First Abu Dhabi Bank sells sterling-denominated bonds worth $584 mn
FAB’s issuance becomes the Middle East’s largest sterling-denominated bond in ten years...
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Maybank Islamic launches first overseas branch in Dubai
The bank’s Dubai branch will focus on wholesale banking which includes corporate financing, treasury, capital markets and trade finance...
GCC Healthcare market expected to hit $70 billion this year
Currently, GCC is spending just around 50 percent of what mature markets invest on healthcare...
GCC and trade war: Time for foreign investment in UAE, Saudi banks?
The top banks in the UAE have increased their foreign investment cap while the Saudi markets regulator has also done the same...
5G implementation: How the GCC nations leapfrogged the world
The local governments’ willingness to invest in niche technologies helps GCC outdo the rest of the world in 5G deployment...
GCC countries slash interest rates to lower loan costs
The rate cut follows the US Federal Reserve’s decision to reduce rates by 25 basis points...
Foreigners can now own up to 40% in First Abu Dhabi Bank
The UAE central bank approves raising foreign ownership limit from 25%...
Industry stalwarts to head Takaful & InsurTech Forum
Over 300 industry powerhouses from GCC, Asia, Africa and Europe are expected to converge at the two-day forum, that will also feature an exclusive report launch by Milliman...
Startups and SMEs will be drivers of economic growth in the coming years
This will promote job generation which will contribute largely to an increase in consumption and spending of low-income people...
Logistics: The next wave of innovation in e-commerce
With e-commerce snowballing in the Middle East means: logistics in the region need advancements from a paradigm of old-fashioned techniques to drum up operations...