ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The Middle East remains a key market for the growth of global yacht industry. According to well-placed survey reports, nearly 55 percent of region’s ultra-wealthy buy superyachts, and it is the highest proportion of any global market. “The 55 percent ‘propensity to buy’ for the Middle East is the highest of all regions,” said ...

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business As the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) industry takes center-stage in the economy of the UAE, entrepreneurs are looking for fresh territories to venture into and start their businesses. According to a recent report that accessed the industries explored by budding entrepreneurs in the GCC region, Finance and Technology (Fintech) and e-commerce have emerged ...

  Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said he expects U.S. economic conditions to continue improving, making further rate increases appropriate, although it will be important to see whether a weak employment report for May proves to be an anomaly. “Lately the economic data have been choppy,” Rosengren said in the text of a speech prepared for ...