03/08/2018
Doha Bank and Amwal launch Qatar’s first ETF
Qatari investment firm Amwal acts as the ETF’s fund manager while Doha Bank acts as founder and sponsor.
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03/07/2018
Kuwaiti investors asked to cash in on opportunities in Pakistan
The minister revealed that Pakistan was aiming for 9% economic growth by 2020, adding PricewaterhouseCoopers had projected that Pakistan would be joining the G20 by 2030.
03/07/2018
Globaleye partners with London Stock Exchange in Middle East
The Academy was not able to provide the exact number of partners it works with, but said “it is something the academy has been doing for a while”.
03/07/2018
Bonds Are Helping These Gulf States Delay Reforms
Bahrain, Oman tap bond markets to fund their budget deficits
03/06/2018
Chinese banking booms in Dubai’s financial free zone
The DIFC, whose booking currency is the greenback, is home to two licensed markets, the Nasdaq Dubai and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange.
03/06/2018
Linklaters, Dechert line up on USD 4 billion African bond issue
The bonds were issued at three maturities with a five-year and 10-year tranche raising USD 1.25 billion each and a 30-year tranche raising USD 1.5 billion.
03/05/2018
NBK Capital Partners gives mezzanine capital to Saudi's Energia
The sharia-compliant mezzanine investment will enable Energia, one of the largest providers of temporary power solutions based in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province, to expand
03/05/2018
Dubai International Financial Centre achieves record growth in 2017 as MEASA’s leading financial hub
In 2017, DIFC’s combined revenue was USD 221 million at a similar level of 2016.
03/05/2018
EFG Hermes to enter second sub-Saharan African country in 2018
Egyptian investment bank increasing focus on frontier markets
03/05/2018
Gulf markets hit by fears of global trade war, Qatar leads losses
Banque Saudi Fransi, the kingdom's fifth-largest lender by assets, posted a 13.1 percent increase in fourth-quarter net profit on Sunday, but missing average forecasts by three analysts.
03/05/2018
Infrastructure expansion to continue with increase in space leased
Gate Avenue at DIFC and The Exchange to open in 2018
03/05/2018
QETF debut is seen attracting up to $5bn inflows from global investors
The debut of QETF, which tracks the 20-stock Qatar Index, comes at a time when global fund houses are increasingly showing interests in the country’s capital markets in view of the macroeconomic potential and despite the economic blockade.
03/04/2018
Global to manage a new wind-down mandate
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03/04/2018
Shuaa expects 2018 profit to top Dh100m
Company looks to see Dh50m-Dh100m in cash proceeds this year as it exits more non-core assets
03/04/2018
ETFs set gain traction with QSE debut of Doha Bank 'QETF'
The debut of QETF, which tracks the 20-stock Qatar Index, comes at a time when global fund houses are increasingly showing interests in the country's capital markets in view of the macroeconomic potential and despite the economic blockade.
02/28/2018
Panama seeks to attract investment from UAE sovereign wealth funds
Panama President presents opportunities in infrastructure, real estate
02/28/2018
Outlook on lagging UAE indices still positive
DFM index has shed more than 3.5% so far in the year, after losing 6% in 2017
02/28/2018
Gulf bond issuance rockets to nearly $17bn so far in 2018
Borrowers in the Gulf, where most currencies are pegged to the dollar, are racing to beat an increase in US interest rates
02/27/2018
Dubai to Riyadh: A guide to the MidEast bank stocks tipped to gain
He expects economic growth to pick up this year, “driven by a number of factors, including the often-talked-about Expo 2020.
02/27/2018
Institutional Investors Turn to Alts, ESG and Risk Management as Volatility Looms
Natixis Investment Managers’ sixth consecutive annual global survey of 500 institutional investors finds that 78% of institutional investors expected stock market volatility to spike in 2018