Comment & Analysis

Comment & Analysis

Global distributes $32m to its clients investing in its equity fund GMFA

May 14, 2018

Global Investment House (Global), a regional asset management and investment banking firm headquartered in Kuwait with offices in major capital…

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Awards and Recognition

5 Saudi Women in Top Financial Positions

May 14, 2018

Over the last year, we have seen Saudi Arabian women earn top roles in banks, corporate firms and the government…

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Comment & Analysis

Mideast investors ease off buying overseas commercial property

May 14, 2018

Middle East investors took some time off buying overseas commercial property in 2017, with estimates putting a value of $9.1…

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Comment & Analysis

Falcon PB rejects reports of potential sale

May 14, 2018

A spokesperson for Falcon Private Bank has rebuffed reports that the bank is on the market, insisting that it is…

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Comment & Analysis

The GCC’s first Gateway Gulf Investor Forum kicks off, here’s what went down

May 11, 2018

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Chairman of the Bahrain…

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Comment & Analysis

UAE's VAT application has gone smoothly and inflation will stabilize, says IMF

May 11, 2018

The start-up of the country's value-added tax (VAT) has gone smoothly, and the inflation it leaped on will then ease,…

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Comment & Analysis

Remittances of expats in Kuwait fall

May 11, 2018

According to the Central Bank of Kuwait, the remittances of expatriates in Kuwait fell by 9.2 percent last year, from…

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Comment & Analysis

Why switch your offshore company to the UAE?

May 11, 2018

From tax advantages to confidentiality and minimal bureaucracy, there are plenty of great reasons to set up your business offshore.…

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Awards and Recognition

Revealed: Top Indian business leaders in Arab world

May 10, 2018

Over 100 Indian nationals, mainly businessmen and executives that are based in the UAE, have just been recognised for their…

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Comment & Analysis

Moody’s launches operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

May 10, 2018

Moody's Investors Service  has today announced that it has officially launched operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   "The…

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Comment & Analysis

Saudi banks plan U.S. dollar bonds despite ample liquidity

May 10, 2018

At least three commercial banks in Saudi Arabia are preparing U.S. dollar debt issues, banking sources said, in what would…

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Comment & Analysis

Lower confidence of job security and chances of pay rises, say UAE residents as cost of living increases bite back

May 9, 2018

In the final few months of last year, 40-year-old Tuan Phan had to fork out for the birth of his…

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