Marmore Articles

Saudi Arabia has one of the fastest growing populations in the GCC region, indicating a spiraling future demand for healthcare facilities. Despite huge government spending in healthcare facilities and growth of the sector in the past, health care infrastructure in...

The article originally appeared in The National | Business. Traditional business models are being challenged by new disruptive technologies whose speed of development makes the "catch-up" act very difficult. However, if something can provide solutions to problems encountered by businesses and...

The month witnessed the volume traded hitting the reds with a negative growth of 22%, in contrast with a hike of 34.6% in the market turnover, indicating a mixed market mood. All MENA markets witnessed an increased turnover in March,...

Effect of lower oil prices and their impact on non-oil sectors was evident in the earnings performance of H2, 2016. Key sectors such as banking, telecom, real estate and construction all witnessed a fall in earnings. Banking and Telecom sector’s...

The article originally appeared in The National | Business. By January 1, 2018, it is expected that value added tax (VAT) will be applied at a rate of 5 per cent on most goods and services in the UAE and...

According to Marmore’s recently released Monthly Market Review, most MENA bourses rebounded from a positive start to 2017, to close the month of February in the red. Bahrain, Jordan and Qatar were the exceptions, with the respective indices closing the...

The article originally appeared in Gulf Business. Traditional financing options, such as bank funding, continue to rule the roost in the Gulf region. Rising oil exports led to large government revenues, which usually ended up as deposits in the region’s...

The expats in the GCC region collectively remitted USD 105bn in 2015, increasing at a CAGR of 15% from USD 53bn at the end of 2010. Saudi, UAE and Kuwait have accounted for more than 80% of the outflow during...

Strict norms have hindered the development of gold related investable products in the Islamic finance world and restricted the investment only in the form of bullion and jewelry. A few gold related Islamic investment products which supported investors to buy...

According to Marmore’s recently released Monthly Market Review, MENA bourses had a positive start to the year 2017, with nearly all markets ending the first month in green. Kuwaiti Price and Weighted indices led the charge, rising by 18.9% and...