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Saudi-listed companies see total profits surge 44 percent in Q1 2021

“The energy and the banking sectors have helped in pushing the total market profitability upward,”

World Bank forecasts Qatar economy to post GCC’s best growth rate of 4.5% in 2023

The World Bank's 2021 growth forecast for other GCC countries is Kuwait (2.4%), Oman (2.5%), Saudi Arabia (2.4%) and UAE (1.2%).

SH Capital secures DIFC brokerage licence to empower SMEs

The company has selected FinIQ, a leading capital markets technology provider for its fintech platform

Not a tough sell: UAE retail sector poised to be best in GCC

Rising consumer confidence and spending aiding recovery; online channels to play key role

NikKhah Consulting launches operations in Dubai and Istanbul

The hubs will enable the firm to provide its Iranian customer base with an on the ground offering aimed at helping them expand into and grow in the UAE and Turkey.

Saudi insurance merger to create massive investment fund

The merger will create cost savings of tens of millions of riyals

Abu Dhabi broker Capex.com raises $21mln and targets millennial investors

The proceeds will be used to launch new products and for its expansion plans in key markets around the world

ThinCats receives £160m from Kuwait-backed investor to scale up SME lending

WCP is an exceptional partner with proven experience in supporting specialty finance platforms.

Saudi wealth fund PIF leads investment in $800m Middle East infrastructure fund

Aberdeen and Investcorp announced the fund two years ago with a view to channel investment into the Middle East’s health care, education and utilities industries

Saudi sovereign fund PIF to invest in Investcorp-Aberdeen infrastructure fund

The new fund has also received board approval from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to commit $90 million, the statement said.

Emirates Development Bank successfully closes $750 million five-year bond

Bond issue 4-times oversubscribed

See Why Abu Dhabi’s Big Sovereign Wealth Fund Wants an AI Group for Investing

Some parts of Kepler’s adventures include applying machine learning techniques to create a framework for forecasting financial statements’ line items to derive the intrinsic value of a stock.

Greenstone wins award for 'Best Risk & Compliance Implementation' at MEA Finance Awards 2021

The winners were announced at a gala event held at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, with over 100 industry leaders from the banking and financial services ecosystem in attendance.

SHUAA, funds sell all their Khaleeji Commercial Bank stake

The sale is expected to contribute positively to SHUAA's Q2 financials

Emaar Properties sees sales jump 250%

The company is forecasting even higher growth for H1 2021

Dubai Reit faces fight ahead of Islamic bond restructuring vote

Bondholder resistance to restructuring plans marks a rare case of investor activism in the Gulf

Saudi Arabia aims to raise $55bln from a privatization plan

Al-Jadaan opened a high-level G20 conference with his Italian counterpart Daniele Franco

UAE focused on investments in facilities, services to meet global trade needs

The marine subsidiaries of national oil companies have ambitious fleet expansion programmes to meet the oil, gas, petrochemicals transportation requirements of their parent companies

QNB, VTB Capital in deal to launch Qatar, Russia funds to attract foreign capital

VTB aims to use its expertise in the debt and equity capital and real estate markets in Russia to attract international financing for the development of the country's economy, he said.

Bahrain may tap international debt market in second half of 2021

Bahrain’s 2020 budget deficit of 1.6 billion dinars ($4.2 billion) exceeded the government’s projection in its fiscal plan.

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