A decision to defer extending a comprehensive state health insurance scheme to the expatriate community in Qatar means that private insurance companies will be able to tap into the segment for at least another 18 months.
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Articles & Analysis | Dubai working to broaden the market for sharia-compliant products from The Report: Dubai 2015
Dubai is growing as a financial centre that attracts investment and expertise from all points. Its Islamic banks are central to this economic narrative, as is the emirate’s participation in the international market for sukuks, a sharia-compliant alternative to bonds. Islamic finance has become a highly competitive market in Dubai and the emirate is angling to become a...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Adnan Chilwan, CEO, Dubai Islamic Bank: Interview from The Report: Dubai 2015
How will the unification of economic programmes under the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) affect local Islamic banks?
Articles & Analysis | Dubai establishing clearer criteria for sukuk as they become a key method of raising capital from The Report: Dubai 2015
The year 2014 was an important one for the development of sukuk in Dubai, thanks to a series of sovereign sales from non-Muslim countries that have diversified sources, as well as proved the presence of global interest in this relatively young financial instrument. Sukuk are at the core of Dubai's economic strategy, both as a method of raising capital and as a centre for...
Articles & Analysis | Sending money abroad a key economic activity for Dubai's migrant workers and the financial system from The Report: Dubai 2015
Given the importance of expatriate workers in the UAE, remittances are a key part of both the economy and the financial services sector. They are also an aspect of the global financial system that has received greater attention of late. Remittances now surpass the value of total foreign development aid and are fast approaching that of foreign investment, according to a...
Articles & Analysis | Dubai's loan recipient profile shifting, though overall credit growth lower than expected from The Report: Dubai 2015
Banks are poised to face competitive conditions in the UAE’s lending market in 2014 and 2015, due to factors including new regulations, supply-demand dynamics and the sheer number of players looking to lend. The end result is likely to be muted credit growth and a contraction of net interest margins. Loan growth came in at 9.6% in the first 11 months of 2014, on course...