CBO Publishes Its First Report on Financial Stability
The Central Bank of Oman today issued its first report on financial stability. The report aims at identifying the…
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Ten IT-enabled business trends for the decade ahead
Three years ago, we described ten information technology-enabled business trends that were profoundly altering the business landscape. The pace of…
Gulf pension funds ramp up assets amid Arab Spring
State pension funds in the Gulf are sharply increasing their investments in new assets on the back of the…
Aon Hewitt Analysis Shows Modest Improvement in Global Employee Engagement Levels
Though organizations around the world continue to struggle with economic volatility and uneven growth patterns following the global recession,…
National Bank of Bahrain's ratings affirmed
Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency, announced that it has affirmed National Bank of Bahrain (NBB)'s Long- and Short-Term…
T. Rowe Price Says Dubai, Qatar Deserve MSCI Upgrade to Emerging
Dubai and Qatar deserve to be upgraded to emerging-market status at MSCI Inc. (MSCI) next month, T. Rowe Price Group…
Increasing shift into private equity by Middle Eastern SWFs
Major sovereign governments and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the Middle East are increasingly considering new private equity models for…
53% of UAE bank customers 'want to switch'
More than half of the UAE population want to switch to a better bank after suffering poor customer service, a…
Deutsche Bank in the Middle East ranked number 1 in Euromoney's FX survey
In the Middle East, clients have acknowledged Deutsche Bank’s leading position in FX by ranking the bank No.1 with 16.15%…
A Gold Forecast that Will Shock the World
How ugly has the gold market gotten? So ugly that even goldbugs are completely dazed and confused. Here's just a…
Tax Administration 2013: Comparative Information on OECD and Other Advanced and Emerging Economies
Tax Administration 2013 (formerly the Comparative Information Series), produced by the Forum on Tax Administration, is a unique and comprehensive survey of tax…
Bank Muscat Chief Executive ranked among 500 most influential Arabs
For the third consecutive year, AbdulRazak Ali Issa, Chief Executive of Bank Muscat, has earned a prominent position among the…