Guides & Analytics
37% Of Dubai SME 100 Companies Prefer Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced that it was the preferred banking partner for 37 of the 100 top performing SME organizations in Dubai (Dubai…
Lebanese PM meets Al-Azhar Gram Imam
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora handed Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb the Future Movement’s political manifesto during a visit to the Al-Azhar Mosque in…
Hotels feel impact of Arab Spring
More than a year after the popular risings across the Arab world changed the region's business outlook, hotel operators still believe in the investment potential of…
Dubai Banks’ Profits Declines 35% In Q1
The net profits of Dubai-based banks dipped by nearly 35 per cent in the first quarter of 2012 and the bulk of the decline was in the income of Emirates NBD (ENBD),…
9th Annual IFSB Summit Discusses Global Financial Reforms
The 9th Annual Summit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) which is scheduled to be held at the Swissotel The Bosphorus in Istanbul on 16 - 17 May 2012 and…
ADX General Index Off 0.33%, Taqa 3.20% Lower
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) General Index closed off 0.33% Monday, at 2,503.82 points. Abu Dhabi National Energy Company or Taqa plummeted 3.20% to…
Al-Shater: We need EGP 30 bln for the National Projects
MB’s General Guide Deputy Khairat Al-shater said the state’s general budget needs EGP 30 billion in order to construct economic projects. He mentioned that the…
Malaysia’s Zeti Emphasizes Economic Well-being Challenge of Islamic Finance
The advancements the Islamic finance industry has made in the last decade have resulted in wide-ranging new opportunities. However the globalization of the Islamic…