UAE banks get kudos for improved balance sheet
The UAE's banking sector's solid performance over the past few quarters has earned the praise of ratings agency.
View ArticleMinerals draw UAE, other investors to Guinea
Guinea's impoverished economy received a major boost in late November when Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company signed a deal with the government to build an alumina refinery, which is expected to...
View ArticleUAE gas reserves offer fresh fiscal hopes
Natural gas importer UAE is working on a number of projects that could boost the country's natural gas production
View ArticleUAE eyes 65% rise in GDP per capita by 2021
If further proof was ever needed that the UAE's confidence was well and truly back, it came with the UAE prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 's new goal that the country's GDP per...
View ArticleAccess to education a challenge in Arab world
More than 8.5 million children in the Arab world remain out of school, presenting a huge socio-economic challenge for regional authorities.
View ArticleMiddle East’s ultra-rich population to swell 35%
Abu Dhabi, Beirut and Dubai will see the fastest growth in the population of ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWI) over the next decade, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank's The World...
View ArticleRiyadh has highest disposable income in GCC
Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh are the Middle East's three richest cities, according to a new survey.
View ArticleDubai Expo sentiment spurs UAE banking sector
The UAE banking sector's outlook has improved considerably over the past few quarters as a spate of new infrastructure and construction projects come on track and strong economic activity helped...
View ArticleNew firm positions UAE in aluminum output
Dubai Aluminium 's ( DUBAL ) formal merger with its Abu Dhabi counterpart Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) is a reflection of the UAE's rise as a low-cost smelter destination at a time when high-cost players...
View ArticleMandatory insurance law fuels growth in UAE healthcare
Dubai government's approval of the mandatory insurance law last year is starting to trigger a new wave of growth in the emirate's healthcare sector, according to Shuaa Capital.
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