Qatar attracts hefty demand for comeback international bond
Qatar, which is marketing a triple-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond, has received orders in excess of $32.5 billion for the planned…
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Be prepared: higher interest rates and inflation are on the menu
As anticipated, the US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell turned in a very clear first press conference as Fed chief…
Foreign investment in Sharjah doubles to $1.6bn in 2017
Sharjah FDI Office, the investment promotion arm of the Sharjah government, has revealed that the emirate attracted a total of…
Bahraini-Indonesian economic relations discussed
First Vice-Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Khalid Mohammed Najibi, has stressed the importance of stepping…
Islamic finance embracing small, medium enterprises
Traditionally, SMEs have not played a substantial role in oil-rich Middle Eastern countries where the economy used to be dominated…
Egypt's Recovery Room
Newly competitive Egypt is expected to be the fastest-growing economy in the Middle East in the next 12 months, as…
How Standard Chartered's regional CEO brought the bank back to form
In three short years, Sunil Kaushal Standard Chartered's Africa and Middle East CEO has transformed the bank into a regional…
Dubai's FDI flow surges to Dh27.3 billion in 2017
Dubai ranks among the top 10 international cities in attracting foreign investment estimated at Dh27.3 billion in 2017, an increase…
The key trends set to impact financial markets
We live in exceptional times, in the sense that we are seeing growth synchronizing across the globe in 2018, and…
A Decade of Escrow Management Services by ADCB
A decade on since the UAE established real estate escrow laws, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, one of the leading banks…
EU becomes largest trading partner of GCC with two-way trade exceeding €143 billion
Two-way trade between the GCC countries and the European Union has exceeded EUR143 billion in recent times, according to a…
GCC banks profit growth reach 6 percent
GCC banks were confirmed to have seen their profit growth hit 6 percent as a result of decreased LLPs and…