What has been the impact of the MSCI upgrade of the UAE from frontier to emerging market status?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Essa Kazim, Chairman, Dubai Financial Market (DFM): Interview from The Report: Dubai 2016
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulla Qassem, Chairman, Network International: Interview from The Report: Dubai 2016
To what extent can the National Innovation Strategy (NIS) and Dubai Smart City initiatives stimulate e-payment expenditure and awareness?
Articles & Analysis | Dubai seeking to meet needs of GCC youth population from The Report: Dubai 2016
One of the most important issues currently facing the Middle East is the changing composition of its demographic structure. A massive cohort of young people – known as a youth bulge – is challenging policymakers, with youth policy affecting security, education, the labour market and welfare programmes, among other areas. Given the relative...
Articles & Analysis | Islamic financial instruments in Dubai offer safe haven for capital from The Report: Dubai 2016
The financial services industry in Dubai is a major economic driver for the emirate, and the Islamic segment is no exception. In addition to the emirate’s Islamic banks and takaful (Islamic insurance) providers, since July 2015 it is also the largest centre for sukuk (Islamic bond) issuance in the world, with $36.7bn in sukuk...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori, Governor, Central Bank of the UAE: Interview from The Report: Dubai 2016
Given a lower oil price and an appreciating US dollar, what challenges have emerged, and how is monetary policy being adjusted as a result?
Articles & Analysis | UAE federal credit bureau helps boost confidence in Dubai and other emirates from The Report: Dubai 2016
One sign of enduring strength in Dubai’s credit markets is that multiple obstacles have not hindered growth. This includes external factors, such as lower oil prices and a recent history of credit struggles. In the past year, another challenge to lending growth has been Al Etihad Credit Bureau. While in the long term this new actor is expected...