Dubai awarded more projects than Abu Dhabi for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2008. Dubai entities awarded USD1.8-billion of new projects compared to the UAE capital’s subdued USD596-million, respectively, according to EFG-Hermes. READ MORE HERE

With Gulf economies poised for growth on the back of strong macroeconomic policies, regional stock markets are also set for growth. READ MORE HERE

Nobody even considered looking at MENA states last year, as news of Arab Spring-related crisis, instability and the Iran conflict dominated the headlines.
But buried amid the negative headlines was the regional governments’ resolve to continue pumping funds into their respective economies. READ MORE HERE

Barclays Capital picks Dubai as the best risk/reward play in the region. But while the outlook is optimistic, corporates will continue to feel the pain. READ MORE HERE

Dubai emerges as the region’s hot spot in an EIU survey on the world’s most competitive cities. But, overall, the region’s metropolises’ fared poorly in the list. READ MORE HERE

UAE-South Korea trade is expected to rise 21% this year, as hydrocarbons-rich Gulf states move closer to energy-hungry Asian markets. READ MORE HERE

Barclays Capital expects GCC economies to rise 5.4% this year, but Citibank worries that a sudden drop in oil prices could leave the states with a dilemma: whether to curtail spending or keep pumping funds into the economy. READ MORE HERE

Middle East markets had a phenomenal February. Find out which stocks performed outstandingly well, and which failed to get investors enthused.

February was the month when Middle East markets roared back to life.  READ MORE HERE

Why have regional capital inflows remained well below their 2007 levels, even though emerging markets have since investments surged since then? The IIF says there are four good reasons for the low inflows.

The Middle East North Africa’s capital inflows continue to languish after they peaked at a high of nearly USD150-billion in 2007. READ MORE HERE

While investors were looking elsewhere, Dubai and other Gulf markets have been staging an impressive rally. What’s this: a Gulf stock market racking up double-digit growth in the first six weeks of the year? READ MORE HERE