1st August, 2014, 01:39
Posted: July 31, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. Israel mobilised 16,000 additional reservists Thursday to bolster forces fighting in Gaza as Washington gave its ally the go-ahead to raid stocks of emergency US weapons stored on Israeli soil.
UAE. Rotate into high-yield bonds which offer better value; Large IPOs could drain money out of stock markets and raise volatility ahead, says Emirates NBD investment chief.
INTERNATIONAL. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would not accept any ceasefire that stopped Israel completing the destruction of militants' infiltration tunnels.
INTERNATIONAL. Having unleashed an unprecedented round of easing measures, the Frankfurt-based ECB is seeking to rekindle price growth and help the 18-country bloc's battered economy.
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MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS
date:Posted: July 31, 2014
UAE. Rotate into high-yield bonds which offer better value; Large IPOs could drain money out of stock markets and raise volatility ahead, says Emirates NBD investment chief.
date:Posted: July 31, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. One aspect of this war is that both sides apparently found it necessary, despite knowing it would have no definitive military outcome. The question therefore is not what the point of all this is but where all this ends.
date:Posted: July 31, 2014
UAE. Indonesia should lead the way in ASEAN markets over the next year; The best performing markets in the second quarter were Thailand and the Philippines; Health care strongest sector in ASEAN in Q2.
MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
- World Bank announces US$300 million program to strengthen local governments in Tunisia
- Insurance markets in the Maghreb region have favourable growth potential, despite short-term economic uncertainties
- 2014 Global Innovation Index: UAE first in the Middle East, Switzerland maintains its position at the forefront
INTERNATIONAL. The investment is part of PwC's ongoing strategy to develop high potential markets, and follows the UK firm's successful investment in Central and Eastern Europe.
INTERNATIONAL. The future will be decided in a race between global advances in demand for resources, complex technology and biotech innovation, and growing sovereign debt.
