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UAE Lead’s Middle East Alternative Energy Push With Major Solar Project UAE Lead’s Middle East Alternative Energy Push With Major Solar Project(0)

Days after announcing a new energy minister, Abu Dhabi also launched the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant, in what marks a significant turn in the way the UAE views its energy sector. CONTINE READING

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6 ME family business insights 6 ME family business insights(0)

 

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More than 80% of the Middle East businesses polled in a survey expect steady or aggressive growth in the next five years, according to a global PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) survey. READ MORE

Legatum Institute Survey: Prosperous UAE Legatum Institute Survey: Prosperous UAE(0)

The UAE is the most prosperous Middle East state and among the 30 most prosperous countries in the world, according to the latest edition of the annual Legatum Institute Survey. CONTINUE READING

Luxury villas: Dubai Rebounds Luxury villas: Dubai Rebounds(0)
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Dubai’s luxury real estate prices recorded the second biggest jump after Jakarta, according to UK-based real estate consultant Knight Frank. CONTINUE READING

Buy Dubai Debt: Barclays Buy Dubai Debt: Barclays(0)

Barclays Capital has cherry-picked Dubai corporate credit as the most promising in the region. CONTINUE READING

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UAE’s Credit Crunch UAE’s Credit Crunch(0)
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The UAE Central Bank’s decision to extend its deadline for commercial banks’ to comply with its regulations for another six months comes as a relief to the financial institutions. CONTINUE READING

The investments of Zabeel The investments of Zabeel(0)

Zabeel Investments was launched during the hey days of Dubai when the emirate was the darling of the financial world and the emirate was keen to cultivate its reputation as a discerning global investor. CONTINUE READING

Abu Dhabi: Growing Concerns Abu Dhabi: Growing Concerns(0)
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For all its fiscal might and financial muscle, the Abu Dhabi economy hasn’t picked up spectacularly despite high oil prices. The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development estimates the emirate’s economy to post a 3.9% growth this year, which is subdued, compared to its Saudi and Qatari counterparts. CONTINUE READING

UAE Banks’ Real Estate Hangover UAE Banks’ Real Estate Hangover(0)

Muted lending and deleveraging continues to haunt UAE banks. While most regional banks have shrugged off the after effects of the global financial crisis, the UAE banks remain hamstrung by the real estate crash and exposure to Dubai Inc’s debt woes. CONTINUE READING

DIFC’s Opportunity DIFC’s Opportunity(0)

With major financial centres reeling from global turmoil, Dubai once again has a chance to attract the emerging economies’ burgeoning financial services sector. CONTINUE READING

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