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For the year ahead, at least resolve to resolve
2013 is the year of savings funds, with one in five Americans planning to put money away for a rainy day.
A property's worth is all in the facts
Money & Me: A former pro golfer who is now in property investment shares his passion for real estate and his strategy for saving and spending.
Yusra's path to financial freedom
Yusra Abdul Ghaffar is the head of branches and Islamic banking at United Arab Bank.
Boosts for Palestinians, Filipinos and homebuyers
UAE Exchange is offering a break to Palestinian expatriates in the Middle East and North Africa by allowing them to remit money to their homeland without paying the service charges.
Get smart, get protected and take back control
Smart money skills will help you to take control of your finances.
Six-currency card gives travellers more freedom
Just in time for the holiday break, UAE Exchange has tied up with MasterCard to launch the region's first six-currency prepaid travel card that protects users from exchange-rate fluctuations.
Finding pearls of financial wisdom
Audrey Tcherkoff, regional head of the jewellery house Robert Wan, says her five years in the UAE have taught her just how easy it is to spend and how much discipline goes into saving.
Lenders bolster financing access for UAE small businesses
Dubai Islamic Bank and Noor Islamic Bank have launched new products to help boost capital financing for small-to-medium enterprises.
Reining in the cowboys is a must for the UAE financial services industry
Cold-calling cowboys and those who sell savings plans based purely on the commission they earn are giving the UAE's financial services industry a bad name.
Digging the good and the bad
Money & Me: Saif Al Zarouni, an Emirati entrepreneur, is the founder of YaDig.com, the independent review site.
EIB celebrates National Day with reduced rates
Deals of the Week: Emirates Islamic Bank celebrates National Day with a range of reduced rates, while National Bank of Abu Dhabi launches a community programme to empower women in business
The rise and rise of the Family CEO
On The Money: Felicity Glover finds that women are increasingly taking the reins of the family finances.
Mice time for Hong Kong to squeak in
The Hing Kong government has committed US$150 million to promote the the Mice (meetings, incentive travels, conventions and exhibitions) industry over the next five years.
StanChart offers eight-minute service pledge
Standard Chartered introduces an eight-minute teller service pledge, while NBAD launches the UAE's first fertility financing package for couples seeking IVF treatment
Learning from failure is the way to find success
Felicity Glover on why learning your lessons from failure can lead to success – at least in the Middle East
