Comment & Analysis

Comment & Analysis

DIFC’s Governor & China’s Vice Minister of Commerce Hold Talks On Future Collaboration

May 17, 2018

His Excellency, Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority,…

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UAE ‘as competitive’ for international wealth as the US

May 16, 2018

The UAE is just as competitive in attracting international private clients as the United States but its position as a…

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March remittances drop 9.8% in March amid repatriation

May 16, 2018

Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers fell by 9.8 percent year-on-year in March amid the influx of Filipinos returning…

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Bahrain targeted by US hedge fund

May 16, 2018

Capital Management, a hedge fund that holds the distressed bonds of Mozambique and Venezuela, has said that Bahrain is its…

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MENA energy needs set to grow at 6.4%: Apicorp

May 16, 2018

The power capacity requirements of the Mena region are expected to increase at an annual rate of 6.4 per cent…

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The Wealth-X Billionaire Census 2018

May 16, 2018

The fifth edition of the Wealth-X Billionaire Census reveals that billionaire wealth surged by 24% to a record level in…

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As Digitization Raises the Stakes, Investment Banks Must Raise Their Games

May 16, 2018

As technological advances and a more diverse array of industry participants challenge investment banks’ historical dominance, incumbent institutions must take…

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Sponsored Content – Higher Oil Prices Will Boost Saudi Investment into Ethereum and Other Cryptos

May 15, 2018

Saudi Arabia continues to flex its investment muscle into the realm of crypto currencies. In its latest venture, the Kingdom…

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Opportunities in a complicated world by Gary Dugan

May 15, 2018

US equities have good momentum President Trump’s Iran sanctions could marginalize the US The oil sector has yet to catch…

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Citi PB’s Rankin: Illiquidity tolerance has grown… here’s why

May 15, 2018

The tolerance for illiquid assets among ultra-high-net-worth investors has risen strongly over the past decade, but it is driven by…

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Key future opportunities for Islamic finance in focus

May 15, 2018

The steadily growing Islamic finance sector is at a development stage at which it is about time to define and…

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The Deloitte International Wealth Management Centre Ranking 2018

May 14, 2018

The third Deloitte International Wealth Management Centre Ranking shines light on the competitiveness between international private wealth management centres and…

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