Welcome to your round-up of ZAWYA’s top stories of the week.

1. Emaar Properties to sell some of its hotels, clinics and schools to raise funds- report
Emaar Properties sales dropped to $1.06 billion during the first quarter of this year

2. RAK Ceramics weighing up acquisition opportunities
Company looking to expand production capacity either in its 'core' or 'value' markets

3. CEO Interview: RAK Ceramics' image overhaul has helped it to avoid price battles
Company securing more work directly from designers, architects and developers

4. Midas touch lost? While Dubai jewellery shoppers rejoice, is gold losing its safe haven allure among investors?
Gold has typically been seen as a safe haven by risk-averse investors, but even as a trade war between the world's two biggest economies looms, the yellow metal does not seem to be regaining its lustre

5. Interview: Meet the Emirati business leader helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into businesses
Najla Al-Midfa, CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, says many Arab angel investors lack knowledge about the region's business potential

6. After Saudi, Kuwait sees prospects of MSCI bourse upgrade improving
Analysts forecast market reforms will pave the way for MSCI emerging market status award

7. Al Ramz Capital "regrets" breaches after being fined by Dubai regulator
Brokerage firm and former head of IT fined following 2014 investigation into Nasdaq Dubai trading

Weekly chart:
A surging United States production has doubled the price discount of U.S. light crude to benchmark Brent.

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Further reading

Check out our special coverage topics and opinions this week:

ARAB-CHINA TRADE LINKS: Comprehensive coverage of UAE-China Week and Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the emirates.

FOCUS: SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS: News and analysis on the investment trends, priorities and outlook for some of the world's biggest institutional investors

Opinion: Pound crumbles as UK inflation fails to rise

Opinion: Heroes always swim against the tide

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