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Dubai inflation falls to 2024 low in September
The consumer price index in Dubai eased to 2.50%
UAE economy to grow 3.3% in 2024 -World Bank
Fiscal surplus to remain stable at 4.9%
Dubai's government debt to fall to USD 50 bn end of 2024, S&P report
Dubai has a good handle on its government debt, ratings agency S&P’s latestreport suggests. The agency expects government debt in the emirate to continue its downward trend, hitting USD 50 bn (c. 34% of GDP) by the end of 2024. That’s a big drop from the c. 70% we saw in 2021, thanks in large […]
A pile of bank earnings for you as 3Q earnings season continues
Dubai's Emirates NBD delivered “record profit” of AED 19.0 bn in 9M 2024 on total revenues of AED 32.9 bn, it said in an earnings release (pdf) and its financial statements (pdf). Diving deeper: Loan growth was up 9% in the first nine months of the year “across all business units and international locations,” it […]
Event report: Day four of Gitex
The innovations target transport, government, health, energy, and customs sectors
Response Plus Holding appoints chairman + Emirates shuffles global commercial team
Emirates changes come as it pushes ahead with global growth plan
ADIA-backed Lake Shore lines up USD 143 mn green loan
Plus: Mastercard to roll out biometric checkout authentication with Noon, replacing one-time passwords