Developers in the Gulf have been building high-rise towers, luxury developments and artificial islands, mainly targeting high-income individuals. Yet this time, the Qatari real estate conglomerate Barwa is planning to …
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Dubai has been the Middle East’s business hub and an attractive destination for international investors since its doors were opened to foreign entrepreneurs. Thanks to its free-market economy and developed …
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Since July 2008, stock prices of real estate companies have plunged continuously. This is especially true in the UAE where investors fled the stock market due to bad expectations, the …
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As the dust from the global economic storm beings to settle in the UAE, banks are hesitantly wading into 2009. This year, the operating environment for banks is undoubtedly challenging. …
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Knowing that Dubai’s Palm islands have dominated real estate headlines for the last couple of years, developer Noor International Holding has directed its attention to Lebanon with its newly announced …
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Given the ongoing weakness in regional equity markets right now, it’s no surprise that the IPO market is still on the ropes. Many financial analysts from Ernest & Young, UBS, …
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Currently the managing director and chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Gary Dugan has been in the financial business …
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The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is the second largest bank in the UAE with assets reaching $45 billion. Executive Magazine recently conducted an exclusive interview with the bank’s …
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CLIs signal deep slowdown in OECD area and major non-OECD member economiesn OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLIs) for November 2008 point to deep slowdowns in the major seven economies and …