08/15/2014
The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2014 started off and ended on a high, with a total of seven IPOs, compared to two in Q1 2014.
08/15/2014
Sources suggested that the new sukuk, if successful, would be used to refinance a $1 billion syndicated loan taken in May 2012.
08/14/2014
The Borsa Istanbul, Turkey's stock market, issued a statement providing the reason for suspending the trading of shares of Bank Asya under the name ASYAB between August 7 and 12, which is a bank known for its affiliation with the Gülen Movement
08/14/2014
The activities of Otaibi and many thousands like him mean there will be a clash of investment cultures when international institutions enter the $580 billion Saudi market early next year
08/14/2014
Saudi Arabia is one of the last major markets in the world to open up
08/12/2014
Eiger Trading today announced the launch of the first ever fully-automated, Shariah-compliant 24/7 Commodity Murabaha platform.
08/12/2014
You may have thought the changing legislation would have affected interest in that area from the Gulf
08/11/2014
Bahrain-based alternative investment fund Investcorp said on Sunday that it has completed the sale of New York-based business-to-business media company SourceMedia to Observer Capital.
08/11/2014
Insurers also acknowledged the barriers to cloud adoption in their organizations
08/10/2014
The developer is involved in a number of high profile projects, including a development project for a 1.8km stretch of Dubai Creek
08/09/2014
Kuwait Finance House Chairman, Hamad Al-Marzouq stated that KFH took the initiative to pay the prescribed fees for empty pieces of land on its local real estate transactions.
08/08/2014
Business intelligence firm Black Cube in talks with Buenos Aires to find dirt on Elliott Management and avoid bond default.
08/07/2014
The number of real estate purchases made by overseas investors has increased by more than 40 percent in the last six moths
08/06/2014
A new board of directors was put in place in July 2013, chaired by Jassim Alseddiqi, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Capital Management, to guide the company through a period of restructuring and to extract the maximum value from its legacy portfolio
08/06/2014
The multi-asset exchange is expanding its coverage of derivatives as investors look for more sophisticated trading instruments.
08/06/2014
Qatar emir issues law raising foreign ownership limits for stocks
Originally announced in late May, the law also lets foreigners own more than 49 percent of a firm in special cases if they obtain approval from the Qatari cabinet.
08/06/2014
Investment company rebrands as Integrated Capital
08/05/2014
Bank Muscat Oryx Fund expands to MENA region
By expanding the investments to the MENA region, the Fund will be able to generate better returns for investors
08/05/2014
Qatar royal family said to be bidding for the Gherkin
The Frankfurt office block, The Squaire, has a price tag of €850 million
08/05/2014
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