UAE lead the way in foreign investment
Investors from GCC countries continue to pour billions into both the local and foreign property market,as more than 130 exhibitors…
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Best of Britain recognize enormous local potential in Qatar
Ranking the world’s fourth largest economy, the MENA region generated a combined GDP of approximately 3.6 trillion USD in 2012.…
Islamic banking not expensive, says Bank Nizwa CEO
Islamic banking is not necessarily more 'expensive' than conventional banking and this misconception needs to be corrected along with other…
GCC significant repository of capital
Today, almost half of the region’s wealth resides in Saudi Arabia (44 percent), but the UAE has made notable gains.…
Deloitte: 85 percent of privately held businesses in the ME are family-owned or controlled
Demographic trends indicate that in the Middle East, the first cohort of founders who have so far created successful empires…
Foreign investors pile into Egypt after gathering
Egypt is drawing in capital from the Arabian Gulf as investors liquidate positions in the region to tap into expected…
Participation banking rises in Turkey
Legal and technical infrastructure in Turkey is burgeoning, along with its young population. Through structural reforms, many great opportunities are…
Middle East is a potential market for UK investment
Despite the political tension in the Middle East, the region remains one of the fastest growing markets, with massive investment…
Despite Low Oil Prices, Middle East Property Investment Steady
Even with the significant drop in oil prices in the second half of 2014 and the start of 2015, investors…
Poll reveals big Dubai property moves
The majority of Indians living in Dubai are planning to buy an apartment rather than a villa or townhouse, reveals…
Rise of Turkish Islamic banks chimes with Erdogan's ideals
Selling fruit from a cart in a working-class neighbourhood of Istanbul hasn't made Mehmet rich, but he's adamant his modest…
Gulf sovereign wealth funds punching above their weight
According to the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Institute, GCC-based SWFs have a total of $2.6 trillion (Dh9.54 trillion) in assets…