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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Dubai Shines Again As Greenfield FDI Hotspot

Dubai has once more topped the rankings of global cities attracting the most greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI). Last year...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Dubai and the other emirates have made globalization work in the Gulf by leveraging oil revenue to create a more...

Banking

Rakbank Group CEO Raheel Ahmed discusses his bank’s focus on service diversification and open banking. Global Finance: What do you...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Emirates Airlines and flyDubai delivered a boost to Boeing’s order book during the recent Dubai Airshow, booking 125 wide-body jets...

Sustainable Finance

Climate finance is one of the hot topics of this year’s COP28 conference in Dubai. On Monday, the United Arab...

Sustainable Finance

COP28 will allow the UAE to leave its mark on global climate change negotiations. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change...

Banking

GCC banks are expanding their footprint in Asia-Pacific, now the Gulf’s number-one trade partner.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The UAE might be increasingly pivoting away from the US and EU and toward Russia and China.

News

Crown Prince Mohammed ben Zayed al Nahyanhas been the de facto ruler of the petro-monarchy since the former president suffered a stroke in 2014.

News

In 50 years, the UAE has gone from a desert with a small pearl fishing industry to one of the wealthiest economies in the world.

Features

Nasser Al-Awadhi, CEO of ADIB, speaks to Global Finance about his new leadership position and future growth for the bank.

News

The latest developments come as the UAE moves to tighten regulations following criticism that it is a hub for illicit financial activity.