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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ahmed Al Sayegh, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Chapter | Trade & Investment from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Abu Dhabi has long been associated with buy-side investment activity, thanks largely to its success in transforming fiscal surpluses into global investments aimed at ensuring future economic security. However, after two full years of lower oil prices, Abu Dhabi’s attractiveness as a destination for inward investment has become more pertinent, with the government seeing boosting foreign direct...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi new standards make insurance sector more competitive from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
As the first emirate in the UAE to roll out mandatory health coverage, Abu Dhabi’s insurance sector has benefitted from over a decade of strong growth in both the life and general lines, with the UAE home to the region’s largest and most mature insurance market. Still, 2015 was a difficult year for the industry, as underwriters struggled with...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi further standardising oversight of Islamic financial services from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
The rapidly expanding Islamic finance industry is still a relatively new component of the world economic system. The regulatory frameworks that govern it, therefore, show a high degree of variation from one jurisdiction to the next. Almost all of them, however, fall within two broad models: a centralised system, with some form of higher sharia...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tirad Al Mahmoud, CEO, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank: Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi's Islamic financial services performing strongly from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Abu Dhabi’s sharia-compliant finance sector, traditionally led by its Islamic banking industry, has expanded to include an increasing array of activities in areas such as insurance offerings and asset management. An environment of low oil prices has put pressure on margins in 2016 but, with nearly a quarter of assets in the UAE held by sharia-...