The city’s property market, which imploded in 2008, is not nearing another bubble, the developer behind the project insisted.
BCP upgrades Dubai office to branch after DFSA licence approval
Banque de Commerce et de Placements (BCP), the Geneva-headquartered Swiss bank, has announced the transformation of its Dubai Representative Office into a fully operational branch. The move follows ...
UAE targets Islamic finance and halal industry growth as bank deposits …
The UAE has launched a bold national strategy to strengthen its leadership in Islamic finance and the halal industry, reinforcing its vision of economic diversification and global competitiveness.
Saudi Arabia’s big bet on AI sovereignty
The announcement this month that the Public Investment Fund’s artificial intelligence unit HUMAIN would work with chipmaker Groq to host OpenAI’s latest models on Saudi Arabia’s new sovereign data ...
Sri Lanka’s former president has been arrested, but some say it’s a distraction from an economy in tatters
The arrest of a former president has ignited debate over whether Sri Lanka's government is pursuing genuine reform or political theatre, nearly a year into its rule.
Afghanistan earthquake UPDATES: Entire villages destroyed as 6.0 tremor kills 622
The massive earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan and destroyed villages and shook buildings from the capital Kabul all the way toward Pakistan's capital Islamabad ...
Turkey ends short-selling ban as stocks recover from political crisis
The ban on short selling — borrowing shares and selling them in the market, with the aim of buying them back after they fall in price — applied to Turkey’s biggest blue-chip stocks in the BIST 50 ...
Japan’s FY2026 Spending Requests to Set Record for Third Consecutive Year, Draft Shows
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government agencies will request a combined 122.45 trillion yen ($831.13 billion) in spending under the next fiscal year's budget, setting a record for the third consecutive ...
Japan’s FY2026 Spending Requests to Set Record for Third Consecutive Year, Draft Shows
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government agencies will request a combined 122.45 trillion yen ($831.13 billion) in spending under the next fiscal year's budget, setting a record for the third consecutive ...
Pakistan Eyes Deeper Capital Market Ties With China: Finance Minister
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a key meeting on Monday with Mr. Jing Feng, Chairman of Hongta Securities, to ...