Kuwaiti stake in Green Reit raises eyebrows
The usual flurry of Monday morning stock exchange announcements contained a notification that piqued the interest of followers of the…
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India mulls FDI move to attract more Middle East investors
India is considering allowing foreign investment funds to buy stressed loan portfolios of banks, a move which is expected to…
Pension funds’ fixed income allocations losing ground in growth markets: report
In Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, pension funds are increasing their exposure to equities at the expense…
Saudi investments in US bonds increase to $170bn
Saudi Arabia has increased its exposure to US treasuries and upped its bond holdings to a peak of $170 billion,…
UAE ranked 27th globally in terms of its ability to attract FDI
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's World Investment Report 2019 has ranked the UAE 27th globally in terms…
UAE, Hong Kong sign agreement on the mutual promotion and protection of investments
The Ministry of Finance has signed an agreement to encourage and protect investments between the UAE and the Government of…
How Lebanon Will Dodge Its Looming Debt Crisis
The economic outlook for Lebanon is not nearly as bad as some would have you believe. And that presents…
Gulf states are becoming more adventurous investors
A decade ago, few people in Silicon Valley had heard of Uber or the Public Investment Fund. The former…
Key Arab states have yet to confirm their attendance at Bahrain Conference
Just two weeks away from the long-awaited Bahrain Conference on Israel-Palestine, key Arab nations have yet to confirm their participation.…
Ex-Emirati Chairman, Expat CEO Sentenced to 15 and 10 Years in Jail Respectively
A former chairman of a public department in Abu Dhabi and the former Chief Executive Officer of the same entity…
UAE's Sharjah Islamic Bank readies capital-boosting dollar sukuk
United Arab Emirates' Sharjah Islamic Bank is expected to issue U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, by the end of…
GHD Advisory appoints leader for UAE
GHD Advisory, part of global professional services company GHD, has named Salma Bin Breik as Advisory Leader – UAE to…