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New escrow account law likely to dampen new property launches
The new Law No 8 making escrow accounts compulsory for all Dubai off-plan developments, with... Read full article »
US dollar in crisis, US stocks slump and credit spreads tighten
The closing days of July are not usually a time for financial crises. And yet suddenly we have... Read full article »
Is Dr Bernanke right on oil and inflation?
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says inflation has been contained over the past two... Read full article »
Why are investors so pessimistic about the gold price?
With inflation and interest rates picking up around the world the gold price ought to be soaring... Read full article »
GCC bond issues aim to keep oil revenues in the region
First it was GCC equities, then GCC property and now GCC Islamic bonds as the favored asset class... Read full article »
Real estate correction is the next GCC business challenge
According to expert analysts at EFG Hermes and Standard Chartered Bank the next challenge facing... Read full article »
Why is Standard Chartered bringing its London staff to Dubai?
Just over a hundred banking staff from Central London are being asked to move to Dubai. But this... Read full article »
No stagnation in the GCC economies but oil revenues have probably peaked
The Arab media has recently caused some controversy among commentators by suggesting that the GCC... Read full article »
Sheikh Mohammed's $10bn knowledge economy vision, hope for a troubled region
This week the Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum... Read full article »
Competition, capital investment and market forces: towards a new GCC economy
The expansion and creation of airlines in the Gulf States is a microcosm of overall development... Read full article »
Oil price slowdown hangs over the Middle East economy
Since the oil price peaked last summer business executives in the Middle East have nervously eyed... Read full article »
Emirates' profits highlight the Dubai tourism boom
Last week the Emirates Group posted a 24 per cent increase in annual profits to $942 million,... Read full article »
Sell in May and go away!
It has been true for 20 out of the past 30 years. Selling US stock investments in May and buying... Read full article »
Why do the Gulf stock markets continue with these costly IPOs?
The Saudi stock market started the week with a 5.7 per cent crash as investors cashed in, partly... Read full article »
Have GCC stocks hit the bottom?
Stocks rebounded by five per cent in Saudi Arabia at the start of this week, and have also... Read full article »
