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RAK Properties launches residential project in Abu Dhabi

The project will be developed on Reem Island

Citi is bullish on SABIC, UAE's Empower

Aramco synergies, valuation are positives

UAE-Israel trade more than doubles in 2022

Emirates is now Israel’s 16th largest trading partner

Saudi management consultancy TAM eyes IPO

The company is planning to list on the Riyadh's small cap market

QSE crosses 10,900 levels as transport, banking and real estate sectors witness demand

The Islamic index was seen gaining slower than the other indices in the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills.

Abu Dhabi TAQA invests $65mln in Taweelah IWPP

The integrated utility company enters into O&M at the water and power plant

Will UAE businesses raise salaries by 4.4% in 2023 to retain talent and cope with inflation costs?

Survey by WTW of 500 UAE businesses say a salary hike by 4.4% is doable

Beehive celebrates official launch of crowdfunding platform in Oman

The company soft-launched in June 2022 bringing an alternative finance solution for SMEs to the Sultanate

Top locations in Dubai that offer highest returns for property investors

Property portal identifies top locations that generate most attractive ROI

Dubai National Insurance launches new partnership with Takalam’s award-winning mental health platform

DNI forms partnership with Takalam to support customers with private and personalized online counseling experience

UAE aims to be among top 10 hydrogen-producing countries globally

The Emirates targets 25 per cent of key markets for low-carbon hydrogen

Interest rate hikes remain a key risk to UAE real estate market – report

Higher-end properties likely to be relatively insulated from rate increases, says Ubhar Capital

Kuwait’s GDP growth to be the slowest in GCC in 2023

However, robust oil revenues will help shore up fiscal deficits, says Emirates NBD

Saudi Arabia confident of attracting more foreign investors

Saudi has made more than 700 regulatory changes as it seeks to attract investors

Saudi Arabia to surpass UAE in receiving FDI in 2023: Report

The report further predicted that the two-way investments between the Middle East and Europe will drive record FDI levels in 2023.

AXA Egypt targets 30% growth rate in premium portfolio in FY 2022/23

The number of AXA’s clients in Egypt reached over 2.1 million at the end of 2022

Bank Muscat crosses RO200mn net profit mark in 2022

Bank Muscat’s operating expenses for 2022 came at RO207.30mn as compared to RO191.46mn in 2021, an increase of 8.3 per cent.

UAE Pledges to Invest $30 Billion in South Korea -Yoon's Office

Seoul's finance ministry said the $30 billion investment would be led by sovereign wealth funds, including Mubadala Investment Company.

Foreign funds’ net selling drags QSE 41 points; but Islamic stocks outperform

The domestic institutions turned net buyers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.

Mosaic marks seventh underwriting hub with Dubai office

Three specialist underwriters, along with a finance team member, are based at the new location—the seventh for Mosaic as it approaches its second anniversary next month.

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