Ten non-EU Financial Centres Authorised to do Business in the EU
BRUSSELS, Dec 16 – The European Union has authorized a batch of countries outside the bloc to offer clearing and trading of securities to EU firms, under a regime that Britain may also have to use...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Saygin Yalcin’s top tips for a successful startup
Saygin Yalcin is a German entrepreneur of Turkish descent. He is the founder and CEO of SellAnyCar.com, and a partner at one of the region’s leading e-commerce company Souq.com Group, which was...
View ArticleWhat Does 2017 Hold for Middle East Investors?
By Ali Janoudi and Simon Smiles In 2017, Middle Eastern investors will confront a world marked by policy shifts and a rising likelihood of reflation. In certain respects, the Middle East itself has...
View ArticleS&P: Negative Rating Actions Taken On Qatari Banks
• On June 7, 2017, S&P lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the State of Qatar to ‘AA-‘ and placed it on Credit Watch with negative implications. In S&P’s view, the moves by a group...
View ArticleQatar Can Defend Economy and Currency: Finance Minister
DUBAI, June 12 – Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on...
View ArticleAdvertising Rates Soar Amid India vs. Pakistan Cricket Final
By Sanjeev Miglani and Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, June 18 – Television advertising rates for Sunday’s cricket final between India and Pakistan are 10 times the normal price, industry sources said, as...
View ArticleQatar Riyal Quoted Below Peg But No Threat of Devaluation, Bankers Say
By Andrew Torchia and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI, June 18 – Qatar’s riyal is being quoted weaker than its peg against the U.S. dollar as Doha grapples with a diplomatic crisis, but that is the result of...
View ArticleBusiness Outlook: ‘Make or Break’ for OPEC
By Ole Hansen Hedge funds and oil traders in general have had a difficult quarter, particularly given the Opec/non-Opec production cut deal’s failure to boost prices. The outlook for gold, however, is...
View ArticleIraq in Market to Raise $1 billion, first Standalone Bond in Over Decade
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI, Aug 2 – Iraq started marketing a $1 billion bond on Wednesday, its first international debt issuance as a standalone credit since 2006 and an attempt to put decades of...
View ArticleWill High-Yield Market Stay Hungry and Foolish?
By Althea Spinozzi, Sales Trader at Saxo Bank If you are passionate about the financial market, you must have seen some of those old-fashioned Wall Street movies where the trading floor at the exchange...
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