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Is Bahrain the next big Middle East advice market?

‘Framework that is used to deliver financial advice is not as progressive as in the UK’

Saxo Bank 2021 Outrageous Predictions: The Future is Now

With a shared ledger structure, any content alterations would immediately be visible to everyone, and every news item is always traceable to its original source, suppressing misinformation that other sources can’t verify.

Saudi Central Bank governor says some stimulus packages maintained amid uncertainty

Liquidity levels are very satisfactory, whether on the level of economy or the liquidity coverage ratio in banking sector, Alkholifey noted, adding that the money supply grew by over 5 percent in the first 10 months of the year.

Mideast families optimistic about future: Deloitte

Resilience was also explored at a country level with responses highlighting that the largest economies are deemed to be both the most impacted but also the most primed to recover.

BlackRock Survey Shows Acceleration of Sustainable Investing

The survey gathered insights from 425 investors in 27 countries

How the UAE is building a stronger and sustainable future

How UAE has emerged as a stronghold for its residents, and a shining beacon for the world

“The potential of economic collaboration between the UAE and Israel is immense”

Abraham Accord opens up a new era of socio-economic opportunities between the two nations

The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2020

Country performance is commonly expressed in GDP – but GDP numbers fail to reflect the underlying elements that shape the development of a country.

New Research: Over 40% of Companies in MENA Facing Regulatory Investigations Due to Poor Integration of Technology

These stark findings come at a time when COVID-19 has significantly accelerated the digital transformation of businesses around the world, which is in turn attracting much greater scrutiny from regulators.

Egypt's EAPD, AfDB discuss proposed fields of bilateral cooperation

The meeting comes in light of the EAPD’s keenness on pushing forward cooperation relations with local, regional and international partners to help African countries achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and Africa’s Agenda 2063,

A green light for economies

No government can ignore the environment anymore. Instead, all their major decisions – from taxes to subsidies and more – will now have to have a global green economy at their heart.

Most KSA and UAE consumers will spend during Black Friday

Over three quarters of consumers in Saudi Arabia and the UAE is planning to buy something this weekend, when the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping craze unfolds.

Riyadh and Bahrain among world's top FinTech ecosystems to watch, according to new report

Startup Genome experts analysed FinTech ecosystems in dozens of countries across the globe

UAE to allow 100% ownership of business for foreign nationals

This will create an ‘unprecedented explosion’ of direct investment in the country, says DeVere CEO

Total deposits in Oman's banking sector grow 5% to $63bln

The nominal contraction in the economy was driven by a 20 per cent decline in the hydrocarbon sector, as well as the decline in the non-hydrocarbon sector by 9.9 per cent during the second quarter of 2020.

Even the Turkey is Worried by Gary Dugan

The markets’ abiding hope is that the good news about a potential vaccine will overcome the near-term bad news about the impact of COVID-19 on global economic activity.

How the region's payments market could fare in the next decade

Also in the pros list is that payments have kept pace with a changing economic landscape, in a show of agility and rapid digitalisation.

Global firms eye green hydrogen projects in Oman's free zones

The international interest reflects the Sultanate’s perfect characteristics and being one of the 5 potential destinations for investments in clean energy.

What's next for city leaders as city rankings shift??

Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Shenzhen all gain ground

Rising demand continues from the Middle East for French Alps properties

French resort of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville leads the Knight Frank 2020 Ski Index with annual price growth of 3.4%

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