Market capitalisation of top 500 firms hits $25trnThe total market capitalisation of the top 500 global companies increased 17 per cent from September 2011 to September 2012 to $25 trillion, equivalent to about 35 per cent of global GDP, a report said. The Financial Times (FT) re More… |
Bahrain Investment Park to create 6,000 jobsBahrain International Investment Park (BIIP), which has attracted almost $1.5 billion worth of foreign direct and local investment since its establishment in 2005, will create 6,000 jobs within two years as part of expansion plans, said a top offi More… |
Bahrain banker in 'Top 50 women' listDr Nahed Taher, chief executive officer and co-founder of Bahrain-based Gulf One Investment Bank has been ranked 23rd in the 'Top 50 women in world business' list compiled by Financial Times for 2011. The FT top 50 women were selec More… |
RAK FTZ among top 5 ME free zonesRas Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ), a leading free trade zone in the UAE, has been ranked among the top five in the listing of Mideast Free Zones of the Future by fDi Magazine and Financial Times Business. Ranked in fourth place out More… |
LBS finance programme tops FT rankingsLondon Business School’s (LBS) masters in finance has been ranked number one globally by the Financial Times for post-experience programmes. The Financial Times’ inaugural rankings were split into pre- and post-experience programme, and Lo More… |
London Business School tops FT MBA rankingLondon Business School's MBA programme has been ranked number one in the world for the third year running in the annual Financial Times (FT) MBA ranking. The school has been in the top ten since the ranking was launched in 1999 and shares More… |
Financial Times partners with BloombergThe Financial Times and Bloomberg have announced that FT customers with a corporate licence will be able to access Financial Times journalism via the Bloomberg Professional service. The new service, starting today, will be available to mor More… |
London Business School gains in FT rankingLondon Business School is the only leading business school in the world to be ranked twice in the top ten in the recently published Financial Times Executive MBA ranking. The School’s EMBA-Global programme, run in partnership with Columbia More… |
Moody's ‘does not see sovereign debt downgrades’The credit-rating agency Moody's does not expect to downgrade the sovereign debt of leading triple A-rated nations despite the explosive growth of government debt, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. "We do not expect downgrades in More… |
Dubai ‘top city for foreign direct investment’Dubai has been classified for the first time as the top destination city in the world for foreign direct investment (FDI), in a special report published by the Financial Times The UAE continues to lead the way in the Middle East and Africa More… |