue this year: Societe Generale

Qatar is the world's leading exporter of liquefied natural gas and holds the third largest gas reserves in the world (estimated at 16% of the global total), it said.

Meet the next digital decade: Middle East experts' tech predictions for 2020

The tech that will shape the Middle East, from 5G and 4G adoption, upheaval in finance, to shifts in retail and AI.

Qatar National Bank Looks to Southeast Asia: CEO Al Khalifa

In his first TV interview since taking the bank's top job, CEO Abdulla Al Khalifa discusses the bank's expansion plan, the Saudi market and the private sector.

Understanding climate risk - McKinsey Global Institute

How could Earth’s changing climate impact socioeconomic systems across the world in the next three decades? A yearlong, cross-disciplinary research effort at McKinsey & Company provides some answers.

GCC Nations Need to Strengthen Investor Protection and Financial Transparency to Attract More Investment, Milken Institute Report Finds

United Arab Emirates ranks first among GCC nations in 2020 Global Opportunity Index

Don't believe media buzz about Arab buying spree in Turkey

The planned waterway — called Canal Istanbul and dubbed a “crazy project” by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself when he first announced it in 2011 — is designed to link the Black and Marmara Seas in what is touted as an effort

10 of the most expensive properties for sale in Dubai right now

Dare to dream? We’ve searched high and low for the most expensive homes for sale on the Dubai property market right now – so you can live vicariously even if just for a moment.

Reasons why Dubai is no longer expensive for luxury living?

New study reveals most expensive destinations for people who live the high life

J.P. Morgan Takes a Big Step in Valuing Saudi Aramco at $2 Trillion

The one exception was Bernstein Research, which repeatedly expressed skepticism about Saudi Aramco’s valuation, both before and after the IPO.

MENA fund managers to raise Saudi investments, maintain other holdings

Five of nine managers polled said they would increase their investments in Saudi Arabia, anticipating favourable policy reforms and market opportunities

Family office structures in the Middle East on the rise, says Intertrust survey

The study revealed concerns over political stability as the key driver behind structuring outside of the region, which was cited by 83 per cent of respondents.

Jassim Alseddiqi, CEO, SHUAA Capital: Why 2020 will be ripe for consolidations and mergers in the MENA region

Predictions For 2020: M&A is becoming a viable way to scale up a business, realise synergies and achieve cost efficiencies

Global Risks Report 2020

Economic and political polarization will intensify, as collaboration is needed more than ever to respond to severe threats to climate, public health, and technology systems

How Saudi, UAE banks are likely to perform in 2020

Higher earnings could be slow to follow loan growth as lower interest rates pressure profit margins - analysts

Gulf states learn virtue of shared interests

It is time others realise sheer folly of wasting resources chasing pipedreams

Will UAE real estate deals increase in 2020?

Current lower property prices and favorable interest rates drive surge in mortgage enquiries

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