Bahrain Aiming To Become A Regional Tech Hub By Investing In The Fintech Industry
Bahrain is spearheading investment in the lucrative fintech industry in order to position itself as a major financial hub. …
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World-Beating Wealth Props Up Qatar Against Arab Sanctions
A month after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Qatar,…
UAE’s economic growth ‘relatively strong at 3%’
UAE’s economic growth was relatively strong at 3%, compared to 4.9% on average in 2011-15, with oil sector contributing more…
QSE sees higher foreign investment prospects despite economic blockade
Notwithstanding the economic blockade, the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has witnessed increasing investment prospects from the UK and Hong Kong…
Rise in public spending to spur UAE growth in next three years
A rebound in government spending will be the key catalyst for a predicted recovery in the UAE's non-oil growth in…
Series of Economic Procedures Await Doha
Riyadh- Economist Hussein Shobokshi said that the Qatari economy is expected to face a new series of tough procedures to…
United with shared interests in key industries
The UAE and U.S. have been nurturing strong ties across a broad spectrum of areas, including trade, investment, aerospace and…
Qatar offers tremendous business opportunities, says Doha Bank CEO
Government initiatives in the finance sector and major infrastructure as well as industrial projects have opened up “tremendous” business opportunities…
Dubai's next frontier: Latin America
Dubai has become a pivotal connector for world trade, yet one corner of the globe barely registers: Latin America.…
Standard and Poor’s revises GBK’s outlook to ‘positive’ from ‘stable
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has revised the outlook of Gulf Bank’s Credit rating to “Positive” from “Stable” and…
Bahrain and Oman among most vulnerable in GCC
Many frontier markets remain highly vulnerable — especially to oil price weakness — as fixed exchange rates and lack of…
How Saudi Arabia boosted Gulf IPOs
GCC markets witnessed a surge in the number of floats during the first quarter of 2017 following the launch of…