Middle east

Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalisation

Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalised relations a year ago, are looking to Dubai's Expo world fair in…

4 years ago

How sustainable are sovereign wealth funds?

Risks don't come much longer term than climate change, so you might expect sovereign wealth funds to be all over…

4 years ago

Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher ahead of jobs report

U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded sharply on Thursday as unemployment claims declined and the trade deficit widened - positive…

4 years ago

MOVES Barclays picks Faruqui to share leaderhsip of EMEA M&A franchise

Barclays (BARC.L) has appointed Omar Faruqui as co-head of its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) franchise in Europe, the Middle East…

4 years ago

Innovate UK funds Glasgow University and eCom Scotland joint project

The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland is collaborating with the University of Glasgow in a six-month project, funded…

4 years ago

Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened

Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with…

4 years ago

MOVES Ex BofA exec Elfring joins JPMorgan as EMEA vice chair -memo

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) has tapped a former Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) executive to take on a new…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Boeing offers new 777X freighter as Qatar eyes order, airline says

Qatar Airways is weighing a multibillion-dollar investment with a potential order for 30 or more freighters, attracting interest from Boeing…

4 years ago

Oil extends gains on OPEC+ supply discipline and demand prospects

Oil rose on Wednesday, supported by an OPEC+ decision to stick to its plan to restore supply to the market…

4 years ago

Buy now, pay later players tackle credit conundrum in Mideast’s Gulf

Financial technology start-ups in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates offering online short-term credit say they are enjoying exponential…

5 years ago