Middle East

Middle East | 22 May 13

Emirates NBD, the Dubai-based banking group that is said to be the Gulf’s largest in terms of assets, has unveiled an initiative aimed at giving small- and medium-sized business owners in the UAE “a comprehensive platform” on which to help their businesses to grow.

Middle East | 22 May 13

The average expatriate investor time horizon has increased from five to six years according to Invesco’s just released fourth Middle East Management Study.

Middle East | 8 May 13

Wealth manager and private bank Arbuthnot Latham has opened an office in the Dubai International Finance Centre its first overseas office.

Middle East | 1 May 13

Abu Dhabi may have a new financial centre to rival Dubai’s DIFC before the end of 2013, according to media reports.

Financial planning | 1 May 13

Only 10% of non-resident Indians (NRIs) living in the United Arab Emirates have invested in a pension, according to research from Standard Life.