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Macquarie wins mandate from Mexico

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... Mexico, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... Hong Kong shares rebounded 3.25 per cent as fears over Dubai's debt problems receded following a move by the United Arab Emirates' central bank to provide extra liquidity. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 687 points higher at 21,821.5. WELLINGTON ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... becoming just a sand pit. In one tourism website Dubai boasts of being "the second largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates. The city of Dubai is the second largest developing city in the world after Shanghai, with enormous construction projects and ...

BNP increases stake in Indian mega broker

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... includes online, telephone and more than 500 offices across India. Geojit BNP Paribas also has a presence in the United Arab Emirates through a joint venture with Barjeel Geojit Securities and in Saudi Arabia via Aloula Geojit Brokerage Company. C J ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... Cooperative Countries namely the Persian Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. "Although the economic slowdown across the world does not portray a very optimistic picture for oil prices, we believe plans ...

Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... The Dubai International Financial Sector governor believes the global financial crisis will strengthen the United Arab Emirates' position as an economic and investment hub. Speaking at the Financial Times /Dubai International Financial Centre World Financial ...

The next frontier of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... descended on developed economies, there's still a lot of new growth today in frontier markets as diverse as United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Vietnam. Also worth watching are places like Romania, Croatia and Ukraine. All are forecast to grow ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Despite having 9 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... news, engineering and construction firm, Leighton Holdings Ltd, will merge its Gulf region division with United Arab Emirates company, Al Habtoor Engineering, investing $879 million for a 45 per cent stake in the new entity. Leighton said the merged ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... investors sold Advantest and other recent gainers, but Marubeni surged on news of its plan to invest in the United Arab Emirates and on a brokerage upgrade, helping the benchmark hold above 18,000. The Nikkei dipped 0.07 per cent, or 12.88 points, to ...