UAE

Middle East | 25 Jun 13

HSBC has told an undisclosed number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UAE that they must close their accounts, a Gulf media organisation is reporting today.

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 | 14 Mar 13

The United Arab Emirates has been the top performing country constituent of the Russell Emerging Markets Index so far this year.

Middle East | 11 Mar 13

Optimism regarding global economic growth prospects has increased in the last year among Gulf intermediaries, but the Eurozone crisis remains a major concern for global financial markets, according to a poll carried out in Dubai last month by Invesco Asset Management.

Middle East | 25 Feb 13

Fund Advisers Europe, a Luxembourg-based advisory firm whose two principals worked for industry giant deVere at earlier points in their careers, is looking to expand into the Gulf, and has hired well-known ex-deVere exec Spencer Lodge to head up its new Dubai office.