02/27/2019
Debt and growth in Jordan: This time should not be different
Do these concerns apply to Jordan today? Though nobody knows what the future holds, one can make some predictions based on Jordan’s recent history.
Alternative Investments
02/27/2019
Ominvest's Net Profit Jumps 47% To RO30MN
Ominvest’s performance has been resilient
02/27/2019
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Investments appoints new CEO, signs Dhs1.2bn deal with Etihad
The Abu Dhabi firm will acquire full ownership of Etihad Plaza and Etihad Airways Centre
02/27/2019
The $32 Trillion Push To Disrupt The Entire Oil Industry
The main driver for NOCs is to support the sustainable economic growth of their home country or government.
02/26/2019
Qatar shares close flat despite transport, banking buy interest
Islamic equities were seen gaining faster than the main index in the market, where non-Qatari individuals turned bullish as well as there was weakened net selling by Gulf institutions and local retail investors.
02/26/2019
Real estate halts Dubai’s momentum, banks pressure Saudi
Saudi Arabia’s index lost 0.7 percent with Saudi Kayan Petrochemical losing 1.6 percent, and Al Rajhi Banking dropping 0.7 percent.
02/26/2019
Aldar sets up company to handle property management services
‘Provis’ spun off from Khidmah will also be involved in property sales and leasing
02/26/2019
Saudi investor buys £25m stake in Evening Standard: Report
Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel already holds a significant stake in the UK's Independent online newspaper
02/25/2019
Africa Israel Deal Close as Bondholders Accept Offer
Mega Or and Big Shopping Centers make last-minute bid to buy company’s chief asset, pushing out Moti Ben-Moshe
02/24/2019
Fund Focus: BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust
Top holdings include Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan and Nigeria’s Zenith bank.
02/22/2019
UAE’s Largest Real Estate Firm Emaar Denies Reports That It Accepts Crypto: Bloomberg
In the report, Bloomberg cited Australian crypto-focused website Micky as one of websites that initially reported that the real estate giant had started accepting crypto.
02/22/2019
Saudi Alhokair's mall business seeks $1 bln from IPO
Saudi Arabia is encouraging more family-owned companies to list in a bid to deepen its capital markets under a reform push aimed at reducing the kingdom's reliance on oil revenues.
02/22/2019
Abu Dhabi bank stocks in demand, hit new 52-week high; Dubai's Emaar extends gains
Emaar extends gains to highest level this year
02/21/2019
GCC laying the groundwork for green finance: S&P
The first and only green bond in the region was issued only recently by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (now First Abu Dhabi Bank, after its merger with First Gulf Bank) in March 2017, for a total of $587 million.
02/21/2019
Kuwait and Iraq seek closer trade ties
The Iraqi minister welcomed the prospect of establishing a joint free trade zone with Kuwait, describing it as a measure that would rejuvenate bilateral trade.
02/21/2019
Bahrain's Mumtalakat set to raise $600 mln in sukuk
BNP Paribas, Citi, HSBC, National Bank of Bahrain and Standard Chartered Bank have been hired to arrange the transaction.
02/21/2019
Traders bullish as DFM index breaches critical level
Bourse had tried to cross 2,570 level thrice since December
02/21/2019
Bahrain's Investcorp launches India office
The move follows the acquisition of a private equity and real estate investment management business in India.
02/21/2019
Billionaire Mai Vu Minh brings billion-dollar projects to Vietnam, his fatherland
These investnments would make an important contribution to Vietnam’s economic development, said the company.
02/21/2019
Bahrain's $10bn fiscal stability package has boosted confidence, says central bank governor
Near zero long term loans place the kingdom in a better position to manage its fiscal deficit and debt