EGA Named a Global Challenger by Boston Consulting Group
United Arab Emirates aluminium producer Emirates Global Aluminium has been declared one of the world’s top rapidly globalizing companies by…
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Fitch Affirms 11 UAE Banks
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long- and Short-Term Issuer Default Ratings of 11 UAE banks as part of its second…
20 UAE banks among top banks worldwide
The General-Secretariat of the Union of Arab Banks, UAB, has announced the inclusion of 85 Arab banks among the top…
Oman- Clifford Chance Advises On $100Mn NBO Tap Issuance
Clifford Chance's Dubai office has advised Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC as…
GCC banking sector has entered 'protracted period of contraction' – BMI Research
The GCC banking sector has entered a period of contraction with asset growth set to slow to 6 percent year-on-year…
BAB holds forum on financing mega projects
The Bahrain Association of Banks has organised a forum entitled "Mega Projects’ Financing Management", moderated by Global Head of Corporate…
Opportunities arising from Cyprus DTT with Iran
On August 4th 2015 Cyprus signed an agreement with Iran for the avoidance of double taxation. The provisions of the…
Is 1MDB Malaysia’s defining moment?
The US government has accused Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of having received hundreds of millions of US dollars…
Safest countries to do business in: Dubai puts UAE in Top 5
The UAE is popularly-known as a safe haven in the world of business. Rightly so. Be it property, banking…
GCC’s reliance on private capital flows to fund fiscal deficits to rise
GCC countries are increasingly turning to debt markets both domestic and foreign to finance their rising fiscal deficits and the…
Revealed: The most expensive place to rent an apartment in Dubai
The Palm Jumeirah is the most expensive place in Dubai to rent an apartment, while International City is the least,…
Is Bank Consolidation Good for GCC?
Khalid Howladar, senior vice president of GCC banking at Moody's, discusses the outlook for GCC banks and possible consolidation in…