Middle East buyers take interest in Orlando real estate
Almost six months after direct flights opened from Dubai to Orlando, Middle Eastern investors are showing renewed interest in Central…
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Iran offers many opportunities — and pitfalls — for investors
Iran, the second-largest economy in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia, has the potential to evolve into a major emerging…
Why is China’s role in the Middle East growing?
As the second biggest economy in the world with an official GDP growth rate of 6.9 percent in 2015, China…
Credit growth slowed in 4th quarter
The domestic credit growth decelerated 2.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of 2015 to 1.1 per cent in…
Healthy market with huge potential
In its latest Top 100 Arab Banks ranking, published last October, The Banker commended the region-leading performance of Egypt’s financial…
Bahrain cancels $750m bond sale after S&P downgrade
Bahrain's government cancelled a $750 million bond sale on Thursday after Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating of the kingdom's…
A Record-Breaking Year For Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai International Financial Centre, the global financial services hub connecting businesses and financial institutions with emerging markets across the Middle…
Chinese banks play major presence in Dubai int'l financial center: official
The banks from China play major presence and stand for 25 percent of the combined balance sheets of the Middle…
Egyptian banks unconcerned with Africa
Despite Egyptian banks’ dedication to expanding operations in overseas markets, they are still significantly unconcerned with Africa, whether northern or…
Bahrain says talking with lead managers after S&P downgrade
Bahrain said on Wednesday that it was talking with the lead managers of its latest sovereign debt offer after Standard…
DIFC reports results for 2015
The number of new company registrations at DIFC increased by more than a quarter (27 per cent) compared with 2014,…
Bahrain opens books to raise $500 mln through a bond re-tap – leads
Bahrain has opened order books to raise $500 million through a re-opening of its two-part bond issued late last year,…