GCC government borrowings set to surge on higher spending plans
Govereign borrowings by GCC governments are set to surge in 2019, largely driven by higher spending needs in the context…
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Indosuez Wealth Management expects Egypt’s inflation to slightly slow down by beginning of 2019
Indosuez Wealth Management announced in its latest report that it expects Egypt’s headline inflation to slightly slow down by beginning…
UAE Forum Opens Room for Debating 2019 Economic Prospects
The global economic outlook for 2019 remains unclear as changes take place rapidly around the world. Arab and international…
Turkish bank keeps rates unchanged on inflation fall
Turkey’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected yesterday after inflation eased from a 15-year peak, but…
Egypt to have strongest economic growth in Arab world
Egypt is expected to have the strongest economic growth in the Arab world in 2019, economists said on Wednesday, with…
Building and construction sector vital for realizing ‘New Kuwait 2035’ vision
Deputy Chairman and CEO of the National Industries Company Dr Adel Al-Subaih confirmed that the building and construction sector is…
QFC focusing on driving FDI inflows to Qatar: Al-Jaida
The country has witnessed “a significant 27% increase” in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows between 2016 and 2017, according to…
Qatar’s Commercial Bank may raise up to $1bn in debt in 2019
Qatar’s Commercial Bank could raise up to $1bn in debt in 2019 by tapping a range of debt instruments, as…
UAE private sector growth remains strong on higher demand
The UAE’s non-oil private sector continued to report strong output growth in November, with the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising…
UAE on track for higher growth in 2019
The UAE's real growth showed 3.1 per cent year-on-year increase in the third quarter of 2018, driven by both oil…
Lessons from the boom-and-bust wild run of bitcoin
For all the euphoria of 2017, the great crypto crash of 2018 is plunging deeper. Bitcoin has registered its biggest…
Survey Shows 27 Percent of Finance Departments Expect to Deploy Artificial Intelligence by 2020
A majority of finance departments expect to deploy one of several top emerging technologies by 2020, according to a worldwide…