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Saudi Arabia raises $5.5bln via dual-tranche bonds

The world's top oil exporter has taken a severe blow from the pandemic

Riyadh investment forum sends ‘message of optimism’ with global linkup

FII embraces unique high-tech format in bid to reinvent global economy

Egypt using development finance to boost private sector: minister

Egypt has a development finance portfolio of nearly $25 billion, attracting $9.9 billion in 2020

Saudi Arabia returns to dollar-debt market to boost finances

GCC region is seeing the busiest start to the year since 2019 for bond sales

Middle East's top engineering and construction consulting firms

More than 170 nominations were received by consultancies and their clients, with a select group of 25 winners announced during a corona-proof ceremony on 20 January, 2021 at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai.

Doha ranked second safest city in world

Doha scored a total of 12.04 points in crime index, being the second lowest scorer of the points starting from zero to hundred points.

UAE's ADFD finances 90 renewable energy projects worth $1.3bln over a decade

Projects benefited 65 countries by supporting their economies and improving the quality of life

Bahrain will likely need further Gulf financial support

In 2018, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait came to Bahrain’s aid with a five-year zero-interest $10.25 billion package to help it avoid a credit crunch.

EFG Hermes Securities Brokerage Strengthens Presence in Sub-Saharan Africa

The success of the EFG Hermes Frontier team this year has allowed the division to garner several accolades, including being named the top Frontier Research House on the Institutional Investor 2020 poll for the third consecutive year, with key analysts ran

HSBC arranges first 'green' trade finance facility for UAE's Lamprell

Funds will be used on an offshore wind turbine facility in Scotland

Bahrain's Investcorp launches its own fintech platform

Investcorp iPartners sees possibilities in going after ultra-wealthy investors

Investcorp launches iPartners

Investcorp iPartners was developed in collaboration with iCapital Network, the leading financial technology platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries.

Bahrain's real estate bounces back in 2020 with $1.9bn deals

The positive results attained in the second half were the fruitful outcome of the measures taken by the government to support the economic activities, in general, and the real estate sector, in particular, stated Shaikh Salman.

Navigating UAE employment risks in a post-Covid world

Reports emerged at the end of 2020 of a new strain of coronavirus, VU202012/01, originating in the UK, which appears to be up to 70% more transmissible than previous strains.

Dubai prime house market records $8.03bln deals in 2020

The top three areas in terms of sales volume were MBR City, Downtown Dubai, and Palm Jumeirah

Bahrain-GCC trade hit $5.7bln in 2020 despite COVID-19 restrictions

Bahrain exports surge 12 per cent in final quarter of 2020 buoyed by thriving manufacturing sector

Looking for the best investment option? Oman REIT Fund could be the best bet

The fund is also attractive as Oman’s economic diversification efforts are expected to bring in positive results and the real estate sector’s contribution to national GDP is set to rise considerably.

Israel's tech sector awaits UAE investment bonanza

Both dollar flows and deals shot up into record territory despite pandemic

GCC reconciliation reopens Qatar’s access to major sukuk investor base: Refinitiv

Total sukuk issuances worldwide set a new record during 2020, reaching a total of $172.1bn, compared to $169.1bn issued in 2019, according to Refinitiv.

Abu Dhabi's Masdar enters alliance to tap renewable energy projects in Israel

Along with EDF, Masdar will take on existing or new projects in new market

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