BankingFeaturedUAE, Saudi banks expect increase in loan demand in 2020Bharath KumarJanuary 14, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 14, 2020March 18, 2020 Dubai Expo 2020, banks’ regional expansion and slowdown in property market are contributing factors to rising credit... Read more
EconomyUAE leads the Gulf in digital economy with 18% of Middle EastBharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 15, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 9, 2020January 15, 2020 Size of digital economy in the Middle East touched $30 bn in 2018... Read more
AviationAir Arabia Abu Dhabi becomes a UAE national carrierBharath KumarJanuary 8, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 8, 2020 The UAE government’s decision is aimed at further establishing development plans for the aviation sector... Read more
MarketsNon-Arab net investments in UAE markets hits Dh12.5 bnSamuel AbrahamJanuary 2, 2020 by Samuel AbrahamJanuary 2, 2020 Foreign investors execute capital market trades worth Dh218 bn in 2019 in the UAE markets... Read more
MarketsMSCI Kuwait upgrade to boost ETFs and equitiesInternational Finance DeskDecember 20, 2019January 24, 2020 by International Finance DeskDecember 20, 2019January 24, 2020 The move is expected to generate billions of dollars of inflows into the Kuwait market... Read more
EconomyQatar’s budget for 2020 largest in five yearsPritam BordoloiDecember 17, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 17, 2019 The country plans to spend 1.9% more in 2020 than it did last year... Read more
Real EstateProperty sales in Dubai surge in November, hitting 11-year highPritam BordoloiDecember 12, 2019January 24, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 12, 2019January 24, 2020 5,051 property sales were recorded in November, a 5.8 percent increase from October... Read more
AviationEmirates flies to Mexico after legal battlePritam BordoloiDecember 10, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 10, 2019 The carrier will fly to Mexico through Barcelona... Read more
Ports and ShippingAquaChemie to develop $40 mn chemical terminal in UAEPritam BordoloiDecember 6, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 6, 2019 To be developed at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, the facility will serve as a strategic gateway to facilitate chemical trade across GCC... Read more
EconomyUAE to see higher growth due to greater spendingPritam BordoloiDecember 5, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 5, 2019 The UAE’s economy is projected to grow by 2.3% in 2019, according to its central bank... Read more