UAE banking customers prefer mobile apps over call centres
UAE banking customers prefer making transactions via mobile banking channels rather than dealing with an adviser by phone, a new…
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Qatar files WTO complaint over Gulf trade 'siege'
Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an "illegal siege" imposed by its Gulf neighbours, the…
GCC banks become more selective in lending
Tighter liquidity conditions, weakening asset quality and slowing economic growth are expected to further tighten lending standards of GCC banks…
Barclays Sponsors UAE’s First Government Accredited Entrepreneurship Programme
The Mind Cloud Entrepreneurship Programme and Dubai Business Women Council offer tailor-made, certified courses aimed at students, SME entrepreneurs and…
DFSA launches Crowdfunding Framework
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has today launched its regulatory framework for loan and investment-based crowdfunding platforms, the first such…
Realty developer, four officials face Dhs84m fine
Four officials of a real estate developer pocketed Dhs84m and kept stalling to deliver five villas to investors. Investors…
Dubai Investments reports rising rent income despite profit decline
Dubai Investments said second-quarter profit fell 12 percent to 191 million dirhams ($52 million) as it plows ahead with a…
In Abu Dhabi, smaller the flat, bigger the returns
It's common knowledge that close to 50 per cent of Abu Dhabi's gross domestic product is reliant on the oil…
KIPCO announces realignment of operations of its Bahrain-based United Gulf Bank
The Kuwait Projects Company has announced the realignment of the operational structure of its Bahrain-based subsidiary, United Gulf Bank. …
Abu Dhabi's Senaat asks proposals for dollar sukuk – sources
Abu Dhabi's Senaat, a state-owned investor in the emirate's industrial sector, has asked banks for proposals to arrange a U.S.…
Moody’s Wins License to Operate in Saudi Arabia, Big Three Now Complete
The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) has given Moody's the license to operate rating activities in Saudi Arabia, joining the…
Qatar crisis back to square one as economy shows the strain
The Saudi-led alliance that severed ties with Qatar reinstated a list of 13 demands that must be met before talks…