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Consolidation among UAE brokerages is the need of the hour

The article originally appeared in The National | Business.

Saudi Mortgage – Can it remove home ownership barrier?

The article originally appeared in Wealth Monitor.

GCC debt deluge: big-ticket issues, even by international standards

The article originally appeared in The National | Business.

Alternative Financing to Gain Prominence in GCC

However, the current low o

GCC Markets Mixed, OPEC Deal Uncertain

GCC Markets Fall Despite Oil Price Rise

Sources of Stock Market Wealth Creation: 3 Distinct Case Studies

Are GCC businesses leveraging social media enough?

This increasing reach, twinned with the growing presence of young people on s

Why UAE interest rates are more negative than they appear

The article originally appeared in The National | Business

Oil Price Rebound Fails to Cheer GCC Markets

GCC Corporate Earnings fall by 8% in First half of 2016. Expected to fall by 4% in 2016

Total earnings in 1H16 came in at USD 32.8 billion, partly supported by telecom and financial services sector. Among sect

Should GCC banks be wary of Fintech entry?

The western countries, especially the US, have adopted technology at a much faster pace than the rest of the world. At pre

Flat July for GCC Markets

Bankers can finally look forward to merger activity

The article originally appeared in The National | Business

Revealed: The 30 most valuable non-banking companies in GCC 30

ROE is one of the important parameters that is used to evaluate the strength of the company as well as the return the com

VAT in the GCC - How should companies prepare?

Preliminary details reveal that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar will be the first states in the GCC to adopt the

Planned GCC remittance tax could cost members economies in the long run

Though the idea is enticing and could – assuming a flat-rate remittance tax of 10 per cent – add US$10 billion to the

MENA Markets Mixed, Oil Flat Post - Brexit

What are the GCC region’s high margin industries?

Corporate profits and net margins at an aggregate level have been on a clear

Brexit: Impact on GCC Investments in Britain

GCC Investors have flocked into Br

Brexit’s multi-level impact on GCC