Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund expects the UAE economic growth to nearly triple next year as Abu Dhabi benefits from an expected recovery in oil exports. The UAE’s GDP will expand 3.4 percent in 2018 from 1.3 percent this year, largely on expectations that growth in oil-rich Abu Dhabi will surge to 3.2 percent from 0.3 percent this year. Dubai’s …

Dubai / WAM Dubai Investments, the leading, diversified investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has reported net profit of AED350 million for the quarter ending September 30th, 2017, an increase of 4.8 percent over the AED334 million achieved during the same quarter last year. The company’s net profit for the first nine months of 2017 was AED830 million, …

Dubai / Reuters United Arab Emirates energy producer Dana Gas did not redeem some $700 million of its Islamic bonds when they matured on Tuesday as a dispute on the validity of the sukuk drags on in British and UAE courts, sources familiar with the matter said. Dana refuses to redeem its bonds because it claims changes in the interpretation …