Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, passes away

Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990

Dubai's DMCC welcomes 15 companies through their impact scale-up programme

Dubai’s DMCC welcomes 15 companies through impact scale-up programme

The programme supports the growth of impact-driven businesses that align with the UN sustainable development goals

Gold

Gold edges higher as greenback wavers amid hawkish rates stance

Bullion ended Monday little changed after tumbling to the lowest level in a month

Virtuzone Binance

UAE’s Virtuzone to accept cryptocurrency payments via Binance Pay

Via this partnership, Virtuzone seeks to advance the use of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies in the country

gold

Gold holds drop as Powell says rates likely to stay elevated

Bullion is heading for a fifth monthly decline, the longest such stretch in four years

Family businesses

Enduring legacy: Role of family businesses in the regional ecosystem

Family businesses have contributed significantly to the wider economic landscape, credited as major drivers of job creation and inclusivity

Gold heads for narrow weekly gain as investors brace for Powell

Spot gold slipped 0.2 per cent to $1,755.35 an ounce as of 9.04am in Singapore, paring the weekly gain to 0.5 per cent

ADNOC Drilling

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Drilling acquires offshore jack-up rig for $70m

The company has bought a total of four premium offshore jack-up rigs this year

single-use plastic

Sharjah to ban single-use plastic bags from January 1, 2024

Sales outlets will be committed to impose a tariff of no less than 25 fils as of October 1, on each single-use plastic bag given to the consumer

Emirates Global Aluminium

UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium reports $1.6bn in net profit for H1 2022

The company’s revenue for the first half of the year stood at $5bn, compared to $2.9bn in H1 2021

Cover story: Why Kuwaiti entrepreneur Talal Al Ajmi is heavily invested in the future

Founder and CEO of VI Markets, Talal Al Ajmi tells us how investing in technology has been key to his company’s growth

Gold at three-week low as Fed officials reiterate hawkishness

Higher rates weigh on non-interest bearing bullion

Emaar Namshi sale

Dubai’s Emaar to sell online platform Namshi to Noon

Emaar will receive the equity value as the cash consideration

Gold

Gold heads for weekly drop amid mixed signals from Fed officials

Bullion is trading near a two-week low amid an ongoing discussion on whether the Fed will shift to less aggressive rate hikes

Arab countries economic forecasts for 2022-23 by Arab Monetary Fund

Expected economic growth rate for Arab countries to rise to 5.4% in 2022: AMF

According to the AMF’s outlook, Arab countries are expected to face relatively high inflation rates in 2022 due to local and global inflationary pressures

policies

UAE-based private sector employees grow 9% in Q2 2022

The construction sector accounted for the largest chunk of new work permits issued during the second quarter of 2022

Oman

Oman gets first upgrade from Fitch on oil-led fiscal turnaround

Fitch raised Oman’s long-term foreign-currency rating by one notch to BB

Oil August 1

Oil extends losses on global slowdown and chance of more supply

Investors are also facing the prospect of rising supply as demand moderates

UAE Ministry issues resolution on bank guarantees and employees’ protection insurance

UAE issues resolution on bank guarantee and employee protection insurance

Under the new resolution, establishments may provide a bank guarantee, valid for one year, of no less than Dhs3,000 for each worker, paid through a UAE-based bank

UAE’s public spending totalled AED87.4 billion in Q1 2022

UAE’s public spending in Q1 2022 amounts to Dhs87.4bn

Public spending included Dhs28.7bn spent on employee compensation payments compared to Dhs24.6bn in the same reporting period in 2021

Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and chairman of the EDB Board of Directors

UAE’s EDB issues Dhs2.4bn in loans to industrial sector in H1 2022

EDB mobilised Dhs351m in capital in H1 2022 to support SMEs via its credit guarantee scheme

FDIs in UAE grew by 116% in past decade

UAE’s FDI rises by 116% over the past decade

The cumulative FDI balance received by the UAE also increased by 141.6 percent from 2011 to 2021

Gold holds gain as traders weigh outlook for Fed tightening path

Gold advances as traders weigh US-China tensions, hawkish Fed

Gold climbed as the dollar and bond yields retreated, with investors assessing US-China tensions and an apparent hawkish turn from the Federal Reserve

UAE-Mongolia bilateral ties discussed pic courtesy: WAM

UAE and Mongolia look to strengthening bilateral ties

Non-oil trade between the two countries witnessed a 119 per cent growth in Q1 2022 compared to the same period in 2021

Borouge announces strong revenue growth of 16.4% YoY

Borouge announces strong revenue growth of 16.4% for H1 2022

Borouge reported that the adjusted EBITDA increased 1.7 per cent to $1,512m, whilst net income increased 2.5 per cent to $853m

Emirates NBD’s H1 2022 profit rises 11% to AED 5.3 billion

Emirates NBD reports profit of Dhs5.3bn, its highest since 2019

Emirates NBD played a leading role in both the DEWA and TECOM IPOs, delivering customers a fully digital platform

UAE’s ADX records its highest rise in market and trading value in Q2 2022: AMF

The report also pointed out that the market value of the Dubai Financial Market increased by some $24.45bn

US Federal Reserve

US Federal Reserve hike leads GCC to follow, but rate paths diverge again

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE moved in lockstep with the US central bank, raising their benchmarks by 75 basis points

UAE wealth to rise to $1tn in 2026-BCG

UAE’s financial wealth to grow to $1tn in 2026: BCG

Equities and investment funds, the largest asset class of total personal wealth at 64 per cent in 2021, are expected to grow the fastest in 2026 with a CAGR of 8.8 per cent

IMF cuts World GDP outlook a third time as inflation, rates jump

Global economic expansion will likely slow to 3.2 per cent this year, less than the 3.6 per cent forecast by the fund in April