01/07/2016
Nasdaq and Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange sign strategic agreement
Nasdaq Nasdaq:NDAQ and Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange have officially announced a strategic cooperation.
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01/07/2016
Middle East investors home in on London property for secure income
The country’s sovereign wealth fund meanwhile bought the Berkeley and Claridge’s hotels for more than £600m each in April.
01/06/2016
Pressure Grows on Saudi Arabia to Ditch Dollar Peg
Forward contracts surge to 16-year high this week seen as sign of increasing strain on the peg
01/05/2016
Boris Johnson urged to disinvest from bank linked to Saudi regime
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron calls on London mayor to put principle before profit and pull £100m of Greater London Authority funds from Saudi Riyad Bank
01/04/2016
GCC investors considering Poland's Lucrative Residential Property Sector
Zlota 44 is the most iconic building in Poland and will provide the most luxurious apartments
01/04/2016
All eyes turn to Abu Dhabi Global Market as it selects first members
It declared itself open for business in October last year, in anticipation of the first applications for registration from UAE and international financial institutions.
12/31/2015
Troubled Malaysian fund 1MDB in $1.7bn property sale
Investigators in the US, Switzerland and Hong Kong have all launched probes linked to the fallout from 1MDB’s troubles. 1MDB has said it has found no evidence of criminality in its past multibillion-dollar international dealings from the Middle East
12/30/2015
Saudi NCB wins approval to set up derivatives trading unit
NCB said there would be no financial impact on NCB's current financial statements due to the establishment of the company.
12/30/2015
New Saudi policies ‘will help improve fiscal sustainability’
Many of the austerity measures had been expected and were partly factored into stock prices before the announcement, analysts said.
12/30/2015
KIPCO Group purchases JKB stake from Burgan Bank
'Sale optimizes Burgan Bank 's capital and allows it to continue to execute its strategy under Basel III' says Vice Chairman
12/29/2015
Bank Sohar to fund OMR40m for Omran’s JW Marriot Hotel
The new five-star hotel, situated in the heart of the OCEC precinct, will be operated under the JW Marriott brand.
12/29/2015
GCC investors now eyeing Cyprus property market: Chestertons
Property sales in Cyprus rose in October 2015 by 23% compared to last year
12/27/2015
UAE to set up Chinese yuan clearing centre
. Markets | Sat Dec 26, 2015 11:20am EST Related: Currencies, Markets UAE to set up Chinese yuan clearing centre DUBAI Dec 26 The United Arab Emirates plans to establish a centre for clearing transactions in the yuan, the central bank said on Saturday,
12/27/2015
Dubai FDI bids to draw investors from Italy, Japan
Dubai FDI is an agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai.
12/27/2015
İstanbul’s historic traders content with meager profits despite inevitable extinction
“We will ultimately disappear due to declines in the purchasing power of consumers and technology-intense market mechanisms,” complains Namık Balcı, a 60-year-old veteran trader who has been in the brokerage business for the last 30 years.
12/22/2015
Sun Life closes part of wealth product range
Sun Life Financial International, part of Canada’s giant Sun Life Financial Inc, said it will no longer accept new applications for two of its key wealth products -- Sun Secured Advantage Plus and Sun Investor.
12/22/2015
Saudi debut bond can expect warm investor welcome
Despite its political and economic problems, the kingdom's financial might - almost $700 billion in reserves
12/18/2015
Sawiris seeks to acquire CI Capital
Negotiations are in advanced phases, deal worth around EGP 1bn through Beltone Financial
12/18/2015
Oasis500 Reaches For the Stars with New Tech Fund
The fund was created in collaboration with the European Investment Bank , the European Space Agency, and the King Abdullah Fund for Development.
12/16/2015
China, United Arab Emirates to Launch $10 Billion Fund
The fund joins others set up by the UAE and Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate in the country, to invest with different countries, including Russian Federation and France.