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Consumer loans up 55% from 2021 levels this year -S&P Global
This expansion mirrors robust economy, strong employment conditions, and increasing population inflows
OECD revises up global growth outlook for 2025
The global economy outperformed expectations in 1H 2025 on the back of AI investments and frontloading
ICAEW maintains UAE’s economic growth forecast, revises downwards its GCC forecast
Trade policy uncertainty has cooled down in recent months, while increased oil production and non-oil momentum buoys the forecast
THIS MORNING: Signs of cracks in Dubai’s property market start to show? + A flurry of debt activity with issuances from Aldar, Binghatti
Plus: Lunate’s new quantum-themed ETF lists on the ADX
UAE, Hong Kong agree mutual recognition of licensed fund, investment managers
Plus: ADCB’s fintech arm invests in Australia’s Indebted
CBUAE lifts GDP forecast this year to 4.9% on higher oil production and non-oil momentum
Growth is forecast to accelerate to 5.3% in 2026
THIS MORNING: UAE to potentially downgrade Israel ties over annexation threat?
Plus: Etihad Airways adds Damascus to its destinations
Fed cuts rates for the first time this year, resuming widely anticipated easing cycle
Equity and debt markets in the Gulf stand to benefit from the move
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