02/12/2014
Bahrain insurance expert wins Axa award
Industry veteran Abdullatif Janahi has won the "Industry Leadership Award" and AXA Insurance the 2014 Middle East Insurance Forum Institutional Excellence Award.
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02/12/2014
VCBank posts $4.3m H1 net profit
Bahrain-based Venture Capital Bank has reported a net profit of $4.3 million for the six months period ended December 31 compared to $5.5 million the previous year.
02/11/2014
RP Group launches Dh4b hotels and realty projects
RP Group of Companies on Sunday announced ambitious growth plans and said it would invest Dh4 billion in new hotels and mixed-use developments in the UAE this year.
02/10/2014
Burgan Bank's Equity Fund records positive performance in 2013
Burgan Bank announced today that its Burgan Equity Fund has recorded a positive performance in 2013.
02/10/2014
Lannister Knight launches in the Middle East with opening of Dubai office.
Lannister Knight DMCC, specialist trader of physical precious metals and a consultant service to oil and gas investors, is pleased to announce its launch in the Middle East with their Dubai office opening.
02/10/2014
NBAD looks for an alternative to bonds
As the spectre of higher interest rates begins to worry fund managers, National Bank of Abu Dhabi has joined the ranks of asset managers looking for low-risk ways to generate fixed income from financial instruments other than bonds.
02/07/2014
NBAD Fund Named Best ETF in MENA
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi OneShare MSCI UAE ETF has been named "Best Exchange-Traded Fund" by judges at the MENA Fund Manager Performance Awards 2014.
02/06/2014
Al Rayan named Qatar asset manager of year
Winners were initially short-listed and then judged by industry experts within the Mena region
02/04/2014
Chinese investor spends $1.9 bln in Dubai property market
I think this is the beginning of a major wave of investment interest for major Chinese and other Asian investors in the Dubai property market
02/04/2014
Qatar eyes investment opportunities in Italy
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at the Emiri Diwan yesterday morning. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and ways to expand them. They also discussed a set of topics of mutual concern. The mee
02/03/2014
Noor Bank's Capital-protected Investment Product Linked to Gold Delivers 16.5% Profit for 18-month Period
The capital-protected investment, linked to gold, is part of Noor Bank 's wide-ranging Islamic structured products platform
02/03/2014
Dubai, Abu Dhabi Said to Complete Bourse Merger Due Diligence
Both companies are still considering how to progress after missing a previous deadline to complete the deal before the end of 2013.
02/02/2014
Arqaam becomes Nasdaq Dubai equities trading member
Arqaam Capital has become an equities trading Member of NASDAQ Dubai, in order to offer its clients exciting new opportunities as market activity increases on the region's international exchange.
02/02/2014
Qatar Investment Authority targets Limassol
The Qatar Investment Authority has shown interest into investing in property in the Limassol area, said Christodoulos Angastiniotis
01/31/2014
IMF warns on Dubai real estate bubble
The projects could also create additional financial risks for Dubai
01/31/2014
DFM net profit soars to $77m
Dubai Financial Market has posted a net profit of Dh284.6 million ($77.5 million) for 2013, as compared to Dh35.2 million in the previous year.
01/29/2014
Middle Eastern Investor to acquire UK commercial real estate
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01/27/2014
Independent asset management company launches financial advisory services in Dubai
There is a growing demand for yield enhancing solutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC )and India
01/26/2014
Shuaa’s Emirates Gateway Fund named best UAE Equity Fund
Shuaa recently said its Emirates Gateway Fund has been awarded by MENA FM magazine as the best performing UAE Fund in the category best three-year performance.
01/25/2014
Dubai's real estate brokers earn AED1.8bn in 2013
The Dubai Land Department has announced that the total value of real estate brokers' commissions for 2013 totalled over AED 1.8 billion for all transactions.