More than half of GCC employers expect new jobs this year
More than half (53%) of employers surveyed in the Gulf Cooperation Council region anticipate new jobs to be created this…
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MENA: Dipping Into Digital
The MENA fintech sector is booming, with more than $100 million raised by start-ups in the last decade. Dubai-based digital…
Moody’s: GCC Islamic banks to maintain improved asset quality
“The credit fundamentals of Islamic banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have converged with those of their conventional…
Federal Tax Authority Looks Back on 100 Days of VAT in the UAE
Tax compliance in the UAE is one of the highest in the world, as 98.8% of all businesses and groups…
Kuwait mulls law to regulate, develop insurance industry
Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Awais revealed a higher committee will study and develop the…
Qatar's Revolutionary Independence
The blockade of the small but enormously wealthy state of Qatar in June 2017 by some Gulf and neighboring countries,…
Qatar attracts hefty demand for comeback international bond
Qatar, which is marketing a triple-tranche U.S. dollar-denominated bond, has received orders in excess of $32.5 billion for the planned…
Saudi’s General Investment Authority grants 4 French companies investment licenses
The Saudi General Investment Authority granted four French companies investment licenses to conduct business in the Kingdom on Wednesday, Saudi…
Qatar markets three-tranche US dollar bond
The State of Qatar, acting through its Ministry of Finance, is marketing a US dollar sovereign bond in three tranches.…
Northern Trust Announces Leadership Appointments in Global Family Office & Investment Practice Group
In line with continuing expansion and to ensure it remains best placed to continue to serve the needs of its…
Be prepared: higher interest rates and inflation are on the menu
As anticipated, the US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell turned in a very clear first press conference as Fed chief…
UAE Government launches Blockchain Strategy 2021
The strategy is expected to contribute to saving AED11 billion (USD 3 billion) spent annually on document transactions and documents,…