Research & Studies

Comment & Analysis

Family office structures in the Middle East on the rise, says Intertrust survey

January 16, 2020

Intertrust recently surveyed professional advisors servicing clients based in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to examine…

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Comment & Analysis

23% of wealth management clients in Middle East are looking to switch providers over next three years: EY

January 13, 2020

Clients in the Middle East are more likely to reevaluate their wealth management providers during major life events such as…

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Comment & Analysis

Investors repose confidence in Dubai's resilient economy

January 13, 2020

A record surge in the number of new trade licences issued in Dubai in 2019, in spite of a discernable…

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Comment & Analysis

Middle East financial institutions spearheading advanced security tech

January 9, 2020

The banking and finance industry is emerging as a key driver of advanced security provision throughout the Middle East. As…

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Comment & Analysis

Revealed: Top 25 companies listed on the Dubai Financial Market

January 7, 2020

UAE banking giant Emirates NBD has topped Arabian Business’s countdown of the top companies listed on the Dubai Financial Market.…

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Comment & Analysis

Women in financial services are tackling an underserved market: themselves

December 30, 2019

Women are the single largest underserved group of customers in financial services. Despite playing increasingly influential roles as buyers, their…

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Comment & Analysis

Dubai's new House Price Index rolled out showing November rise

December 29, 2019

Dubai's new House Price Index, Mo'asher, was rolled out with the first data point showing a 1.4 per cent rise…

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Comment & Analysis

2019 sees foreign card payments increase by 83% in Turkey

December 29, 2019

    Payments made with foreign bank cards increased by 83% in Turkey in the period of January to November…

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Property & Real Estate

Commercial sector drags down property sales in Kuwait: NBK

December 8, 2019

Property sales in Kuwait declined by 31% month-on-month, 26% year-on-year, in October, recording KWD 211 million, on the back of…

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Comment & Analysis

GCC-listed companies earnings shrink in Q3: report

December 6, 2019

The total earnings of GCC-listed companies declined by 10.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to $16.8 billion in the third quarter…

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Comment & Analysis

Citi Private Bank Issues Outlook 2020: Global Growth Can Endure Over the Coming Year

December 6, 2019

Citi Private Bank has released its Outlook report for 2020, titled, “Staying Positive in a Negative (Yielding) World.”   The…

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Comment & Analysis

Tax revenues have reached a plateau

December 5, 2019

Tax revenues in advanced economies reached a plateau during 2018, with almost no change seen since 2017, according to new…

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