Cairo – Mubasher: The Ordinary General Assembly of Madinet Nasr for Housing and Development approved the report of the Board of Directors and the financial statements for the past year. The company said in a statement to the Egyptian Stock Exchange today, Wednesday, that the general assembly agreed to distribute a cash coupon to shareholders … Read more
Malik Salameh – directThe UAE’s holdings of US Treasury bonds decreased during the month of February 2023 by 0.61 percent on a monthly basis. The UAE’s holdings of bonds last February amounted to about $64.5 billion, compared to $64.9 billion in the previous month, according to the monthly report of the US Treasury Department. On … Read more
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Dubai courts ordered KPMG Lower Gulf to pay $231 million, equivalent to 848 million dirhams, to a group of investors who reported losing money due to the company’s poor quality audit of a fund they invested in, according to a report by the Financial Times. The ruling, issued in late March, … Read more
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The total foreign assets of the UAE Central Bank exceeded half a trillion dirhams at the end of last January, for the first time in its history. Statistics issued by the UAE Central Bank indicated that the foreign assets of the Central Bank increased on a monthly basis by 1.34%, from … Read more
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: The UAE Central Bank expected inflation to slow down during the current year 2023 to 3.2%, on the back of weak price increases in all categories, especially transportation, food and beverages. The Central Bank also expected in its recent report that inflation will remain on the rise, given that it is … Read more
Dubai – Mubasher: A report issued by EZDubai, the area entirely dedicated to e-commerce in Dubai South, expects the size of the e-commerce market in the Middle East and North Africa region to reach $57 billion in 2026, equivalent to a compound annual growth rate of 11% during the period from 2022 to 2026. According … Read more
Sometimes the satisfaction of getting a good deal is when you find the same item you bought at a higher price elsewhere. However, this can be reversed, and those headphones you bought for $77 at one store can be $38 at another store down the block. The bad drink can be resolved if the customer … Read more
He Government has approved this Tuesday the royal decree to prohibit the use of credit cards to vulnerable players who want to bet online. They will only be able to use nominative means of payment and that they own, and they will also have to have a telephone assistance and help service for risk behaviors. … Read more
Bancolombia, one of the most important banks in the country, announced the reduction in interest rates to 1.3 million credit cards. (See: Bancolombia lowers interest to about 50% of credit cards). The bank’s decision applies to purchases made with credit cards as of this Friday, March 10, and consists of the annual effective interest rate … Read more
And Egypt and the Emirates are retreating Mubasher – Mahmoud Jamal: The Arab financial markets witnessed varying ups and downs at the end of the weekly trading, which coincided with the assertion of US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, before Congress, that the Central Bank will likely have to increase interest rates more than expected … Read more