Facebook hires new MD to build Middle East audience
Facebook announced on Tuesday the appointment of Ramez T Shehadi as its new managing director in the Middle East and…
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OSN shareholder KIPCO hires bankers to sell 60% stake
Dubai-based OSN, which provides satellite encrypted pay television services to 24 countries in the MENA region, represents KIPCO's entire media…
UAE, Jordan sign $100m agreement to support entrepreneurs
The UAE and Jordan have signed a $100 million agreement aimed at financing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the…
Heavyweights lead UAE indices decline
Heavyweights like Etisalat and First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emaar Properties and Emirates NBD contributed to heavy losses on UAE indices…
Fintech on track to shape future of Islamic finance
The results of the inaugural World Islamic Fintech Awards, a new competition organised by industry platform IFN Fintech held in…
Gulf-based fintech start-ups to raise $2bn over next decade
Fintech start-ups in the Gulf region are set to attract more than 10 times the funding achieved over the last…
Gulf drops on oil, weak global trend; banks hit Abu Dhabi
All major Gulf stock markets fell on Tuesday with Abu Dhabi suffering its biggest one-day drop since June as bank…
In Dubai, U.S. Sanctions Pressure Historic Business Ties With Iran
With its Persian restaurants and shop signs in Farsi, Murshid Bazaar, a dense maze of alleys in Dubai's old quarter,…
Qatar to implement mandatory IR framework from October 2019
Qatar will introduce a mandatory “rules-based” framework for investor relations (IR) from October next year, making it imperative for the…
Doha Bank forum highlights bilateral trade opportunities for Qatar, S Africa
South Africa is looking to double its bilateral trade with Qatar in the next few years, according to Doha Bank…
Jordan’s Parliament Approves Amendments to Income Tax Law
Jordan’s lower house of parliament approved a new IMF-backed tax law on Sunday after Prime Minister Omar Razzaz warned that…
$1bn received from Saudi Arabia: State Bank of Pakistan
Pakistan received $1 billion from Saudi Arabia on Monday as part of the $3bn package promised by the kingdom during…