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UAE making 2015 the year of renewable energy
July 6th, 2015
Some consider 2015 to be the year for renewable energy in the UAE. Three reasons stand out: the country’s expansion of clean-energy projects, its funding of renewable projects abroad and the fact that the Emirates has the lowest solar-energy ...
Nasdaq, Deutsche Börse and 7 other Exchanges around the world report trading statistics for June 2015
July 3rd, 2015
Nasdaq, Deutsche Börse, SIX, Eurex and another 7 exchanges have issued press releases to inform for the Trading statistics and Volumes for the Month June 2015. Nasdaq: Nasdaq publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below ...
Yuan gains credibility as reserve currency
May 7th, 2015
France’s Credit Agricole Private Banking is advising its clients to add the Chinese yuan to their portfolios as the world’s second-largest economy looks to further liberalise its currency. High net worth individuals in the Arabian Gulf region should consider ...
NBAD eyes up debt deals with export credit agencies as part of international expansion plan
May 4th, 2015
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the country’s biggest lender by assets, is keen to arrange debt for export credit agencies (ECAs) as part of plans to expand its loans portfolio. “I see an increasing role for export credit ...
Top 12 Media Myths on oil prices
April 13th, 2015
The upstream oil and gas industry is not a black hole. There’s no mystery wrapped in an enigma here. There are a lot of meetings with engineers, chemists and geologists. There’s a constantly evolving learning curve. And then there’s ...
UAE signs up as founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
April 6th, 2015
The UAE has joined the China-led US$50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, the government announced on Sunday. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, which has Dh8bn in capital, will represent the UAE government on ...
International and regional bodies that combat money laundering (part B)
March 2nd, 2015
Introduction Money laundering is a global phenomenon that thrives parasitically on the world’s financial markets. It ignores national boundaries in much the same way that the financial market place does. It has been accepted that this problem requires both ...
Saudi plan to open stock market to foreign investors at ‘advanced’ stage
February 26th, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s plan to open its stock market to foreign investors is at an “advanced” stage, and the kingdom has already received substantial interest from overseas, said a senior economic leader. Prince Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal, the executive ...
Saxo Bank and Abu Dhabi University expand scope of competition for graduate traders
February 24th, 2015
Saxo Bank and Abu Dhabi University (ADU) have expanded the scope of their virtual trading competition for graduates in the GCC to reflect the current volatility of the world economy. Rather than stock market trading only, the ADU Postgraduate ...
Oil price slide threatens energy subsidies in Arabian Gulf states
November 10th, 2014
Low oil prices may lead Arabian Gulf states to issue additional debt and cut energy subsidies, according to the ratings agency Standard and Poor’s. “If there’s a prolonged oil price correction, corporate and government-related entities may have to change ...
