Ready for the rebound: Farhad Azizi
Gazing out the window from his Majlis room on the 15th floor of his office on Sheikh Zayed Road, Farhad…
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Property weighs on Dubai, most major Gulf markets fall
Dubai stocks fell on Thursday when its property firms declined, while bank shares hurt the Saudi market. Saudi Arabia's…
Preparing for a Tsunami of M&A in the Global Financial Services Industry
It is generally accepted that there are many countries around the world that are currently over-banked—the United States, parts of…
SFO Group’s family approach is allowing it to thrive in the Middle East
The company's business model is centred on the management of real estate investments. It also assists its member families with…
Championing women across the global ecosystem
With International Women’s Day 2019 upon us, banks around the world are celebrating females in finance and addressing the scarcity…
DIB gets shareholders’ nod for $5bn sukuk issuance programme
Dubai Islamic Bank, received approval from shareholders to set up a $5 billion (Dh18.35bn) sukuk programme, as well as issue…
Qatar sells triple-tranche jumbo bond to raise $12 billion
Qatar sold $12 billion in bonds on Wednesday, and drew around $50 billion in demand - the largest order book…
Saudi Arabia said to mull raising tax on local banks
Local lenders started paying Zakat at 10 percent of profit after deducting returns on government bonds from last year as…
Nobody Knows How Dubai’s Economy’s Been Doing Lately
In Dubai, the focus is often too much on the economy of tomorrow rather than that of the recent past.…
Time for Asia to integrate
Regional integration is important to address socio-economic issues, says H.E. Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand …
Best’s Special Report: Middle East and North Africa Insurance Ratings: Benchmarking
The Middle East and North Africa insurance markets have seen robust growth over the last decade, according to a new…
“Wall of Money” Is Heading for Emerging Markets, IIF Says
Investors of almost every stripe appear to be turning more bullish on emerging markets after withdrawing funds last year, according…