Saudi Arabia, UAE to remain key insurance markets in MENA
The insurance, reinsurance, Takaful and cooperative markets within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to offer opportunity for…
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Middle East private equity firms to sell assets
Private equity firms in the Middle East are preparing to exit a range of investments The region are recovering from…
Firing on some cylinders – Gary Dugan, Coutts & Co
Financial Markets were mixed last week as investors continue to wait for the US presidential elections on 6th November.…
Indian duties impose a burden on Dubai’s jewellery trade
Dubai’s gold and jewellery retail could get a timely boost ahead of the Indian festive buying season in November…
KSA, UAE, Qatar spur Mideast fund industry – RESEARCH
The regional fund industry is showing greater optimism and confidence in 2012 compared with 2011, Advent Software, Inc. said in…
BankDhofar opens new Business and Corporate Banking Centres
BankDhofar recently opened three new Business and Corporate Banking Centres to further boost its support of Small and Medium Enterprises…
Swiss private bank plans to enter Israeli market
Pictet & Cie will provide wealth and investment management services for people with more than NIS 5 million in…
Sukuk beats conventional bonds
Corporate and infrastructure issuers in the Gulf region may increasingly rely on sukuk, the Islamic equivalent of bonds, as…
Number of wealthy in SA up 31%, says report
DESPITE economic uncertainty, the number of wealthy people in South Africa is rising by as much as 31%, with a…
Saudi, UAE to see double digit growth in millionaires
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are set to see double digit growth in the number of millionaires in the next…
Qatar among Mideast ‘powerful trio’ for FDI
Despite the events of the Arab Spring, in 2011 the number of FDI projects in the Middle East rose…
Fear of loss driving investment decisions – RESEARCH
According to the latest survey results released by Natixis Global Asset Management, UAE investors have little appetite for increasing risk…