UAE bank profits to improve on higher loan yields, lower provisions
The profitability of the UAE’s banking sector in 2018 and 2019 is expected to improve steadily on the back of…
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Should traditional banks lose sleep over the fintech revolution?
Picture walking into a fast-food outlet to pick up your order for a juicy burger and paying at the counter…
UAE aims to become oasis of stability in the Middle East
Well before its 50th birthday on 2 December, the UAE is taking its place alongside the upper echelons of power…
Conflict in the Gulf is hurting Dubai
Dubai is unlike most of the Gulf’s sheikhdoms. Its economy thrives not on oil, but on tourism, trade and finance.…
Gulf clients are ‘poorly prepared’ for wealth transfer
The majority (92%) of Gulf Cooperation Council based wealth management practitioners believe high net worth clients in the region are…
Emirates Palace spends about $130,000 a year replacing gold ceiling
With a $3 billion price tag, the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi was said to be the most expensive hotel…
Middle East should learn from Hong Kong’s evolution
Advice firms in the Middle East need to modernise and potentially force leadership changes for the market to move away…
Middle East welcomes ten new members to billionaire's club
The MENA region welcomed ten new billionaires to its exclusive fold in 2017 according to an analysis from USB and…
More work to be done to improve UAE legal structure, says Al Mulla
Habib al Mulla was one of eight recipients of an Arabian Business Achievement Award, at a ceremony held last night…
Report: Middle East countries safer than Europe, US
A new report has revealed that a number of Middle Eastern countries are safer than the USA or many countries…
UAE ups retirement destination appeal
With the introduction of several new reforms and the recently announced retirement law, the expat population now increasingly looks at…
Iran cut off from SWIFT banking system
Washington: Designated Iranian financial institutions have been cut off from the SWIFT messaging service, according to Sigal P. Mandelker, the…