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Jun 19, 2013
Investment firms and exchange officials in Abu Dhabi are gearing up for the next phase of growth after MSCI's upgrade of the UAE and Qatar to emerging market status last week. Read Article Abu Dhabi's financial sector ramping up after MSCI upgrade
Jun 19, 2013
Investcorp has acquired a significant stake in Al Yusr Industrial Contracting Company, the latest in a flurry of deals targeting Gulf heavy industry. Read Article Investcorp buys stake in Saudi oil and gas company
Jun 17, 2013
The UAE Central Bank agrees a roadmap with banks plus Etisalat and du to make a wider range of financial transactions via mobile phone possible.
Read Article Central Bank launches blueprint with lenders, telcos to expand UAE mobile commerce
Jun 17, 2013
Waha Capital has taken control of Anglo Arabian Healthcare, a newly established company, the latest in a string of deals targeting the UAE's medical sector. Read Article Waha Capital enters health sector
Jun 17, 2013
Markets Wrap: The euphoria surrounding the UAE's inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index wore off yesterday as the Dubai market erased all of its gains since last week's upgrade. Read Article Dubai stock market erases gains after MSCI upgrade
Jun 17, 2013
Profile: SooHai Lim, a senior investment manager, Barings Asset Management, says what is happening in South East Asia is a strong domestic demand story which has gained a lot of momentum over the past few years. Read Article Asean links with the Middle East
Jun 15, 2013
Eibor rates may be falling, but that is not translating into a lower cost of borrowing for bank customers. Read Article Two sets of rules on UAE interest rates
Jun 14, 2013
One of the longest-serving chief executives in UAE banking, Michael Tomalin retires at the end of this month from National Bank of Abu Dhabi. He tells The National what he plans to do next and discusses the role his bank played in the development of the emirate. Read Article NBAD chief executive wandered the globe in a 40-year career
Jun 14, 2013
The UAE is hitting a serious obstacle in developing its financial markets because of the lack of a bankruptcy law, and risks falling behind other Arabian Gulf states, which are moving to address the problem. Read Article UAE bankruptcy law needed to develop financial markets
Jun 13, 2013
Stocks leap after the UAE succeeded in a six-year effort to gain entry to the MSCI Emerging Market index. Read Article MSCI upgrade puts more wind behind UAE stocks' sails
