The GCC’s plans to re-engineer family businesses and a serious push towards privatization have started what could be soon known as the “hottest IPO market in the world,” analysts say. …
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Since the country’s early inception in the 1920s banking has played a pivotal role in shaping Lebanon ’s economy. Today, it remains a resilient sector, especially when compared to …
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For the last few years, a brain drain has been depleting Lebanon of its human talent. One of the many sectors to be hard hit by emigration, losing its …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Abu Dhabi Investment House Launches $7B Porta Moda Fashion Concept Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH) signed memorandum of understandings to develop Porta Moda …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Dubai Properties Plans $200B Worth of Projects Dubai Properties, a member of Dubai Holding, consolidated its activities under a new holding company: Dubai …
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Dark, heavy storm clouds continue to linger over the heads of many bankers worldwide, troubled by the subprime market crisis, fraud, financial havens and the plunging dollar. Lebanese banks …
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The GCC is expected to be the home to over 150 new IPOs during the upcoming two years, according to industry reports. Morgan Stanley predicts that Saudi Arabia alone is …
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In early March 2008, HSBC announced that its UAE brokerage arm, HSBC Middle East Securities (HMES), had received a license from the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) to operate …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Qatar Buys Back its Stakes at Credit Suisse According to Qatar’s Prime Minister, the natural gas rich country is buying back its shares …
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Regional companies are running toward their local public markets, leaving a trail of prospectuses behind them and welcoming individual and institutional investors from across the Middle East and abroad to …