Seoul apartment prices accelerated at their fastest weekly pace in more than three months, sharpening the policy dilemma facing the Bank of Korea as stronger housing demand, firm rental costs and ...

Tehran has offered to restore wider commercial access through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington ends its naval blockade of Iran’s ports, releases frozen funds and eases long-standing sanctions, ...

Dubai’s Gold Souq has come under a sharper regulatory spotlight after Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism, led an inspection tour to assess whether merchants are meeting rules ...

Gulf banks are preparing to lean more heavily on private placements and syndicated loans as the Iran conflict continues to unsettle public debt markets and reshape funding plans across the region.

Standard Chartered Capital Saudi Arabia has secured regulatory clearance to manage investments and operate funds in the kingdom, giving the London-listed banking group a wider platform in one of the ...

Abu Dhabi’s arbitration centre has recorded a 38 per cent rise in cases between its first and second years of operation, signalling stronger business reliance on the emirate’s formal dispute ...

Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company has unveiled plans to establish Judan Financial Holding, an artificial intelligence-enabled global financial services platform expected to oversee more ...

Strong demand and constrained inventory have pushed Dubai’s residential rents upward for several years. However, multiple indicators now suggest that 2026 will bring slower growth—perhaps even ...

A court’s decision to remove opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from the electoral roll has intensified political tensions in Ivory Coast, raising concerns about the potential for unrest ahead of the ...

Dubai has launched the Dubai Resilience Centre, a new entity dedicated to strengthening the city’s ability to manage risks, emergencies, crises, and disasters. This initiative, established by a decree ...

In a significant diplomatic and economic development, the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine have formalized a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement during Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

The United Arab Emirates is navigating turbulent global geopolitical shifts, thanks to a series of robust economic policies that have helped the country weather external pressures, according to ...