Fujairah anticipates increased trade between UAE and Saudi Arabia
The Port of Fujairah is located at the crossroads of major shipping lines between East and West which has allowed…
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Qatar, UAE top world tax ranking with 11.3% & 14.8% rates
Qatar and the UAE share an equal first place in the overall tax ranking, with a total tax rate of…
MENA financial institutions facing hacktivism, cyber attacks
Booz Allen has released its annual Financial Services Cyber Trends. If 2014 was the “year of the breach,” then what…
What is your Dubai property market-value today?
Dubai property prices have increased this year compared to 2013, but often property sellers are not aware of the current…
New taxes will be the last resort to boost GCC revenues
Lower government revenues resulting from declining oil prices are expected to trigger further fiscal reforms across the GCC countries, however…
Malaysia forecast to have more billionaires than UAE in 2018
Malaysia is forecast to have more billionaires in 2018 at 20 than the United Arab Emirates with 19, according to…
Six jobs Middle Eastern banks are still desperate to fill in 2014
The end of the year is fast-approaching; a time when finance recruiters sit back and start planning for the coming…
UAE and Hong Kong to strengthen trade ties
Trade relations between the UAE and Hong Kong are strong and growing, visiting financial secretary of Hong Kong John C…
ADIB UAE’s “Most Recommended Bank”
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top-tier Islamic financial services group, has won the “Souqalmal.com People’s Choice Award for 2014”…
Paris Region: a Gateway city for Asian and Middle Eastern investors
High level of cross-border investments from Asia and the Middle East. In 2013, these two areas both invested between $10…
Room for more crowd funding in the UAE and the Middle East
Middle East markets still have plenty of room for crowd-funding platforms despite a surge of new companies launching in the…
Saudi- Kyrgyz president proposes joint venture bank
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev has proposed the establishment of a large joint venture Saudi-Kyrgys bank to finance big mining and…