Executive sat with Hasni to discuss the repercussions of the Dubai debt crisis on the emirate’s real estate market. E When Dubai World made the debt standstill announcement, what was …
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It’s been a long, barren fall season for the IPO market in the MENA region. If December is any indication, the drought in the market is expected to carry through …
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As commercial banks in Lebanon reported an astonishing 9- month growth of 44 percent in 2008 and customer deposits increased by $7.5 billion in the first 10 months, it looked …
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What do you say to an investor who has just seen a significant chunk of his equity investment drain away this year? “It’s true that the best time to invest …
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The real estate market in the GCC, especially in highly speculative Dubai, is still on a downward trend and companies are struggling to ensure their survival in these tumultuous times. …
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The word on the street is that banks in the UAE have faired rather well amid the aftershocks of the global financial crisis. Considering they weren’t hit as hard as …
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The UAE government has long been active in setting laws and regulations to improve the transparency of its real estate market and ensure long-term growth. Since the global financial crisis …
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Before the global financial crisis hit home, the main priority for banks in the UAE was how to decrease inflation rates. Another top concern in 2008 was dealing with the …
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Before the fateful weekend of September 13-14, 2008, the hot topic on all bankers’ minds in the GCC was how to tackle inflation. Every country in the Gulf was battling …
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As Middle Eastern and African economies witness a period of unprecedented economic development that is fuelling governmental and consumer spending, the telecom industry presents investors with a unique opportunity to …
