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UAE leads Arab countries in 2016 Global Innovation Index

International Finance DeskAugust 16, 2016

by International Finance DeskAugust 16, 2016

UAE ascends six places to 41 globally August 16, 2016: The UAE showed a significant improvement in its innovation standing on the 2016 Global Innovation. The UAE ranked first among Arab countries and 41st worldwide in terms of overall performance on the index, up from second in the Arab World and 47th globally in 2015....

Iran sees record FDI

International Finance DeskJune 30, 2016

by International Finance DeskJune 30, 2016

Climbs three rankings with a market share of 11.11 percent among Middle East nations IFM Correspondent June 30, 2016: The volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Iran has reached the highest level in years since lifting of sanctions in January this year. Data from fDi Markets, an FT service that monitors cross-border greenfield investment,...

There’s more to Mauritius than sea and beaches

International Finance DeskJune 22, 2015

by International Finance DeskJune 22, 2015

The Indian Ocean island is consistently ranked as the best place to do business in Africa Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya June 22, 2015: Mauritius brings to mind vision of long sandy beaches with blue ocean waves caressing the shore and outstretched leaves of tall palm trees swingingin the cool breeze. Tourism has always been one of...