Qatar set to achieve GCC's best growth rate of 3% in 2021: World Bank
Qatar economy is set to rebound this year with the World Bank forecasting it to grow 3% in 2021, which…
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Qatar's biggest bank expects Gulf detente to boost companies, lenders
Qatari companies including banks are forecast to get a boost from a deal to end a more than three-year row…
Review of Asset Market Returns for 2020
Risk assets did well, considering the context. It is difficult to imagine a more challenging year for markets if one…
Predictions and Hopes for 2021 by Gary Dugan
Predictions for 2021 Global markets - A year of two halves As we enter 2021, it is evident that…
2021 Global Networking Trends Report: business resiliency takes center stage
Businesses around the world experienced unprecedented long-term disruption to their operations almost overnight due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In…
Egypt central bank forecast to keep interest rates unchanged
Egypt's central bank is set to leave its main interest rate on hold on Thursday, a Reuters poll showed, possibly…
UAE GDP to shrink more than previously forecast, to grow by 2.5% in 2021 – central bank
The UAE's GDP is estimated to shrink about 6 percent this year, compared to a previous forecast of a decline…
IMF projects Qatar's real GDP growth at 2.7% in 2021
The Qatari authorities’ strong policy response has helped to mitigate the health and economic fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic and…
How will Banks in the GCC perform in 2021?
Next year may prove more challenging for banks in the UAE, as their asset quality and profitability are forecast to…
Business community welcomes 2021 spending plans
Headed by King Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the Kingdom’s general budget for 2021. It includes…
Saudi Budget 2021 Commentary: Fintech will play a key role in Saudi diversification in 2021
Startups have become a critical component of Saudi Arabia’s transformation, Padmini Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Rise, a fintech start-up…
UAE economy's rebound to pre-crisis level by 2022
The UAE’s non-oil economy will expand by 4.2 per cent in 2021 after an anticipated 7.4 per cent decline in…