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Cybersecurity firm Group-IB has warned that investment-fraud methods combining deepfake impersonation, private messaging groups and fake cryptocurrency investment sites could be adapted for GCC markets. Its Gulf-focused warning draws on research published in May into two operations it tracks as GoldBull and CoinLure. The underlying investigation focused
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The UAE's digital-payment landscape now includes two distinct models of regulated digital money: the Digital Dirham issued by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), and privately issued Payment Tokens regulated under the CBUAE's Payment Token Services Regulation. The Digital Dirham is central bank money
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People lose money every year to firms that look convincing online but do not hold the regulatory approval their marketing suggests. A polished website, a local phone number, and an office address can make a business appear credible, but those details do not prove it is authorised to provide financial
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Gold's first half of 2026 is a useful example of why a price move should not be explained by one headline alone. The World Gold Council reported that gold reached a record US$5,405 an ounce in late January before falling to US$4,002 in June.
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Alpha Dhabi Holding, an investment holding company listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, published its first-half 2026 results on 3 August. Group revenue reached AED 37.6 billion, up 5% from the same period a year earlier, while net profit rose 48% to AED 9.8 billion. Adjusted
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Most people assume better investing means more activity: more research, more trades, more expert opinions, and more portfolio changes. Long-term investing data often points in a quieter direction. Complexity can add cost, and cost reduces the amount of money left to compound. That does not mean every active strategy
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The most useful investing lesson is often not about finding the next winner. It is about avoiding the slow, repeated mistakes that can weaken results over time. A consistent message across investor education is that long-term investing works better when people start with goals, risk tolerance, and a plan
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Gold climbed again on Tuesday, building on the previous session’s gains and holding near its highest level in more than a week. Reuters reported spot gold up about 0.8% at roughly $4,341 per ounce in early trade, after rising 2.6% on Monday to its highest level
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A reported Abu Dhabi Criminal Court case remains a useful reminder that cryptocurrency-related fraud often sits inside a wider financial-crime pattern rather than existing on its own. According to WAM, the court convicted nine defendants and six companies in a case involving AED18 million obtained through fraudulent means
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Most money mistakes do not start with a spreadsheet. They start with pressure, comparison, impatience, overconfidence, or fear. That is why financial education is not only about knowing terms like interest, inflation, risk, or diversification. It is also about noticing how people behave when money is involved. Someone can understand
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The Central Bank of the UAE has updated its M-bills tender announcement, setting out a new auction scheduled for 8 June 2026, with an issue date of 10 June 2026. For most readers, this is not a product to act on. It is a window into how short-term
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Infrastructure investment is one of the clearest examples of why long-term market awareness needs patience. Roads, ports, power grids, water systems, telecom networks, data centers, rail projects, and energy assets do not reshape an economy overnight. They build capacity gradually, then influence productivity, business costs, employment, public finances, and