The introduction of compulsory health cover in Dubai has been one of the key drivers of demand in the insurance industry in the emirate. The sector is regulated by Dubai Health Authority (DHA), which is working to ensure there is comprehensive cover in place for the 2.46m expatriates who live in the emirate, as well as their dependants and...
In what ways is the UAE’s banking sector feeling the effects of higher US dollar interest rates?
Dubai is home to a domestic stock exchange, an international market with one of the largest concentration of sukuk (Islamic bonds) in the world, as well as equity futures and three derivatives platform operators: the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and Nasdaq Dubai. The emirate continues to...
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...
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-...
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