New Dawn Risk examines Middle East market’s outlook
As a new decade approaches, the insurance markets of the Middle East are in for significant changes, precipitated by many…
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"Major gulf" between how UAE employers view health and wellness support and the perceptions of employees
A major gulf between how UAE employers view the health and wellness support they offer and the perceptions of employees…
Bonds take the lead in Middle East financing
The loan market has had a great couple of years in the Middle East but in 2019 the bond market…
Consumer optimism in the GCC hits new high
A vast majority of consumers who took part in a survey in the GCC region are optimistic about their economic…
UAE to create 8,000 banking job opportunities by 2022
The Human Resources Development Committee in the banking and financial sector adopted the Emiratisation points system in the banking and…
Mubadala looking for more investment opportunities in China — deputy CEO
Mubadala Investment Company is looking for more active investment opportunities in China as the world’s second largest economy continues to…
SoftBank invests $1.65 billion in supply chain finance. Why?
At $100 billion, the SoftBank Vision Fund is both the largest private equity fund ever raised and one of the…
How Lebanese default would play out: An investor conundrum
For many bond investors it’s a matter of when, not if, Lebanon restructures its $87bn of debt as it reels…
Sheikh Hamdan announces Dubai's economic outlook
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai,…
Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech B
When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have…
Dubai economy to grow at 3.2% in 2020, media office says
Dubai's economy will grow 3.2% in 2020, accelerating from expansion of 2.1% in 2019, the Department of Economic Development was…
Drop in commercial sector sales hits Kuwait real estate market
Real Estate sales in Kuwait slumped to KD211 million ($693.6m) in October on the back of a sharp drop in…