Water crisis could cost the Middle East 6% of GDP by 2025
Lack of adequate water management could cost the Middle East up to 6% of its GDP by 2050, according to…
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Global Islamic finance assets expected to reach $3.69 trillion in 2024
Global Islamic finance assets are expected to reach $3.69 trillion by 2024, states the 2020 Islamic Finance Development Report released…
Saxo Bank 2021 Outrageous Predictions: The Future is Now
Saxo Bank has today released its 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2021. The predictions focus on a series of unlikely but…
Turkish inflation hits 14% as monetary policy pressure mounts
Turkey’s annual inflation surged to 14.03% in November as the lira weakened, its highest since August 2019 and well above…
KPMG: Saudi banks on the journey of customer endurance based on strong capital and liquidity base
KPMG, has published the latest edition of its “Banking Pulse,” a quarterly report series, highlighting the latest developments in the…
Gulf bonds likely to set new record in 2021 amid budget squeeze
International debt sales from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council are likely to notch another record year in 2021 as governments…
Dubai insurer Aman comes up with a three-year growth revival plan
The Islamic insurer Aman will focus on a mix of operational expansion and “enhanced” investment performance as part of a…
Bahrain economy ‘expected to recover in 2021’: S&P
Bahrain’s economy is expected to recover moderately in 2021, with real GDP expanding by 3.5 per cent, says the latest…
Even the Turkey is Worried by Gary Dugan
• President Trump’s ongoing breaking with convention remains a risk to markets. • COVID remains a significant near-term risk to…
How will Covid-19 affect Gulf diversification efforts?
While many Gulf nations were already working to diversify their economies prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn…
HSBC expects Bahrain to build back better
GCC economies will grow 3.9 per cent year-on-year in 2021, a level not seen since 2015, HSBC economists have said.…
Abu Dhabi Global Market releases plans to regulate service providers
The Abu Dhabi Global Market Registration Authority has published a consultation paper outlining its plans to establish a regulatory framework…