COVID-19 disruptions hit DP World's first-half 2020 container volumes
Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in DP World handling 5.3 per cent lower container volumes in the first…
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Alliance Global supports the MenaLabs in Dubai in the fight against COVID-19
Alliance Global has successfully installed and commissioned a PCR samples automation system at MenaLabs in Dubai. The system will greatly…
Sharjah developer Arada bucks UAE property downturn with 10% rise in H1 sales
UAE developer Arada has announced a 10% increase in sales during the first half of 2020, a set of results…
Private sector companies in Abu Dhabi restricted to 60% on-site workforce capacity
A maximum of 60 per cent of the workforce in the private sector is allowed to work on-site, according to…
Gold may correct to $1,700 near-term, but bounce back to $2,500
Gold prices, which touched an all-time high of $1,944.66 an ounce on Monday afternoon, will see a correction in the…
Kuwait Investment Authority goes legal against former officials
Kuwait Investment Authority, the fourth-largest sovereign wealth fund, is caught up in a legal dispute with former managers at its…
IMF may give Lebanon a smaller funding relief than it actually needs
Lebanon may only count on the International Monetary Fund for as little as half the bailout it had originally sought…
World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2020
The only way a global custodian can be truly global is by relying on subcustodian banks in markets where it…
Global equities likely to remain volatile as rising number of new cases could potentially impact the pace of economic recovery
Global equity markets closed in negative territory during the week on the back of worsening bilateral relations between the US…
Dubai’s real estate sector records transactions worth Dhs72.5b in H1
Dubai’s real estate market witnessed transactions worth Dhs72.5 billion in the first half of 2020, despite the impact of the…
Saudi's Taiba Investments secures $361.8mln financing from Al Bilad Bank
Saudi Arabia’s Taiba Investments Company signed a 1.357 billion Saudi riyals ($361.8 million) Islamic financing agreement with Al Bilad Bank.…
Markaz: Issuances by GCC sovereign entities increased by 40% year-on-year amid growing budget deficits after the double blow of Covid-19 and slump in oil prices
Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”, in its recent research report titled GCC Bonds and Sukuk Market Survey H1-2020, highlighted the trends…