USD 1.3 trillion assets of Islamic banks by end of 2012 – RESEARCH
KFH-Research has issued a report that stated that total assets of Islamic banking in the GCC region is 34%…
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Is Abu Dhabi the next Dallas?
The UAE capital is the seat of the country's power and owns a tenth of the world's oil. Fund managers…
NBAD retains 'MidEast's safest bank' title
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has retained its title as the safest bank in the Middle East,…
Standard Chartered: Best Private Bank for Super Affluent Clients in the UAE
Standard Chartered has been voted the 'Best Private Bank for Super Affluent Clients in the UAE' for 2013 by world-renowned…
Qatar richest country in the world: IIF
Qatar retained its ranking as the world's richest country in 2012, with its per capita income soaring to an incredible…
Dubai luxury villa prices up 20% in 2012
Property prices in Dubai rose the second highest globally, registering a 20 per cent increase in 2012, a new global…
Typical Middle Eastern UHNWI is not an oil baron
Wealth-X has released a statistical profile of the average Middle Eastern ultra high net worth individual (UHNWI) based on proprietary…
Dubai property prices show second-highest growth in world
Property prices in Dubai rose the second highest globally, registering a 20 per cent increase in 2012, a new global…
Burgan Bank Group wins "Best Banking Group in MENA" award
Burgan Bank Group announced that it has won the 'Best Banking Group in MENA' award for the second consecutive year…
Forbes Middle East Announces the Most Influential Arab Women in Government and Family Business
Arab women are playing increasingly prominent roles in driving the region's economies and societies into the future. With each passing…
Top 10 international boarding schools in the world
An American journalist by the name of Sydney J Harris once wrote that, “The whole purpose of education is to…
Eurozone crisis is the biggest concern to Middle East intermediaries
Middle East intermediaries are more optimistic on global economic growth than in 2012 Equities are the favoured asset class for…