Middle East
Middle East | 11 Dec 15
Healthcare, education to escape planned new Gulf VAT
Healthcare and education will be excluded from a planned Gulf-wide value added tax (VAT) scheme, which the Middle East region’s finance ministers have agreed on to shore up revenues in the wake of the recent sharp fall in oil prices.
Middle East | 10 Dec 15
Bond building in the Gulf
Mohieddine Kronfol, chief investment officer of global sukuk at Franklin Templeton Investments, says the underlying fixed-income story in the Middle East and North Africa is an exciting one that will run and run.
Commodities | 9 Dec 15
Oil Price Expectations and a House of Cards
Greg Bennett, fund manager at Argonaut Capital, gives his view on the dynamics behind the current oil price.
Middle East | 24 Nov 15
Dubai FSA undertakes full scale review of insurance regime
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has issued a consultation paper on the insurance sector in a bid to clarify and update the regulatory regime.
Middle East | 24 Nov 15
Zurich Int’ls Jopp sees growth in protection market
Zurich International Life’s head of market management MEA, Walter Jopp, sees huge growth potential in the protection market, especially the non-resident Indian (NRI) segment.