08/19/2018
The Effects of Expats’ Departure on Real Estate Market in Kuwait
Hike in electricity and water tariffs affected the investment real-estate sector along with the exit of a large number of expatriates.
Research, Comment and Analysis
08/17/2018
Burgan Bank’s operations in Turkey fully hedged against lira fluctuations
Eguren: We are not anticipating any major impact
08/17/2018
Saudi banks see no significant impact from lira depreciation
The currency has lost nearly 40 percent against the dollar this year
08/16/2018
UAE’s top-four banks to maintain stable profitability into 2019, report says
The lenders’ combined net profit in the second quarter rose 21% year-on-year
08/15/2018
Meet the 50 Most Influential Expats in UAE
Around 30 per cent of them hail from Arab countries while British expats topped the list with eight executive leaders followed by five expats from Lebanon and Egypt each.
08/15/2018
UAE most competitive economy in Mena region: World Bank, WEF
World Economic Forum and WB reports state that country’s economy is resilient to shock
08/14/2018
Qatar National Bank names Vietnam as Asia’s newest ‘tiger’ economy
According to QNB analysts, the manufacturing boom fueled exports to annually surge 20 percent in the period compared to the 17 percent increase posted for the entire 2017.
08/13/2018
Qatar Investment Authority becomes largest investor in Credit Suisse
QIA is set to play crucial role in boosting tourism sector of Indonesia.
08/12/2018
Governments Around The World Must Rethink Their Structure In The Face of Disruption
Rising Citizen Expectations, Rapid Technological Change, and Increasing Complexity Are Putting Major Pressure on Government—and Making the Traditional Hierarchical Public-Sector Structure Dangerously Outdated
08/10/2018
Want to save? Try this old-school coin bank
#IponChallenge becoming popular among Filipinos in Dubai and it enables them to save in an easy and fun way
08/09/2018
HSBC: Earth is running out of the resources to sustain life
A group of analysts at HSBC said in a note that cited research from the Global Footprint Network (GFN) that the world spent its entire natural resource budget for the year by August 1
08/08/2018
Survey suggests Manchester is on the radar of Middle East property investors
Almost 70% of investors agreed that rental yields in northern cities are greater than London, with over a third of investors revealing that they choose UK cities based on where capital growth is strongest.
08/07/2018
The best high-interest savings accounts in the UAE
Depending on how long you want to lock in your money, there are rates of up to 4 per cent for savers looking for better returns on cash
08/07/2018
New businesses flock to Qatar's financial centre
Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the previous month, while readings below 50.0 show a deterioration.
08/06/2018
The Global CIO Office Weekly by Gary Dugan
Consensus forecasts are that global growth will be around 3% through the balance of the year - sufficient to provide upside risk to inflation or at least the threat of it.
08/06/2018
Asset quality on mend but some issues seen lingering
Implementation of IFRS 9 to tighten credit cycles
08/06/2018
BAB’ to hold open dialogue or banking institutions
Adnan thanked the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Economic Development Board for their intentions to participate in this meeting, which confirms their continued support to the Association and the banking industry in Bahrain.
08/05/2018
EMBI inclusion ‘could trigger $30bn inflows to GCC’
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain sovereign bonds will make up a sizeable portion of the index
08/03/2018
Blockchain Holds 'Significant' Value For Financial Services
With investment on the rise, blockchain is expected to transform a wide variety of industries in the coming years
08/03/2018
The Reasons Behind GCC Banks Mergers
After a long lull, deals between Gulf banks are kicking up a gear.