09/26/2014
Bitcoin in the UAE: Should you be using it?
Amber Haque believes bitcoin offers numerous advantages to her Dubai business.
Alternative Investments
09/26/2014
Nine prestigious industry awards for Zurich International Life
Zurich International Life won an unprecedented nine awards at the international life industry’s flagship event, the International Adviser Awards
09/25/2014
Industrial, Commercial Bank of China opens Kuwait branch
The establishment of ICBC Kuwait Branch is a new milestone of ICBC's globalization strategy by further optimizing the bank's network in Middle East
09/25/2014
Ashmore-led group sells Saudi waste management firm to Gulf group
It did not disclose its investment partners nor the value of the acquisition
09/25/2014
KKR to TPG Return the Favor Pouring Money Into Middle East Deals
KKR & Co. LP, Blackstone Group LP and other large private-equity firms have long parachuted into the Middle East to hunt for cash, only to carry it back home to make investments in Western companies.
09/24/2014
US Freedom Capital expands to Middle Eastern market
US Freedom Capital, an EB-5 Investment Firm and an Investment Banking firm, recently opened its representative office in Dubai.
09/23/2014
ICIEC and SMBC Europe Ink an MOU to strengthen collaboration in ICIEC Member Countries
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited (SMBCE), a subsidiary of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMB
09/23/2014
AlJazira Capital gets Thomson Reuters’ best brokerage awards
These awards, came as a result of the outstanding performance
09/23/2014
Agricultural Bank of China lists 1bn RMB bond in Dubai
China's third biggest bank in terms of assets, the Agricultural Bank of China, launched a listing of 1 billion renminbi in Emirates bond on the Nasdaq Dubai, marking the first Chinese fixed income bond on an Arab stock market.
09/23/2014
Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Attracts Orders Over $650m For Tier 1 Bond
The bond with a perpetual tenor can be bought back by the lender after the fifth year.
09/23/2014
Listening closely as Abu Dhabi Global Market slowly takes shape
But big ideas cannot exist in a vacuum, and if Abu Dhabi wants to create an truly international financial hub, it has to listen to what the rest of the world
09/21/2014
Dubai International Financial Centre to Issue Islamic Bond
There were 1,113 DIFC-registered companies at the end of June, according to the center's statistics, up 7% from the end of last year.
09/19/2014
Dubai lender Mashreq sets sights on Egypt and Turkey, says CEO
A number of local banks had been held up as potential buyers of UAE operations that sources said Standard Chartered was aiming to sell after it agreed to close some accounts there in an anti-money laundering settlement with authorities in the United State
09/15/2014
Mutual fund scheme for Indian expatriates
The fund's corpus money will be invested in industries that are going to benefit from these investments
09/15/2014
Bond issue could pave way for Bahrain comeback
Bahrain's return to the international market with a USD 500 million bond underscores the Gulf state's determination to shrug of political challenges and focus on economic reform.
09/15/2014
UAE Concludes Successful Participation at China International Fair for Investment and Trade in Xiamen
A UAE delegation led by the Ministry of Economy has concludeditssuccessful participation atthe 18thChina International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) that was held fromSeptember8 - 11at Xiamen, China.
09/12/2014
Green flag, green economy: Saudi Arabian investments in green projects to exceed $26 billion
Saudi Arabia has already shown strong interest in strengthening its green building presence
09/10/2014
Meet Howard Leedham, the British commando who became a Dubai hedge fund manager
Discipline. Managing risk. Avoiding losses. These are the skills and attributes of the hedge fund manager.
09/10/2014
HSBC launches second tranche of AED 1 billion SME growth fund
HSBC has today launched a further AED 1 billion as the second tranche of its fourth International Growth Fund for UAE SMEs.
09/10/2014
Bahrain Set To Raise $1.25bn From 30-Year Bond Sale
Final guidance was given at 6.00 per cent while initial guidance had been 6.00-6.125 per cent.