Accenture launches upgraded banking technology platform at NCB
The highly complex project which took approximately two years to complete, was part of NCB’s NextGen programme, also undertaken with…
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Saudi Arabian Prince Commits $100 Million To Sydney Developer
A Middle Eastern fund called Crestmount Capital have closed on a $100 million investment Sydney residential developer Piety Investments. …
Qatar wealth fund CEO sees Brexit investment opportunities
Qatar’s $335bn sovereign wealth fund sees opportunities to invest in Britain after Brexit and is looking at infrastructure, healthcare and…
Foreign Investors Flock to Iran
After years shunning Iran, Western businesses are bursting through the country’s doors—but U.S. companies are noticeably absent. Dozens of…
Creating a business environment for growth
Qatar is experiencing a distinctive economic phase during its transition away from reliance on hydrocarbons and towards a diversified knowledge-based…
SBI Life set to enter Bahrain in next financial year
SBI Life is set to enter Bahrain in next financial year and is awaiting regulatory permission to open a branch…
64% of Gulf expats have no pension
Nearly seven in ten people in the UAE and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council do not have any…
Saudi bourse to start new settlement period on April 23
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange said it would extend the period for settling trades and introduce short-selling on April 23, reforms…
GCC expats way behind in their retirement planning
In retirement planning, GCC expats are way behind their counterparts in North America, Europe and Asia, a study by global…
Saudi Aramco preparing Sukuk issuance
Reuters is reporting that Saudi Aramco is set to issue a Sukuk. According to Reuters, it is set to…
65 per cent of GCC expats 'don't have a pension'
GCC expatriates are miles behind their counterparts in North America, Europe and Asia when it comes to retirement planning, a…
More real estate investment trusts expected in UAE
The asset manager behind the UAE’s second listed real estate investment trust expects more to follow. Emirates NBD Asset…