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Emirates NBD lists first NZ currency bond on Dubai bourse
November 3rd, 2014
NASDAQ Dubai, the region’s international stock exchange, has welcomed the listing of a 100 million New Zealand dollar ($78.1 million) conventional bond by Emirates NBD. The bond is the first to list on a GCC exchange in New Zealand’s ...
PwC ‘voice of the customer’ on growth strategies for Islamic Banks
October 29th, 2014
Islamic banks may be missing a huge opportunity within the Muslim population due to a perception gap, according to a PwC report What customers want, a voice of the customer survey of GCC banking customers. A perception seems to ...
National Bank of Oman highlights distinctions between conventional and Islamic finance
October 22nd, 2014
“The GCC countries have committed to actively strengthening their positions in the Islamic finance market, with Saudi Arabia currently in the lead. We, at the National Bank of Oman, have been doing significant work in the Islamic finance domain ...
Saudi market opening for direct access a boost to MENA
July 24th, 2014
Following a cabinet approval, the largest equity market in the MENA region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, should soon become open for direct foreign investments. The move would finally come to pass once the Capital Market Authority (CMA) formalises ...
Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Declines While Europe Stoc
June 30th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks rose, extending the biggest quarterly advance since September 2012. Shares in Europe fell, while oil declined as continuing violence in Iraq failed to disrupt supply. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (BUSY) climbed 0.4 percent at 7:25 a.m. ...
UK economy is fast growing
April 30th, 2014
The U.K. now has one of the fastest-growing economies in the developed world. With growth expanding at a 3 percent annual rate as a strong housing market and manufacturing lead the way, the country’s economy is the envy of ...
