Dubai’s DIFC looks east for Asian growth strategy
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has said it expects South Asia, the Middle East and Africa to contribute 50%…
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GCC Islamic banks to outperform their conventional peers
Islamic banks across the GCC reported improvements in their fundamentals such as asset growth and asset performance last year while…
Mining for millennials
Millennials are those individuals born between 1980 and the mid-90s, also known as ‘Generation Y’, that now constitute about 40…
GCC economies on stable and sustainable growth trajectory
GCC economies are on a more stable and sustainable growth trajectory following the global financial crisis and low oil prices…
Offshore Deal Volume In 2017 Outpaces Previous Year
The number and value of offshore M&A deals rose in 2017, making it one of the busiest years recorded for…
It’s the ‘right time’ to move into Saudi Arabia, says CBRE
Saudi Arabia, though armed with a much bigger economy and population than the nearby emirate, can be overlooked. This…
Another opportunity for Iraq to clean up its act
Iraq and its people have gone through nearly four decades of outright chaos: the eight year Iraq/Iran war, Saddam invasion…
Dubai tycoon Al Habtoor bullish over UAE prospects in 2018
Dubai billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor believes 2018 will be a much better year for businesses in the UAE after…
Saudi Arabia: Transformational changes in the Islamic world
Crown Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia has initiated massive changes in Saudi Arabia. Being the temporal head of Sunnis, others…
More than half of GCC employers expect new jobs this year
More than half (53%) of employers surveyed in the Gulf Cooperation Council region anticipate new jobs to be created this…
Moody’s: GCC Islamic banks to maintain improved asset quality
“The credit fundamentals of Islamic banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have converged with those of their conventional…
Qatar's Revolutionary Independence
The blockade of the small but enormously wealthy state of Qatar in June 2017 by some Gulf and neighboring countries,…