Comment & Analysis

Comment & Analysis

Arab World's Leading Investment Bank Introduces EFG One on One MENA Consensus, a Unique Real-Time Poll of Top Global Investors and Listed Companies

March 11, 2016

More than 455 international fund managers and institutional investors from 221 institutions with aggregate assets under management in excess of…

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Do Middle Eastern investors still look to London?

March 11, 2016

Back in 2014, I wrote an article here that posed the question: “Why is London the destination of choice for…

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Turkish Deputy PM For Rapid Growth In Islamic Banking

March 11, 2016

The Turkish deputy Prime Minister in charge of the economy, Mehmet ªimºek, stressed the high growth potential of Islamic banking,…

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Kuwait "preferred" investment destination for Japan ­ Official

March 10, 2016

Head of the Kuwaiti­Japanese Businessmen's Committee said Wednesday that Kuwait can be a "preferred" destination for investment from Japan's enterprises,…

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Dubai's private sector business slows in February

March 10, 2016

Private sector companies in Dubai signalled deterioration in overall operating conditions in February for the first time in six years…

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Dubai developers keep building despite weak market

March 10, 2016

Dubai developers are pressing ahead with their construction plans despite expectations that property prices will fall yet further this year,…

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The First EFG Hermes One on One MENA Consensus: Taking the Pulse of MENA

March 9, 2016

Gobal institutional investors and prominent listed companies from across the Middle East and North Africa are evenly split on the…

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Omani firms plan sukuk issue

March 9, 2016

Several companies in Oman, including a real estate developer, are planning to issue sukuk or Islamic debt instrument.   A…

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These UAE firms are offering pensions to expats: Is yours on the list?

March 9, 2016

An increasing number of businesses in the UAE are already providing or looking at giving appropriate retirement and savings benefits…

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GCC set to tap global loan market to finance deficits

March 9, 2016

GCC sovereigns are looking to issue syndicated loans financed by international banks, to finance their emerging fiscal deficits in 2016.…

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Turkish deputy PM Şimşek projects rapid growth in Islamic banking

March 8, 2016

Highlighting that the share of Islamic banks within the banking and financial system is nearly 5 percent, deputy prime minister…

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Qatar banks record good growth in 2015: QCB Governor

March 8, 2016

The Governor of Qatar Central Bank Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani said Qatar's banks recorded healthy growth in 2015…

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