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Influx of rich expats pushing up UAE inflation, says IMF panel

The influx of affluent migrants into the UAE has contributed to the country’s rising inflation, but also presents new opportunities for the Gulf state. A Henley Global Citizens report published in August forecast that the UAE will record the largest net inflow of millionaires on record, adding an additional 4,000 high net worth individuals this […]

Dr Sutlan Ahmed Al Jaber, Adnoc

Adnoc chief warns 5m barrels a day at risk if oil investment halts

The head of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has warned that the world will lose five million barrels per day of oil each year from next year if investments in the sector grinds to a halt. “Now is not the time to point out that long-term underinvestment in oil and gas has […]

Taaleem operates in one of the fastest-growing premium K-12 markets in the GCC

UAE’s Taaleem to raise $204m from IPO on Dubai bourse

Taaleem Holdings, the UAE-based K-12 premium education provider with 26 schools, will launch an initial public offering on the Dubai Financial Market to raise AED 750 million ($204.19 million) to expand its network. The company will offer 10 percent of its shares to retail investors starting November 10 and 88 percent to professional investors on […]

Dubai Creek Harbour

Mena investment banking fees surge past $1bn for year so far

JP Morgan and HSBC remain the top fee-earning investment banks in the Middle East and North Africa, a new report has found, although a further slowdown in mergers and acquisitions could help regional banks boost their share.  Total investment banking fees in the Mena amounted to $1.05 billion in the first nine months of 2022, […]

UAE IPOs

UAE government’s IPO juggernaut raises $13.3bn and counting

A flurry of government-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock markets has helped rejuvenate UAE bourses, as local and international investors seek exposure to the country’s buoyant economy.  While Europe and the US fret over soaring inflation and likely recession, and most emerging market currencies wilt versus the dollar, Gulf […]

Departing Zand co-founder and CEO Olivier Crespin

Zand CEO quits just months after UAE licence win

Zand, the digital banking platform that secured its licence from the Central Bank of the UAE in July, is on the hunt for a new CEO. The bank, which has launched corporate services with personal banking to follow soon, announced a leadership change on Tuesday with Olivier Crespin, co-founder and CEO, moving on “to pursue […]

OPEC+ cuts: the media’s verdict

Major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trading on Thursday, joining the rise in oil prices following the announcement late on Wednesday October 5 that the oil alliance OPEC+ had agreed to cut production by about two million barrels per day, the largest reduction since 2020. OPEC+ agrees deep oil production cuts, Biden […]

City, Town, Urban

Bleak economic forecast leads to UK companies setting up in UAE

There has been a 23 percent year-on-year rise in UK companies setting up in the UAE. The increase comes as Britain contends with a stark economic outlook: the most recent forecast from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicts that there will be a recession before the end of this year, with inflation spiking to […]

Computer-generated aerial view of how Palm Jebel Ali will look after Nakheel relaunches building of homes, hotels and other amenities

Nakheel sold 29 homes on stalled Palm Jebel Ali, official data shows

Palm Jebel Ali, the Dubai mega project set to be relaunched soon by developer Nakheel, sold a total of 29 homes before work on the project was halted in 2009. State-owned developer Nakheel has confirmed it was set to relaunch the manmade, palm-shaped, island project, which is said to be one-and-a-half times the size of […]