Banking & Finance
Commodities represent one of the largest incentives for the Gulf's raw material-starved industrial giants to step into the fray.
Banking & Finance
More transparency from sovereign wealth funds could ensure the SWF storm stays in the teacup where it belongs.
Banking & Finance
A company's journey to becoming more sustainable is not only about reducing costs, explains Brian Armstrong.
Banking & Finance
Why the financial sector in the region needs a more mature approach to security incidents following the recent ATM card fraud.
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Daniel Stanton asks whether the region's state-owned banks are ready to adjust to their inevitable future under private sector ownership?
Banking & Finance
UAE plans to update its CPI to reflect price trends more accurately could make for pretty gruesome reading for the masses.
Banking & Finance
Global markets have been characterised by low volatility over the past four years as equities recovered strongly from the post September 11 sell-off and the collapse of the tech-bubble in 2000. Cheap credit flooded the market, creating excess liquidity. That created an environment where it was difficult for hedge funds to stand out or for skill-based investment to outperform the broad market.
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The former head of the US Federal Reserve has put pressure on GCC Central Banks to ditch their pegs to the dollar.
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The GCC has wisely used its energy windfall to pay down debt, bringing their debts down to just 15% of its Gross Domestic Product.
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John Defterios, host of CNN ‘Marketplace Middle East’ analyses the Gulf countries’ sovereign wealth funds.
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The development of Dubai's home mortgage security arrangements is one of the industry's most interesting stories.
Banking & Finance
Spare a thought for General Motors head Rick Wagoner, whose automotive empire is currently hurtling towards a brick wall.
Banking & Finance
In December, Hong Kong woke up to blazing newspaper headlines that China has bought a nearly 10% stake in the number two US investment bank, Morgan Stanley.
Banking & Finance
While 2008 looks set to suffer short-term market volatility, the DIFX appears to have reason for long-term optimism.
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As Gulf markets mature, a home-grown rogue trader is one milestone that we should be pleased to have missed.
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Institutions in this part of the world are hindered in their ability to make informed decisions by lack of reliable data.
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Football, whichever way you look at it, is not a business in which you will make money quickly.
Banking & Finance
Recent market volatility has revealed Gulf stock markets are more closely correlated to those in the West than ever.
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The latest trend is clear, Chinese and Arab governments have gained some leverage in corporate America, says Heda Bayron.
Banking & Finance
The financial sector’s drive for international standards is too often undermined by strange decisions and baffling behaviour.
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