Dubai: The 30-year bond rally as well as a US equity market … Alternative investment strategies offer a wide range of possibilities — from commercial real estate, hedge funds, private equity, private placement debt to trade finance.
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Abu Dhabi Global Market attracts dozens of special purpose vehicles
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the capital’s financial free zone … shipping, and technology/intellectual property development,” it said in a statement. “The innovative ADGM SPV regime, benchmarked against leading international jurisdictions in terms of …
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Abu Dhabi Pet Festival to raise awareness on animal welfare
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Pet Festival will be held on February 3 from 2pm to 10pm at du Arena in Yas Island. The festival’s third edition will celebrate pets with a variety of entertaining competitions and demonstrations, and will host the fifth …
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Market permitting, Dubai Investments plans IPOs in 6-9 months -CEO
which is 60 percent owned by Dubai Investments, was working as a financial adviser on the listing, he said. “When we are positive on the market, then we can go to the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) for approval for the IPO,” said Kalban.
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UAE residents found it harder to get loans in 2016 – report
The number of UAE residents applying for personal loans dropped in 2016, but it was harder for those who applied to get their loans approved, according to a new report. The report by financial comparison site compareit4me.com found that the number of …
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UK financial regulator acts on pension scam fears
The UK financial regulator is looking to crack down on domestic and international pension transfers in a move that could give added protection to British investors in the UAE. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued an alert over the growing …
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Abu Dhabi to set up court for non-Muslims to strengthen culture of tolerance
Abu Dhabi will set up a court for non-Muslims to strengthen the culture of tolerance and acceptance of other communities and ensure access to services for all segments of the society, a media report said. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime …
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SME profile: The Dubai tech start-up that has been turning heads in Silicon Valley
One of the difficulties in building a technology start-up in Dubai, according to the founders of Wrappup, is recruiting good technical staff. The company, which has created a technology platform used to better highlight and track meetings, is in the …
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Festival inspires for more Emirati-Indian events
told Gulf News. “This inspires us to say that this is just a beginning only in our efforts to further strengthen the people-to-people relations between the UAE and India. Abu Dhabi community can expect more events and activities in this direction in …
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Dubai to produce bio fuel from leftover food
Ivano Ianelli, CEO of Dubai Carbon, told Gulf News in an interview, that a new pilot programme under way is working to turn wet waste into a money generating fuel at new locations near source across the city by the end of March. “We’re trying to …
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Review: Emirates Business Class Lounge Dubai
My flight from Dubai to Los Angeles was departing at 3PM, so a friend dropped me off at Terminal 3 at around 11:30AM, so I’d have plenty of time to review the lounge. Emirates has a separate drop-off area for first and business class passengers, which …
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Abu Dhabi sets up court for non-Muslims
ABU DHABI: Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, has issued a resolution setting up a Personal Status and Inheritance Court for non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi.
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UAE says it destroyed Iranian-built drone in Yemen: state news agency
DUBAI The air force of the United Arab Emirates shot down an Iranian-made drone in Yemen, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday, quoting a Yemeni military officer. The UAE is a member of a mostly Gulf Arab military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that …
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Indian skydives to celebrate UAE-India ties against terrorism
But, there are many more reasons to celebrate on this occasion,” Ahmad told Gulf News on phone after skydiving at Skydive Dubai on Wednesday afternoon. He wore a T-shirt designed with national flags of India and the UAE and Shaikh Mohammad’s picture …
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India-UAE ties: Abu Dhabi positions itself as the Sunni alternative
In spring 2015, the Abu Dhabi royal family urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider a state visit to the United Arab Emirates. New Delhi was unenthusiastic. India’s economic stakes in the UAE were weighed against the Emiratis close relationship …
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Dubai Duty Free eyes Al Maktoum International as next big growth area
“The biggest contribution to our business now is the subcontinent. There has been terrific growth in other areas, Africa being one of them. But the most noticeable one, and the one people talk about the most, is China.” Dubai had 450,000 Chinese …
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Indian businessmen in UAE applaud deepening UAE-India ties
Watch: Dr Azad Moopen, chairman of Aster Healthcare, on the deepening ties between UAE and India, and reactions to the the raft of new agreements signed between them. (by Chiranjib Sengupta/Gulf News) While applauding the ease of doing business in the UAE …
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