Given Dubai’s track record in the GCC region and wider Middle East, for both financial services and IT technology development and entrepreneurship, it is unsurprising that the emirate is now also establishing itself as a regional centre for the development of financial technology (fintech). The rise of the segment is being driven by...
The UAE is a major international centre in the global Islamic economy, and Dubai is key for Islamic finance in particular, hosting the stock exchange with the largest listing of sukuk (Islamic bonds) by value, as well as one of the world’s largest Islamic banks. The emirate has been seeking to further expand its sharia-compliant economy...
Despite persistently low international commodities prices, Dubai saw a steady GDP growth of 3.2% in 2017 and is expected to reach 3.5% in 2018, with an increased drive towards consolidating its position as a knowledge-based economy. The issuance of the Dubai Open Data Law and the creation of Smart Dubai are among the flagship initiatives...
While government-related entities (GREs) play an important role in the economy, Dubai has one of the most dynamic private sectors in the Gulf. A diversified activity base and attractive business environment have drawn in high levels of foreign direct investment. Private firms are particularly dominant in the small and medium-sized enterprise (...
Dubai is home to some of the Middle East’s largest banks, as well as its major financial free zone. The emirate’s financial institutions have largely recovered from a rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, and are well capitalised and liquid despite a recent rise in delinquencies in the small and medium-...
Dubai’s economy is among the most diversified in the region, thanks to factors such as a highly attractive business environment that has brought in large amounts of foreign investment. Despite producing little oil, growth has been affected in recent years by the knock-on effects of the fall in international oil prices and a consequent slowdown...
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