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Saudi Arabia’s Raqamyah raises $2.3m in funding

Raqamyah is a financial technology (fintech) startup which connects small businesses with financiers

U.A.E.’s Residential Market Shows More Signs of Recovery

Stimulus packages and foreign investment provided a boost amid the Covid-19 pandemic

Emirates NBD and MetLife form strategic partnership

The new long-term partnership will make available a comprehensive range of customizable protection and savings solutions for customers, covering life, accident and health insurance

Abu Dhabi's ADQ lines up banks for $1 bln Louis Dreyfus acquisition loan - sources

The planned acquisition financing will likely be provided bya small group of banks including Emirates NBD, FirstAbu Dhabi Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Natixis, two of the sources said.

CIRA studies acquisition opportunities, plans to invest EGP 800m in 2021

CIRA issued sukuk bonds worth EGP 600m, and gained 75 bps above Egyptian corridor rates which resulted in interest rate of about 10% for seven-year tenor

Oman’s inflation drops 1.57 per cent in January

In contrast, the transport group fell by 0.10 per cent, communication group by 0.03 per cent, restaurants and hotels by 0.01 per cent, in January 2021 compared to December 2020, and the prices of tobacco, health, and education group were stable.

Kuwait SME Fund Asked To Support Suspended Business Activities

In addition, the local authorities have been asked to take measures to postpone the payment of all service fees provided by the state to the owners of suspended business activities.

Venture capital ‘a key component in wealth creation’

Performing at a level far exceeding analyst predictions, the industry is now considered a key and necessary component in streamlining the path to the new normal.

Foreign and domestic funds turn increasingly net buyers on QSE

The Islamic index was seen flat vis-à-vis declines in the other indices on the bourse, which saw the local retail investors and the Gulf institutions increasingly net profit takers.

Abu Dhabi banks invested $7.1b in debt securities in 2020

UAE banks’ total investment in debt securities comprise 63.7 percent of their total balance in their investment vehicles

Is Saudi trying to lure regional headquarters away from the UAE with the latest challenge?

From the start of 2024, the Saudi government and state-backed institutions will stop signing contracts with foreign companies that base their Middle East headquarters in any other country in the region, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Dubai-based insurance firm Aman confirms closure of 'unprofitable' branches

But it continues to invest in new technology, aims to focus on new investment strategy

Qatar's Investment Holding announces deals worth $55mln

Contracts signed by subsidiaries to strengthen firm's profitability, chairman says

Trade between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to resume today

Saudi customs operations at the Salwa border crossing resumed last month following AlUla agreement

$50m India-focused fund to be launched by UAE financial major

UAE-based Shari'ah-compliant financial services firm GII set to launch its second fund targeting a range of sectors in India

QIC Group reports QR12.2bn gross written premiums in 2020

QIC’s continued endeavour towards process efficiency and automation resulted in further improvement of its already exceptionally low administrative expense ratio for its core operations to 6.2 percent.

Report Highlights Silver Lining for GCC region in terms of Post Covid-19 recovery

The report takes a deeper look at oil markets, tax reforms, privatization and access to capital markets as well as the Post Covid-19 opportunities in healthcare sector, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and food security, petrochemicals and financial technolog

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