Economy Middle East

Dubai’s off-plan residential market is drawing interest from buyers with markedly different budgets, from apartments priced just above AED600,000 to villas averaging almost AED32 million. Bayut’s first-half 2026 Dubai Sales Market Report found demand across affordable, mid-tier, luxury and ultra-luxury projects rather than within a single pricing category. The findings point ...

Investor orders fully covered Bahrain’s latest Government Development Bond, with the two-year security attracting BD208.260 million in subscriptions for the BD200 million offered. The result placed subscription coverage at 104 percent. The Central Bank of Bahrain announced the result in Manama on August 13, 2026. The coverage figure means orders exceeded the issue size by […]...

The UAE and Ecuador are moving to convert growing diplomatic momentum into practical partnerships spanning trade, investment, artificial intelligence, infrastructure and development. The latest round of high-level engagement in Quito placed implementation at the center of a relationship that both governments increasingly view as strategic and future-focused. Daniel Noboa, Pre...

Türkiye’s central bank has drawn a clear distinction between the inflation rate it expects at the end of 2026 and the level it is working to achieve. The bank raised its year-end forecast to 28 percent from 26 percent while retaining its interim target at 24 percent. Governor Fatih Karahan presented the updated figures in […]

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Liquidity across the GCC’s outstanding U.S. dollar sukuk market broadly matched conventional bonds as of August 12, with both recording average liquidity scores of about 50. Across all currencies, GCC sukuk held an advantage, averaging 57 compared with 53 for conventional bonds. The regional performance comes as trading conditions across the wider Fitch-rated sukuk market […]...