10/05/2016
Turkish unemployment rate seen higher than 10 percent until 2019 - programme
Next year exports were seen at $153 billion and imports at $214 billion for Turkey
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10/05/2016
Mideast Stocks-Telecoms help Saudi rebound, rest of region quiet
It did not give details, but analysts think this will open the industry to more competition, potentially reducing the dominance of market leader Saudi Telecom.
10/04/2016
Q1 remittance falls by 18pc
Manpower export to the gulf countries may fall for lingering uncertainty over stability in the Middle East
10/04/2016
The NBAD-FGB union cannot be a one-off
Although their profits climbed 6.3 per cent, this was still lower than the 14.7 per cent increase achieved in 2014
10/03/2016
Antigua and Barbuda to be potential investment hub for Middle East investors
The nation's long-term political and economic stability will boost investment and travel from the Middle East
10/03/2016
Emerging markets’ economic woes to keep sukuk issuance low
GCC issuers’ preference for conventional bonds hurt volumes
10/03/2016
Mideast Stocks-Saudi Arabia, Qatar move little in thin trade
The main factor in that market is the damage to economic growth from austerity steps.
10/03/2016
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel heads to Iran next week with a planeful of industry
Tehran said there could be no precondition for Iran-Germany relations and that it rejected the interference of any third party in its state affairs.
10/03/2016
Unstable performance of KSE indices last week
Bank shares were among the top traded stocks in the same time period.
10/03/2016
Zicom looking to divest stake in oil slump-hit two mid-east firms
The management is planning to bring in a strategic investor to revive the operations.
10/02/2016
APICORP says issues Saudi's first Formosa bond
With liquidity tightening in the Gulf due to low oil prices, Gulf borrowers have been looking to expand their investor bases by issuing to new markets in Asia.
10/02/2016
Dubai property price falls dubbed ‘healthy housing correction’
Price falls in the city-state are modest in comparison with 2009
09/30/2016
StanChart starts direct trading between yuan, Saudi riyal, UAE dirham
China is the UAE's second-largest trading partner and is Saudi Arabia's largest partner
09/30/2016
Investing in the next generation: the value of Gulf education
The figures explain why.
09/30/2016
Dubai's Gulf General Investment aims to renegotiate part of debt plan
They declined to be named because talks are not public.
09/30/2016
GCC insurance sector reaches $24b
GCC growth represents a compound annual growth rate of around 16 percent over the period, although the growth in each market varies
09/29/2016
Douglas Emmett And QIA Acquire Santa Monica Office Building
The property will be held by an existing consolidated joint venture with institutional investors including Qatar Investment Authority.
09/29/2016
Ride-hailing company Careem says profitability in sight
Careem has a fleet of 90,000-plus drivers and more than four million users registered through its mobile app
09/29/2016
FDI is about cultural exchange, sharing of knowledge, Sultan says
Foreign direct investment leads not only to wealth in economic terms, but also builds a nation’s culture, art and literature
09/29/2016
City hoping for deal news from WS Atkins
Numis Securities expects the trading update to reflect largely what Atkins said