06/17/2016
QNB Group completes acquisition of Turkey’s Finansbank
Our strategy is to focus on high-growth markets where we see a competitive advantage.
Alternative Investments
06/17/2016
Quilter Cheviot partners up with UAE advisory firm PWS
Dubai-based IFA firm Prestige Wealth Solutions, which advises local expats on their pensions, has teamed up with investment manager Quilter Cheviot to offer its clients a discretionary management service.
06/16/2016
Kuwait's Americana said to revive sale talks
But the long-running sale process collapsed at the end of May.
06/16/2016
$100m fund launched
The fund will act as a market maker, providing two way quotes on most of the listed stocks with a reasonable spread to allow the investors to actively trade their stocks.
06/15/2016
Premium is what will drive Dubai realty
The affordable category will however continue to face bouts of demand instability
06/15/2016
Iran in talks with Chinese and Russian banks on finance hub plan
Iran’s economy has traditionally relied on oil revenue and consumption by the internal market
06/14/2016
QDB launches SMEs Rating and Accreditation
The SME Rating and Accreditation will be an independent third party certification issued by QDB.
06/13/2016
Oman in first international bond market foray in 20 years
Fact that issue is likely to be eligible for inclusion in JP Morgan index despite being a high-income economy raises eyebrows
06/13/2016
How UAE expatriates can be 'global pensions crisis defiant'
OECD report shows global retirement incomes are falling sharply
06/10/2016
Dubai Investments plans to launch $544m education, healthcare funds
The Funds will be structured to provide cash yield of around 8 percent per annum with attractive IRRs on exit
06/10/2016
Saudi CMA approves amended Investment Funds Regulations
The amended regulations include 104 articles covering fund management, custody, offering and selling units, merging funds and offering units of foreign funds in the Kingdom.
06/09/2016
Omani Merger Deal Set to Create Nation’s Second Biggest Bank
The two banks have been exploring a possible merger since July 2013.
06/09/2016
Protecting human capital
SME businesses are focussed on products, customers and competition, but, they have to keep in mind that perils such as natural disasters, accidents and legal conflicts can lead to incapacitation of their strategic assets and wipe out many growth efforts.
06/09/2016
Oman joins the queue of GCC bond market for first time
Oman hasn’t had international bond for a long time,” Anita Yadav, head of fixed income research with Emirates NBD told Gulf News.
06/08/2016
Global Platform Eureeca Updates on AIG Crowdfunding Insurance & Plans for International Expansion
Eureeca is a truly global platform seeking to help smaller companies raise capital in Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
06/08/2016
Dubai’s Emaar Properties Said Hiring Advisers for Dollar Bond
Governments and companies across the six-nation Gulf Corporation Council are tapping international capital markets after the price of oil, the region’s main source of income, slumped
06/08/2016
Zyfin Launches World's First Turkish Sovereign Laddered Bond ETF
Rising interest among domestic and international investors in the Turkish domestic debt markets has led to enhanced liquidity and strength in Turkish sovereign bonds.
06/08/2016
Bourse bolsters Qatar’s investment appeal
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06/07/2016
IFC invests $25 million in Gulf Capital’s second Private Debt Fund
Gulf Capital announced today that the International Financial Corporation has invested $25 million in its second Private Debt fund, GC Credit Opportunities Fund II.
06/07/2016
Centaur Ventures signs $100 million credit deal with UAE-based family office
Centaur Ventures, the mining and natural resources investment arm of global investment holding company Centaur Holdings Ltd, has signed a $100 million revolving credit facility with a UAE based private family office.